About FOREST
FOREST is a project with a consortium that will develop innovative bio-based polymers & additives and recycled carbon fibres that will facilitate to the decarbonisation of the transport sector for the next three and half years.
The FOREST project started in December 2022 and will last until May 2026. The consortium aims to provide new and innovative green composites for sustainable and safe transport applications. The aim is fully aligned with EU 2030 Climate and Energy challenges.
Advanced lightweight materials FOr eneRgy Efficient StrucTures.
Concept
FOREST will develop novel lightweight multifunctional biocomposites as a competitive alternative to conventional composites.
New chemistries will be developed based on bio-based materials (reactive and nonreactive polymeric systems and fire-retardant additives) in combination with fully recycled carbon fibre and EMI particles.
These biocomposite candidates will be obtained using one-shot manufacturing techniques, involving Out-of-Autoclave (OoA) processes to build and test prototypes (TRL5) with improved multifunctional properties (mechanical resistance, fire-retardant, EMI-shielding) for transport application.
FOREST will increase the focus area on the sustainability in Circular Economy (CE) by effective circularity solutions applied to multifunctional biocomposite constituents with >50% sustainable materials contained in lightweight products.