Composites The sustainable material of choice. Environmental aspects of the use of composite materials

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1 Composites The sustainable material of choice Environmental aspects of the use of composite materials Ben Drogt EuCIA Seminar Composites and Sustainability Brussels, 19 January 2016

2 Ben Drogt Aerospace Engineer Technical University of Delft 24 years at DSM in different R&D and Business Leadership positions Since 2010 independent consultant: Composites, Innovation and Sustainability Amongst others active as: Founding member and first chairman of the AVK Taskforce Sustainability Founder and chairman of the Working group Sustainability of the VKCN

3 The life cycle of a composite part making a product using a product end-of-use

4 End-of-use Solution are Required Composite materials have a very long life time..

5 End-of-use Solution are Required..... composite products sometimes not

6 End-of-use Scenario s Are Available Re-use of parts (in same or different application) Design for re-use/design for dis-assembly Re-use of material (separation) ERCOM/Eco wolf technology; valuable filler in composites Recovery of energy Incineration; glass fiber residue is an issue Landfill Inert waste but temporary solution, not sustainable

7 Important for Recycling of Composites End-of-use composite collection End of use composite processing Recyclate use and sale Logistics Technology Application development Costs Costs Revenue Eco-costs Eco-costs Eco-revenues

8 Example of commercial End-of-Life Solution

9 Example of commercial End-of-Life Solution Model developed with Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zürich (reviewed by industry experts), analysis carried out by Holcim and DSM/Aliancys LCA experts Data provided by Aliancys, CH

10 making a product using a product end-of-use

11 Using a Product Composites are the unique material for renewable energy generation Composite contributes to lower energy consumption Composites require low maintenance and have a long life time

12 Composites for Wind Energy: the Material of Choice Composites are the unique applicable material for the production of windmill blades; the increasing size of blades require new and higher performance materials

13 Composites for Wind Energy: the Material of Choice Composites are the unique applicable material for the production of windmill blades; the increasing size of blades require new and higher performance materials

14 Special Materials for New Renewable Energy Sources The sun and the oceans contain many times more exploitable energy than the total earth population requires Composites are the material of choice: low weight, high 1,2 MW turbine in the Ooosterschelde, NL durability, optimal design freedom

15 Using a Product Composites are the unique material for renewable energy generation Composite contributes to lower energy consumption Composites require low maintenance and have long life time

16 Composites Contribute to Lower Energy Consumption Composite are lighter than traditional materials Lower fuel consumption result in lower emission: 100 kg weight reduction result in 0.6 liter less fuel consumption per 100 km for passenger cars = 1,5 kg/100km. of CO 2 reduction Low weight airplane: use of composites contributes to a 20% weight reduction of the Boeing 787

17 Using a Product Composites are the unique material for renewable energy generation Composite contributes to lower fuel consumption Composites require low maintenance and have long life time

18 Composites Require Low Maintenance and Have Long Life Time Composites have proven to be very durable and require low maintenance Full Wilhelmina composite Lock, Tilburg, gate at Werkendam, NL NL The industry should codevelop down-the-chain new material and product concepts, that replace traditional materials for longer life time and low/no maintenance

19 making a product using a product end-of-use

20 Making a Composite Part

21 Material Choice is Leading Eco Impact Source:Tetsuya Suzuki Jun Takahashi The University of Tokyo December 2005

22 Composites from Renewable Resources FORmula ZEro Hydrogen driven car 70% renewable materials for body work: bio resin flax fiber

23 Calculating Eco Impact EU raw materials suppliers decided to generate up-todate Eco Impact Data: Glass Fiber Europe: LCI of different grades of glass fibers AVK: LCI of polyester and vinyl ester resins EuCIA decided to develop an Eco Calculator Tool for calculating the impact of composites parts: Raw materials Production processes Web-based tool with intuitive user interface : the average professional is able to generate the Eco Impact data of a composite part

24 Eco Calculator of EuCIA

25 Eco Calculator of EuCIA Developed by EY and BiinC, under the supervision of the Working Group Sustainability of the EuCIA Input from the National Members of EuCIA Web-based, ISO 14040/44 compliant, Eco Fact Sheet First version available in Q Launch foreseen on JEC growing tool :

26 Summary Production of composites are driven by choice of raw materials; EuCIA supports the industry with a professional Eco Calculator Tool Composites contributes to a lower Eco Impact especially in the use-phase Low weight, lower energy consumption Long life time ad low maintenance Composites are key in generation of renewable energy End-of-use scenario s are available and starting to be commercially feasible

27 making a product using a product end-of-use minimal environmental impact through entire life cycle Examples will be given today

28 Thank you for attention