Plastics Unlimited Inc manufactures the helical shaped rotor blades and end caps for US company Windstrips vertical axis (twisted Savonius design) wind turbines. These turbines are being installed on communications towers in the US, offering the telecommunications companies a greener way to power their equipment.

This application won the Composites Sustainability Award, in the American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA)’s Awards for Composites Excellence (ACE) competition. The award was presented during the ACMA’s Composites 2013 trade show in Orlando, Florida, in January.