A US think tank says creating ‘competitive renewable energy zones’ would be a solution to raise the private investment that is needed to update transmissio
30 March 2010Bill Eggertson
Siemens will invest £80 million to develop an offshore wind turbine production facility in the UK.
29 March 2010Bill Eggertson
The ASTM has approved a new standard addressing the tension testing of composite materials externally bonded to concrete and other structural materials for
29 March 2010Amanda Jacob
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29 March 2010Amanda Jacob
The European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) predict that a new facility will support €1 billion of renewable energy and energy efficienc
27 March 2010Bill Eggertson
China has moved steadily to prevent foreign participation in its renewable energy market, which will have a negative impact on the renewable energy industr
26 March 2010Bill Eggertson
The New York State Public Service Commission has approved US$279 million over five years for renewable energy projects, part of the state’s Renewable Portf
26 March 2010Bill Eggertson
Small business in the United States received 23% of the federal funding for renewable energy support, more than any other sector.
26 March 2010Bill Eggertson
New York governor David Paterson has awarded US$24 million in American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding to 206 renewable energy and energy effici
26 March 2010Bill Eggertson
Wales has the potential to generate twice its electricity demand from renewable energy sources within 15 years, according to environment minister Jane Davi
26 March 2010Bill Eggertson
Indian tribes in the US can combat climate change by creating jobs through the development of renewable energy facilities, says a report from the National
26 March 2010Bill Eggertson
At the WindPower 2010 exhibition in May, WebCore Technologies LLC will be showing its TYCOR® W core material, which is designed to reduce total cost and we
26 March 2010Amanda Jacob
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and 3M have signed agreements on renewable energy research.
25 March 2010Kari Larsen
GE will invest €110 million to develop offshore wind turbine manufacturing facilities in the UK.
25 March 2010Kari Larsen
BROETJE Automation GmbH is introducing an automated handling system for fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) composites.
25 March 2010Amanda Jacob
Advanced Composites Group Ltd (ACG) says its HTM®143 cyanate ester and MTM®44-1 epoxy resin systems are suitable for use in satellite and other space appli
25 March 2010Amanda Jacob
Triumph Group Inc has signed an agreement to purchase Vought Aircraft Industries Inc from private equity firm The Carlyle Group.
25 March 2010Amanda Jacob
Renewable energy consultancy Garrad Hassan has updated its wind farm design software, GH WindFarmer 4.1.
25 March 2010Kari Larsen
The European Union must engage all levels of society to support renewable energy, if it is to meet its commitment of 20% from renewable energy by 2020.
24 March 2010Bill Eggertson
Scotland could create 60,000 green jobs by 2020 in low-carbon and renewable energy industries, according to the Scottish Government.
24 March 2010Bill Eggertson
Competitive athletes looking for every possible reduction in weight can now invest in swimming goggles featuring frames made from carbon fibre reinforced
23 March 2010Amanda Jacob
For the second successive year, UK composite marine engineers Tods Defence have received the ‘Suppliers Excellence Award’ from Raytheon Integrated Defence
22 March 2010Amanda Jacob
Lightweight materials such as composites are vital to the success of electric and hybrid vehicles to offset the added weight of their batteries.
22 March 2010Amanda Jacob
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22 March 2010Amanda Jacob
Highly reinforced polyamide (PA) has been chosen over steel, aluminium and glass mat reinforced thermoplastic (GMT) to manufacture the spare wheel recess o
20 March 2010Amanda Jacob
The UK New and Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) has opened its 27 m tall wind turbine training tower at its facilities in Blyth, Northumberland.
19 March 2010Kari Larsen
Australian advanced materials company Quickstep Holdings Ltd has signed a Manufacturing License Agreement (MLA) with global security company Northrop Grumm
19 March 2010Amanda Jacob
A California-based wind energy developer has acquired a 283 MW wildlife-friendly wind farm along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico in southern Texas.
19 March 2010Bill Eggertson
Strongwell’s pultruded glass reinforced plastic (GRP) EXTREN® structural shapes have been used to replace wooden screening structures at The Vintage Club,
18 March 2010Amanda Jacob
A mapping service allowing visual comparison of renewable energy statistics in Europe is now available from the specialist search engine for renewable ener
18 March 2010Kari Larsen
Half of the US companies which currently do not support renewable energy are considering options to generate or buy renewable energy, or at least to purcha
18 March 2010Bill Eggertson
The solution to energy and climate change challenges lies in developing low-carbon sources of renewable energy, rather than reducing energy use, according
18 March 2010Bill Eggertson
Borealis’ Nepol™ GB215HP, a long glass fibre reinforced polypropylene, has enabled BMW to develop a 20% lighter dashboard carrier for its 7 Series cars.
