Vestas has opened an office in Bucharest to serve the wind energy market in Romania and the Balkan region.
31 January 2011Isabella Kaminski
The following stories were the most popular with visitors to the Reinforced Plastics website last week.
31 January 2011Amanda Jacob
Chinese wind turbine blade producer, Tianjin Dongqi Wind Turbine Blade Co Ltd has been awarded GL Shop Approval from GL Renewables Certification for compos
28 January 2011Kari Williamson
Structural Composites has been awarded US$245 000 through a Florida grant programme to boost its lightweight boat technology.
28 January 2011Amanda Jacob
Dassault Systèmes, a supplier of 3D and product lifecycle management (PLM) software, has announced an expanded partnership with the National Institute for
27 January 2011Amanda Jacob
PPG Industries has announced the qualification of its HYBON(® 2026 direct glass fibre roving for use in selected fabrics and epoxy resin systems of aerodyn
26 January 2011Amanda Jacob
The potential investment value of new power projects globally fell 53% in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2010 compared to Q3, according to the EIC Monitor, whe
26 January 2011Kari Williamson
The use of carbon fibre composites in automotive applications is increasing as vehicle lightweighting becomes increasingly important.
26 January 2011Amanda Jacob
There is a positive investment outlook for renewable energy in fast developing countries such as India, China, Brazil and the MENA region, according to dis
24 January 2011Kari Williamson
Japanese carbon fibre producer Toray Industries Inc and German automotive company Daimler AG have announced a joint venture for manufacturing and marketing
24 January 2011Amanda Jacob
Siemens has signed an agreement with Associated British Ports to build a factory for offshore wind turbines in Hull, UK.
24 January 2011Isabella Kaminski
Gamesa maintains its number one position in the Spanish wind market with a 2010 market share of 50.18% – an increase from 2009’s 34.4%.
24 January 2011Kari Williamson
The following stories were the most popular with visitors to the Reinforced Plastics website last week.
24 January 2011Amanda Jacob
The publication of a new pre-standard for pultruded fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) structures is good news for the composites industry according to the Ame
21 January 2011Amanda Jacob
Spanish wind turbine manufacturer Gamesa plans to set up its offshore wind technology centre in Glasgow, Scotland, creating 130 jobs.
21 January 2011Kari Williamson
Checkmate Seaenergy Ltd has appointed Brewin Dolphin to lead an initial funding round to finance the development of the Anaconda Wave Energy Converter.
20 January 2011Kari Williamson
The US automotive industry is on track for recovery and new vehicle sales in China are booming. In Europe, the picture is not quite so promising, although
20 January 2011Amanda Jacob
Gamesa will supply 20 MW of wind turbines to Kiroba Elektrik Uretim for the Madranbaba wind farm in Aydin, Turkey.
20 January 2011Kari Williamson
Europe is now close to 3 GW of installed offshore wind power capacity, according to numbers from the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA).
20 January 2011Kari Williamson
Aguz Marine of Brazil is manufacturing motorboats designed by Ferragni & Tollini Yacht Design of Italy.
20 January 2011Amanda Jacob
Boeing has announced today that it expects delivery of its first 787 Dreamliner aircraft in the third quarter of this year.
19 January 2011Amanda Jacob
Natural Power has delivered energy yield and site assessment studies for a proposed wind farm in Alaska for Golden Valley Electric Association (GVEA).
18 January 2011Kari Williamson
The wind turbine factory in Machrihanish in Argyll has resumed production after parent company Skykon filed for bankruptcy.
18 January 2011Isabella Kaminski
Advanced Composites Group Ltd (ACG) is providing composite materials, tooling, and design and manufacturing services to the BLOODHOUND SSC (supersonic car)
17 January 2011Amanda Jacob
JETCAM International has appointed Vigsent as a distributor for its range of CAD CAM software to the aerospace market in Korea.
17 January 2011Amanda Jacob
Bureau Veritas has issued guidelines for the classification and certification of floating offshore wind turbines specifying the environmental conditions un
17 January 2011Kari Williamson
REpower Systems AG will deliver 54 of its MM82 wind turbines and 96 MM92 units to Saint-Laurent Énergies Consortium (SLE) for the 300 MW Lac Alfred wind fa
17 January 2011Kari Williamson
The following stories were the most popular with visitors to the Reinforced Plastics website last week.
