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Fiberglass rebars and FRP building products to mitigate the worsening energy crisis trend!

2022-07-19

Since June, with the gradual intensification of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the further escalation of sanctions against Russia mainly by the European Union and the United States, and the impact of severe weather, the resulting worldwide energy crisis has further intensified. Meanwhile, it has also intensified the expectation that the economy may enter a recession in the future.


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From the perspective of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Russian President Vladimir Putin used "energy (oil and natural gas)" as a weapon to open up a second battleground against the EU and the United States, further reducing the amount of natural gas that should have been delivered to Europe according to the contract, especially It was announced on the 11th that the main pipeline "North Stream-1", Russia's main natural gas transmission to Europe, began to enter a 10-day annual maintenance period, and the gas transmission was suspended and may not be completed within the set period or even may not be able to resume normal gas supply for a long time. Its purpose It is to prevent Europeans from storing enough natural gas for the next winter, creating economic difficulties and political disputes, in order to achieve more bargaining chips with the EU and the United States, and objectively push up the price of energy in the international market. 

  

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And the European Union and U.S. sanctions against Russia kept increasing, from the financial sector to further expand to the energy sector, especially the main developed countries such as Germany, the United Kingdom, French have cut dependence on Russian oil and gas, but in Saudi Arabia united Arab emirates and other major oil producers in the short term is unlikely to be greatly increased oil production, and under the background of the United States energy limited ability to export, Further exacerbates the internal energy problems of the countries concerned.


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From the perspective of climate factors on a global scale, since June, many countries in the northern hemisphere, from the United States and Spain to China and Japan, have encountered historic high temperatures. For Europe, which is mired in an energy crisis due to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and Western sanctions, the heat presents a more complex challenge. This month, Europe ushered in the second heat wave of the summer. The temperature in some parts of Portugal exceeded 46 degrees Celsius, and 238 people were killed due to high temperature in the country in one week; wildfires broke out in France, Spain, Greece and other countries; the United Kingdom declared a state of national emergency on Friday and issued the first ever extreme high temperature Red alert. Under the high temperature, the demand for electricity has surged, and Europe is already facing a natural gas supply crisis. The high temperature and drought have led to a decline in the power generation of renewable energy such as hydropower and wind energy, which has made Europe's energy problems even worse.

   

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Source: Axios


Although China has not been deeply affected by the intensifying trend of the energy crisis for the time being, in view of the profound impact of economic globalization and the background of the era of adhering to the "dual carbon" goal and sustainable development, reducing traditional energy sources will not affect my country's economic and social development and people's livelihood. The impact of energy consumption is still the top priority of national development, which requires us not only to continuously increase the proportion of new energy used, but also to use new technologies and new products to continuously improve the efficiency of energy utilization.


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Source: People's Pictorial


FRP products series developed by Nanjing Sedray Industries Co., Ltd. according to the complicated situation that the international energy crisis is further intensified and the domestic "dual carbon" goal must be adhered to -- Dragonpro™ Fiberglass Building Products (including:(1) standard structural profiles, (2) FRP handrail systems, (3) FRP decks & floors, (4) FRP gratings and accessories), Dragonbar™ FRP Reinforcement System(including: (1) Dragonbar™ FRP Rebar, (2) Dragontie™ FRP Formwork Tie Rod, (3) Dragonanchor™ GRP Solid Rock Bolt, (4) Dragongrip™ GRP Hollow Grouting Bolt, (5) Dragongrip™ GRP Self-drilling Hollow Anchor), Dragonstrut™  Fiberglass Framing System (Fiberglass Support System), can better alleviate the energy crisis and be more in line with sustainable development goals. These products mainly use high performance reinforced glass fiber and corrosion resistant resin and necessary additives, through the pultrusion process and special processing technology to produce, compared with traditional materials (steel, aluminum, stainless steel, plastic), has a very obvious advantage: 

1, Corrosion Resistance: FRP/GFRP products will never corrode, rust or lead to concrete spalling in the concrete structure;

2, High Chemical Resistance: wastewater treatment, water treatment and desalination plants exposed to chemicals, water or high salt content of the environment, FRP/GFRP products can be very good resistance to the corrosion of the harsh environment; 

3, Long Life Cycle: FRP/GFRP products are very durable, therefore, can reduce later maintenance and upgrade costs; 

4. Light Weight and High Strength: The density of FRP reinforcement products is only 1/4 of that of metal materials. In modern times with high labor costs and oil prices, labor costs and transportation costs can be greatly reduced. At the same time, the frp rock bolts has strong thread load capacity, which can effectively substitute the use of metal rock bolts (slope support bolts);  

5. Low Moisture Absorption: unlike many plastics, the moisture absorption of FRP products is very low, even if it is soaked in water for a long time, there will be no obvious size change or mechanical property loss.


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