Firehole Technologies Inc has announced that Red Bull Racing has chosen its Helius:MCT software for computer-aided design and engineering of advanced compo
29 September 2010Amanda Jacob
Automated Dynamics has developed a high performance carbon fibre composite hydraulic pump with Cameron, a provider of flow equipment to the oil, gas and pr
29 September 2010Amanda Jacob
Swedish shipbuilder Kockums AB has delivered its first CarboCAT® carbon fibre composite catamaran, which has been designed as a supply and service vessel f
28 September 2010Amanda Jacob
Offshore wind costs in the UK have risen significantly over the last five years, according to the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC), but they could be redu
28 September 2010Kari Williamson
Volvo Cars is part of a European team looking at how a carbon fibre composite that can store more energy than conventional batteries could be used to make
28 September 2010Amanda Jacob
Vestas says Det Norske Veritas (DNV) has confirmed that the wind turbine blade failure on the V112-3.0 MW on 8 September was due to human error.
28 September 2010Kari Williamson
The Swedish Wind Power Technology Centre (SVTC) has been set up to support the Swedish wind power industry.
28 September 2010Kari Williamson
Blackstone Tek (BST) of South Africa is using carbon fibre prepregs from Advanced Composites Group Ltd (ACG) to manufacture a range of motorcycle wheels.
28 September 2010Amanda Jacob
Suzlon Energy Ltd has reached 5 GW of cumulative wind power installations for over 1500 customers across 40 sites in 8 states in India.
27 September 2010Kari Williamson
Boeing has marked completion of the steel framework for its new 787 Dreamliner final assembly building with a special topping-out ceremony.
27 September 2010Amanda Jacob
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27 September 2010Amanda Jacob
GE will provide three 2.5 MW wind turbines for the expansion of the Groß-Santersleben Süd wind farm in Germany for Germania Windpark.
27 September 2010Kari Williamson
Gamesa has won a €7.4 million operation and maintenance (O&M) contract for 21 wind farms totalling 163 MW from Iberdrola Renovables in France and Germany.
25 September 2010Kari Williamson
REpower Systems AG has established a subsidiary, REpower Systems GmbH, to serve the core wind power markets in Germany and Austria.
24 September 2010Kari Williamson
Gamesa presented its latest wind turbine platform, the G9X-2.0 MW, at Husum WindEnergy in Germany this week.
24 September 2010Kari Williamson
With close to 40 Gigawatts (GW) of new capacity added this year, the world’s installed wind power capacity is expected to approach 200 GW by the end of thi
24 September 2010Micaela Tuckwell
By 2020, 80% of Scottish electricity consumption to come from renewable sources.
23 September 2010Micaela Tuckwell
The wind energy industry in the UK is today celebrating a milestone of 5GW of installed wind energy capacity.
23 September 2010David Hopwood
Today, Vattenfall inaugurates the Thanet Offshore Wind Farm, located off the south east coast of England. This is currently the world's largest offshore wi
23 September 2010Amanda Jacob
Imperium Inc, the US manufacturer of ultrasound imaging cameras for non-destructive inspection of composites, has signed a global distribution deal with Hy
23 September 2010Amanda Jacob
GE has introduced new models designed to increase annual energy production (AEP) to its 2.5 MW wind turbine series.
22 September 2010Kari Williamson
Umeco plc's Process Materials business, part of Umeco Composites, is establishing a joint venture company in Shanghai with its distributor Shanghai Leadgo
22 September 2010Amanda Jacob
US company Energy Composites Corporation (ECC) is setting up a joint venture with SSP Technology of Denmark to supply wind turbine blades for North America
20 September 2010Amanda Jacob
The US Air Force has selected WebCore Technologies to develop rapid assembly, energy efficient composite shelters under the Small Business Innovation Resea
20 September 2010Amanda Jacob
Composite materials specialist Gurit will be showcasing its products for the wind energy market at the Husum WindEnergy exhibition in Germany this week.
20 September 2010Amanda Jacob
Svendborg Brakes A/S, a supplier of braking systems for wind turbines, has won a lawsuit against a competitor over copyright infringement of Svendborg’s br
20 September 2010Kari Williamson
Boeing has begun fatigue testing on the structural airframe of the 787 Dreamliner aircraft at its Everett, Washington, USA, site.
