A 25% glass fibre reinforced polyamide (PA) 6 compound from Chem Polymer is designed to provide moulders with an alternative to halogenated flame retardant
30 July 2009Amanda Jacob
Staff at the Vestas wind turbine blade factory on the Isle of Wight has started an occupation of the factory in response to Vestas’ plans to cut 1900 jobs
30 July 2009Kari Larsen
The second quarter of 2009 presented the expected slowdown in wind energy project activity as banks underwent stress tests, governments reshuffled budgets
30 July 2009Kari Larsen
US companies Hamilton Sundstrand and Parkway Products Inc have formed a joint venture which will act as a low cost manufacturer for composite aerospace pro
29 July 2009Amanda Jacob
Visitors at AirVenture Oshkosh 2009 were treated to the first public demonstration flights of Virgin Galactic's spacecraft launch vehicle and Virgin boss S
29 July 2009Amanda Jacob
Hexcel Corporation reports net sales of US$277.3 million for the second quarter of 2009, 22.9% down on the 2008 second quarter. Sales to the commercial aer
28 July 2009Amanda Jacob
Researchers at Michigan State University (MSU) in the USA have added a nanomaterial to sheet moulding compound (SMC) to make it stronger, tougher and elect
24 July 2009Amanda Jacob
International Solar Energy Society (ISES) member Dieter Holm attended the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA)'s 8th World Wind Energy Conference & Exhibit
24 July 2009Dieter Holm
juwi is to set up its first large-scale wind farm on US soil in south-eastern Nebraska.
24 July 2009David Hopwood
Aircraft company Boeing reports second quarter revenues of US$17.2 billion, up 1% on the second quarter of 2008, driven by growth in defence programmes and
23 July 2009Amanda Jacob
The market for composites in the North American automotive industry is expected to reach US$1581.1 million in 2014, according to a new report.
22 July 2009Amanda Jacob
German wind turbine maker Nordex has begun construction of a US$100 million manufacturing facility in Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA. It is expected to start pro
22 July 2009Amanda Jacob
SP is introducing Corecell™ M-Foam, a structural foam core material for the marine industry.
21 July 2009Amanda Jacob
Scott Bader's Crystic Crestomer® 1196PA adhesive has been approved by RINA for use in bonding core materials and skin laminates in composite sandwich struc
21 July 2009Amanda Jacob
China could become a major player in wind energy – not just in instalment, but also in producing wind turbines and components, according to a report from a
20 July 2009Kari Larsen
The US Department of Energy (DoE) has announced several funding opportunities over the last week including up to US$22 million for community renewable ener
20 July 2009Kari Larsen
NetComposites Ltd has developed a series of training courses for the composites industry.
20 July 2009Amanda Jacob
Vestas will supply a total of 75 MW of wind turbines to a large Chinese Independent Power Producer (IPP).
17 July 2009Kari Larsen
DSM Composite Resins has announced a strategic partnership with the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT) in Pfinztal, Germany, which will foc
16 July 2009Amanda Jacob
The white paper released on July 15 by the UK Government, The UK Low Carbon Transition Plan, gives details of how the UK will meet the cut in emissions set
15 July 2009Kari Larsen
RWE npower renewables' Rhyl Flats Offshore Wind Farm started generating renewable wind energy at the North Wales coast, UK, early July.
15 July 2009Kari Larsen
England is behind on meeting its 2010 target of generating 10% of electricity from renewable sources, according to a report from the British Wind Energy As
15 July 2009Kari Larsen
SABIC Innovative Plastics has recently introduced LNP Thermocomp PX07444, a polyamide (PA) 6 thermoplastic compound that is reinforced with up to 20% curau
15 July 2009Tony Calvert
SABIC will start up a new plant in Belgium for production of STAMAX long glass fibre reinforced polypropylene (PP) composites and SABIC® PPcompound by the
14 July 2009Amanda Jacob
Boeing is to acquire the Vought Aircraft Industries facility in North Charleston, South Carolina, USA. The Vought facility fabricates and assembles structu
13 July 2009Amanda Jacob
US organisations AMT II Corporation and Douglass Aerospace LLC have agreed to team up to provide consulting services to the global aerospace and defence in
13 July 2009Amanda Jacob
The National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP) template, published late June by the European Commission, gives governments a binding framework for drawi
13 July 2009Kari Larsen
Quickstep Holdings Ltd, Australia, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Composites Technology Research Malaysia Sdn Bhd (CTRM), a manufactur
11 July 2009Amanda Jacob
Three reports published over the last month dismiss the variability of wind as an obstacle to large scale deployment of wind energy, says the British Wind
10 July 2009Kari Larsen
The prototype Solar Impulse HB-SIA aircraft was recently unveiled. This carbon composite, solar powered craft is believed to be the first aircraft that wil
10 July 2009Amanda Jacob
X-Tender Boats will build its new line of carbon composite yacht tenders using Zyvex Performance Materials (ZPM)’s carbon nanotube (CNT) enhanced prepreg,
9 July 2009Amanda Jacob
T. Boone Pickens is scrapping plans for his 1000 MW windfarm in Pampa, Texas, USA, due to lack of transmission lines, and is instead planning three to four
9 July 2009Kari Larsen
Owens Corning is expanding capacity to produce technical fabrics at its facilities in China and India in order to support its wind blade fabrication custom
9 July 2009Amanda Jacob
UK-based Marine Current Turbine’s SeaGen tidal power system has been accredited by the UK energy regulator OFGEM for Renewable Energy Certificates (ROCs) m
9 July 2009Kari Larsen
The European Alliance for Thermoplastic Composites (EATC) has launched a new website at www.eatc-online.com.
8 July 2009Amanda Jacob
The Danish, German and Spanish governments have helped Egypt set up the 360 MW Zafarana windfarm near the Gulf of Suez.
8 July 2009Kari Larsen
The World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) has published an updated forecast for worldwide wind installations in the year 2009 predicting a 25% growth in win
8 July 2009Kari Larsen
German wind turbine manufacturer Nordex has won a 80 MW contract to supply turbines for a wind farm in Turkey.
7 July 2009Amanda Jacob
GE Global Research and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a carbon composites manufacturing Ce
6 July 2009Amanda Jacob
SP is nearing completion of the structural design of Panamax, a 60 m carbon composite sailing yacht.
4 July 2009Tony Calvert
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 generated more than US$2 billion in stimulus funding for US drinking water infrastructure projects. Thou
3 July 2009Amanda Jacob
European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has signed a cooperation agreement with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on research into composite mate
3 July 2009Amanda Jacob
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Wilhelm-Klauditz-Institut (WKI) in Braunschweig, Germany, have developed a method of detecting defects in composite wind turb
2 July 2009Amanda Jacob
The REpower MM92 wind power plants, each with a rated power of 2.05 megawatts (MW) and a hub height of 80 metres, are intended for five wind farms projects
1 July 2009David Hopwood