China3D printingNet December 27th,3D printingConcrete start-up RCAM Technologies has established a partnership with IT service provider Accucode, Inc.The two parties will jointly develop a large scale supporting offshore wind turbine3D printingConcrete structure.
Part of the project will be completed in the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) of the US Department of Energy.After preliminary testing, RCAM concrete3D printingWill be moved to Accucode’s site in Colorado Springs for further development by Accucode 3D and the wider Accucode Inc.’s professional technology department The 3D Printing Store.
Accucode CEO Kevin Price (Kevin Price) said: “3D technology is subverting the way we manufacture all products, including commercial buildings. Accucode 3D and3D printingThe store is honored to cooperate with RCAM and lead the trend. “
Built on decades of expertise in turbine construction
RCAM Technologies was founded in 2017 by Jason Cotrell. Before starting RCAM, Cotrell worked at NREL’s National Wind Technology Center for 22 years, where he completed his work as a senior engineer and innovation and reliability manager.Using this expertise, RCAM Cotrell seeks to use it in the development of onshore and offshore wind turbine towers and substructures3D printing. According to the company, for such buildings up to 20m high, the cost of traditional high-tower technology can be reduced by half.
RCAM collaborated with the University of California Irvine to develop a low-cost onshore wind turbine tower3D printingThe method was tested, and was funded by Grant EPC-17-023 from the California Energy Commission.The next step is concrete for offshore wind turbines3D printing.
Earlier this year, the company received a $250,000 grant from the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (COEDIT)’s “Advanced Industrial Accelerator” program. “This grant will allow us to build a large-scale 3D concrete printing capacity in Colorado,” Cottrell said. And use NREL’s world-class testing facilities to improve our technology. “
Demonstration of offshore wind turbine construction. Picture from RCAM Technologies
In the building3D printing
Concrete3D printingIt is usually an extrusion-based technology based on a mixture of reinforcement materials. Many different entities around the world are exploring its potential, and its development has risen significantly in the past few years. A lot of work is being done at the academic level, including projects at the Technical University of Valencia, Pennsylvania State University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Catalan Institute of Advanced Architecture (IaaC). The Marine Corps System Command (MCSC) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) have also begun to use this technology for rapid construction of temporary barracks.
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