20 September 2010Amanda Jacob
Gaelectric, an Irish renewable energy company, has received planning approval for a 11.5 MW wind farm at Cregganconroe, Pomeroy, County Tyrone, Northern Ir
20 September 2010Micaela Tuckwell
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20 September 2010Amanda Jacob
Owens Corning has unveiled its Ultrablade™ fabrics designed for the manufacture of longer wind turbine rotor blades.
17 September 2010Amanda Jacob
Hexagon Composites ASA's wholly-owned subsidiary Ragasco AS has signed a multi-year contract with Daimler AG for the supply of composite natural gas contai
15 September 2010Amanda Jacob
An EU partnership to increase onshore and offshore wind power developments has been launched Scottish Energy Minister Jim Mather.
15 September 2010Kari Williamson
Gamesa is tripling its investments in China through 2012 to expand and adapt its manufacturing centre for the development of its new wind turbine systems.
14 September 2010Kari Williamson
UK company Tech-Wood International has developed a modular house construction concept using wood plastic composites (WPC), which it has licenced to manufac
13 September 2010Amanda Jacob
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13 September 2010Amanda Jacob
Wind produced nearly 10% of UK electricity earlier this month setting a new record for wind power production in the UK according to data from the National
10 September 2010Kari Williamson
Vestas has signed a global order for 400 MW of wind turbines with an option for an additional 1 GW from an undisclosed company.
10 September 2010Kari Williamson
A 7 m section of a blade on Vestas’ 3 MW V112 wind turbine has broken off, raising questions about the wind turbine manufacturer’s new flagship turbine.
10 September 2010Kari Williamson
Dow Formulated Systems has announced plans to add capacity in China and in North America for its wind energy customers, with increased capacity for infusio
9 September 2010Amanda Jacob
Alstom will supply €200 million worth of wind turbines to Scottish Power Renewables (SPR) for a 217 MW extension to the Whiteless wind farm in Scotland.
7 September 2010Kari Williamson
The Wave Hub project for testing wave energy devices has seen the Hub being lowered into water at 55 m depth 16 km off the coast of Cornwall, UK.
7 September 2010Kari Williamson
The State of California has awarded Lotus Engineering a US$2 million study into efficient, lightweight cars of the future. The vehicle design will use a mi
7 September 2010Amanda Jacob
Cam Elyaf's WR6 roving has received Germanischer Lloyd approval for wind turbine blade applications.
6 September 2010Amanda Jacob
Gamesa will supply 129 wind turbines totalling 258 MW for 9 wind farms in Brazil to be developed by Iberdrola Renovables.
6 September 2010Kari Williamson
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6 September 2010Amanda Jacob
A bus shelter installation in Arizona incorporates a fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) composite grid structure to help protect waiting passengers from the he
5 September 2010Amanda Jacob
InnoVida Holdings, a Florida-based manufacturer of composite panels, has developed proprietary materials and processes for rapid construction of durable, a
4 September 2010Amanda Jacob
RHC Lifting Ltd has commissioned one of Europe’s most technically advanced crane systems at GKN Aerospace’s new composite wing manufacturing facility in Br
3 September 2010Amanda Jacob
Renewable energy developer RES proposes an 11 turbine wind farm between New Luce, Kirkcowan and Glenluce, in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
3 September 2010Micaela Tuckwell
US thermoplastics compounder RheTech Inc has launched a new line of biocomposite materials to provide an alternative to mineral or glass reinforced polypro
3 September 2010Amanda Jacob
Airbus has commenced production of the A350 XWB aircraft in Germany. The first part will be the upper wing shell, the largest integrated carbon fibre reinf
2 September 2010Amanda Jacob
Nordisk Vindkraft and HgCapital have inaugurated Havsnäs Wind Farm, located north of Strömsund in the County of Jämtland, Sweden.
2 September 2010Micaela Tuckwell
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1 September 2010Amanda Jacob
Boeing has announced that it now expects delivery of the first 787 Dreamliner aircraft to take place in the first quarter of 2011. First delivery was previ
1 September 2010Amanda Jacob