Centexbel is working on textile reinforcements made from lignin, a material with great potential as a greener alternative and as a precursor for carbon fiber.
Developing innovative bio-based composite systems represents a major step toward enabling more circular wind turbine blades.
For new materials to create real impact beyond the laboratory, scalability is a critical factor. Research outcomes must be translated into materials that can be produced at sufficient volumes, meet strict quality requirements, and be validated under real industrial conditions.
The team has successfully scaled up the production of lignin-based fibres from laboratory to pilot scale, demonstrating their growing potential for real industrial deployment.
The team has successfully scaled up the production of lignin-based fibres from laboratory to pilot scale, demonstrating their growing potential for real industrial deployment.
The team has successfully scaled up the production of lignin-based fibres from laboratory to pilot scale, demonstrating their growing potential for real industrial deployment.
The team at ITA is developing a self-healing coating designed for wind turbine blades.
At the ICP-CSIC, the Directed Enzyme Evolution Group is pushing the boundaries of biotechnology with a mission that sounds like science fiction: teaching enzymes to “eat” the sustainable plastics of the future.
At the ICP-CSIC, the Directed Enzyme Evolution Group is pushing the boundaries of biotechnology with a mission that sounds like science fiction: teaching enzymes to “eat” the sustainable plastics of the future.
For new materials to have real-world impact, they must be produced at sufficient volumes to be tested, validated, and adopted by manufacturers across the wind energy sector. Scalability is crucial!
The Directed Enzyme Evolution group showed our advances, during the biannual congress BIOTRANS, held at Basel (Switzerland) from June 29-July 3, 2025. An important gathering that highlights the most recent global breakthroughs in biocatalysis research.
Among the different technologies being researched within the project, particularly in this first period, ITA is making progress on the development of adhesive joints with debonding-on-demand capacity (DoD) and self-healing coatings.