17 January 2011Amanda Jacob
Automated Dynamics, a manufacturer of advanced composite structures and high performance composite processing equipment, has completed registration to AS91
14 January 2011Amanda Jacob
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc has announced that it has reached an agreement with Boeing regarding certain claims associated with the development and pro
14 January 2011Amanda Jacob
AGY is introducing new direct sizing system for E-glass yarns. It is initially available on AGY’s DE75 yarn which is used primarily in aerospace fabrics.
13 January 2011Amanda Jacob
The wind turbine manufacturer will supply a total of 10 MW of capacity for a project being developed by Western Wind Energy Corporation for UniSource Elect
13 January 2011David Hopwood
American Superconductor Association (AMSC) has granted its sixth wind turbine licence in China to Beijing JINGCHENG New Energy (JCNE).
13 January 2011Isabella Kaminski
San Diego has approved its first vertical axis wind turbine with a 3.4 kW Falcon wind turbine from WePOWER being constructed at a private property in San D
12 January 2011Kari Williamson
Vestas will deliver 19 of its V90 2 MW wind turbines with a hub height of 125 m to BOREAS Energie GmbH for a 38 MW wind project in Germany.
12 January 2011Kari Williamson
GW will supply 18 wind turbines for a new project in one of France's most windy areas.
12 January 2011Isabella Kaminski
Nordex has installed two 2.5 MW N100/2500 wind turbines at Dradenau sewage treatment plant in Hamburg, Germany.
11 January 2011Kari Williamson
The SAERTEX® group is to supply high-performance multiaxial and unidirectional reinforcements for use in Bombardier Aerospace's CSeries and Learjet 85 airc
11 January 2011Amanda Jacob
Siemens Wind Power will supply DONG Energy with three new offshore wind turbines as part of a £50 million project.
11 January 2011Isabella Kaminski
RWE Innogy has more than doubled its wind capacity in Poland following the purchase of Gamesa's 32 MW Piecki wind farm and the 35 MW Tychowo site.
11 January 2011Isabella Kaminski
Southwest Windpower has unveiled its newest and most efficient small wind turbine, Skystream 600.
7 January 2011Kari Williamson
Premier Composite Technologies (PCT) and Farr Yacht Design are collaborating to design and build a carbon composite, One Design, 40 ft racing yacht.
7 January 2011Amanda Jacob
NV Nordisk Vindkraft AB and HgCapital have signed agreements for the sale, construction and financing of the 41 MW Åmliden wind farm in Malå Municipality,
7 January 2011Kari Williamson
Spatial Composite Solutions of Dubai has been awarded a contract to design, build and install an Airbus A320 Cabin Service Trainer at Virgin America’s head
6 January 2011Amanda Jacob
Vestas will deliver 7 of its V112 3 MW wind turbines to Erneubare Energien Teetzleben GmbH & Co KG for the 21 MW Breesen-Teetzleben Wind Farm in Mecklenbur
6 January 2011Kari Williamson
Small wind manufacturer XZERES Wind Corporation has opened its European Subsidiary, XZERES Wind Europe Ltd, along with its first European order to be deliv
6 January 2011Kari Williamson
French aircraft manufacturer LISA Airplanes is using VTM®260 Series prepregs and complementary products from Advanced Composites Group Ltd (ACG) to manufac
6 January 2011Amanda Jacob
Renewable energy met 27.4% of electricity demand in Scotland in 2009, according to Government statistics on renewable energy generation.
5 January 2011Kari Williamson
The EU could exceed its 20% renewable energy target by 2020, according to the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA).
4 January 2011Kari Williamson
According to the prominent U.S. wind trade association, the U.S. wind industry continued to make good on its promise to strengthen America, and laid the fo
4 January 2011David Hopwood
Vestas will deliver a total of 240 MW of wind turbines to projects in Germany and Poland over the next two years.
4 January 2011Kari Williamson
The following stories were the most popular with visitors to the Reinforced Plastics website during the month of December.
2 January 2011Amanda Jacob