18 March 2010Amanda Jacob
As part of a project partially funded by the US Department of Energy (DOE), Bayer MaterialScience LLC is researching the potential use of polyurethane comp
17 March 2010Amanda Jacob
A bipartisan group of state governors want President Obama and Congress to adopt a set of recommendations that will develop wind energy across the United S
17 March 2010Bill Eggertson
Wind energy employed 550,000 people at the end of last year and will employ 670,000 by the end of 2010, predicts the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA).
16 March 2010Bill Eggertson
AAR Corporation has been selected by Bombardier Aerospace, Belfast, to design and manufacture composite flap track fairings for the wings of Bombardier's n
16 March 2010Amanda Jacob
Marine energy such as wave and tidal could provide up to 16,000 jobs in the UK, according to the UK Government’s new Marine Energy Action Plan.
15 March 2010Kari Larsen
Imperium Inc's Acoustocam i600 handheld ultrasound camera will be tested by Bell Helicopter in a project to develop non-destructive inspection (NDI) techni
15 March 2010Amanda Jacob
Construction work on the Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm, UK, began on 9 March.
15 March 2010Kari Larsen
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15 March 2010Amanda Jacob
The European Union will surpass its target to consume 20% of its energy from renewable energy sources by 2020, according to national forecasts submitted by
12 March 2010Bill Eggertson
The US wind industry, through the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), has called on Congress to pass a national Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) t
11 March 2010Kari Larsen
The California Energy Commission (CEC) says its US$90 million ‘Clean Energy Manufacturing Program’ will strengthen the state’s leadership in clean and rene
10 March 2010Bill Eggertson
Northrop Grumman Corporation is teaching Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc (TAI)'s engineers how to build the complex composite structures used in the F-35
10 March 2010Amanda Jacob
The Government of Australia has released its first national Energy Resource Assessment, concluding that wind energy and other renewable energy sources are
10 March 2010Bill Eggertson
Carbon fibre supplier Zoltek has been named 2009 Supplier of the Year by Vestas Blades AS, the blade manufacturing division of wind turbine maker Vestas Wi
10 March 2010Amanda Jacob
A study in North Carolina suggests that solar and wind energy could supply 94% of the electricity needs in the state.
9 March 2010Bill Eggertson
The US Department of Energy (DoE) has offered a conditional commitment on a US$117 million loan guarantee to finance construction of a 30 MW wind energy pr
9 March 2010Bill Eggertson
Catamaran Cruisers has started using AOC’s new Eco-Tek™ styrene-free resin in the production of its houseboats.
9 March 2010Amanda Jacob
Russia's United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has purchased three machines from MAG Industrial Automation Systems to support production of its MS-21 series co
8 March 2010Amanda Jacob
GKN Aerospace's new £14.8 million facility forms part of the Environmental Lightweight Fan (ELF) programme, which aims to prove high-rate production proces
8 March 2010Amanda Jacob
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8 March 2010Amanda Jacob
RenewableUK (formerly BWEA) says 2 GW of wave and tidal could be installed in the UK by 2020, but that further Government investment is needed.
5 March 2010Kari Larsen
Simulation software supplier ESI Group has initiated the INFUCOMP European Research Consortium, in which 14 partners will aim to simulate liquid composites
5 March 2010Amanda Jacob
As the result of a contract with new Chinese customer Envision, LM Glasfiber is establishing its fourth wind turbine blade manufacturing facility in China.
4 March 2010Amanda Jacob
Airliner Oman Air has awarded a US$2.6 million contract to Spatial Composite Solutions, the Dubai-based manufacturer of crew training equipment, for two ne
4 March 2010Amanda Jacob
Iberdrola Renovables will base an offshore wind division in Glasgow, Scotland, to promote wind energy projects that will amount to 10 GW of capacity.
3 March 2010Bill Eggertson
According to researchers at Ashland Performance Materials, epoxy vinyl ester resins can improve the economics and speed of wind turbine blade manufacture c
3 March 2010Amanda Jacob
The award winning Lotus Evora provides the basis of the carbon design concept unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show this week. The car features a carbon fibre,
3 March 2010Amanda Jacob
The UK Government has announced a new strategy to make UK homes more energy efficient and increase use of renewable energy.
2 March 2010Kari Larsen
TenCate Advanced Armor USA has won vehicle and personal protection armour contracts amounting to approximately US$25 million, with a contract option that c
2 March 2010Amanda Jacob
The state of Massachusetts has launched a new financing plan that will support renewable energy and energy efficiency projects at state buildings, saving m
1 March 2010Bill Eggertson
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