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Outlining the US energy strategy, President Barack Obama says oil imports must come down by a third by 2025 and that the share of renewable and low-carbon
The European Union’s High Power, High Reliability Offshore Wind Technology (HiPRWind) project is looking into the development of up to 20 MW offshore wind
Umeco Composites Structural Materials (UCSM) companies Advanced Composites Group Ltd (ACG) and JD Lincoln will exhibit their prepreg materials at the Aircr
The Scottish Government has approved a 69 MW extension to the Black Law wind farm and the 69 MW Blackcraig wind farm.
Vestas has unveiled its 7 MW V164 offshore wind turbine, which could see the first prototype developed in 2012.
Vestas has confirmed it is in negotiations with a consortium planning a near 400 MW wind farm in Mexico.
Volkswagen unveiled its XL1 concept car at the Qatar Motor earlier this year. Cloaked in carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) body panels attached to a C
Alstom has upgraded its 3 MW ECO 100 wind turbines with a capacity factor increase of 8-15% across wind classes.
Marine Current Turbines Ltd’s (MCT) 1.2 MW SeaGen tidal turbine has passed the UK’s operating performance criteria for wave and tidal technologies.
Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc (TAI), an international F-35 Lightning II supplier to Northrop Grumman Corporation, has delivered its first production com
E.ON has been granted planning permission to build a 47.5 MW onshore wind farm near Garve in the Scottish Highlands.
Zoltek Corporation has restructured its carbon fibre business into three units focusing on Wind Energy, Composite Intermediates, and Technical Fibres.
The Materials Research Division at Risø DTU will develop the scientific basis and computational tools for the microstructural optimisation of wind turbine
SP - High Modulus, the marine business of Gurit, has signed a commercialisation and supply agreement with 3M for use of 3M™ Matrix Resin in high performanc
The €170 million project will reportedly provide 8% of the island’s electricity generation capacity.
BASF Corporation has opened a new epoxy composite laboratory at its technical centre in Tarrytown, New York, which will focus on wind turbine blade applica
The following stories were the most popular with visitors to the Reinforced Plastics website last week.
A study has found that there have not been extensive issues with shadow flicker from wind turbines in the UK.
GE introduced a 4.1 MW direct drive offshore wind turbine at EWEA 2011 in Brussels this week.
The EU needs to adopt binding renewable energy targets for 2030 to ensure long-term investment, according to the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA).
Dutch company EverkinetIQ International has developed its first small wind turbine based on a glass fibre reinforced ASA resin from BASF.
BAE Systems Composite Structures Inc has purchased VISTAGY Inc's FiberSIM® software to design and manufacture parts for commercial aircraft programmes.
China could surpass 70 GW of installed wind power in 2015 under the country’s new Five Year Plan, according to the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC).
Vestas’ 6 MW offshore wind turbine, which will be presented later this month, will be deployed by PNE Wind at Gode Wind III of the German coast.
MAG IAS has received an order for two VIPER® 6000 Fibre Placement Systems from Alliant Techsystems (ATK) for use in the manufacture of wings for the F-35 L
Alstom Wind is going offshore with its new 6 MW permanent magnet direct drive wind turbine.
The Harbin Hafei Airbus Composite Manufacturing Centre, a joint venture between Airbus and its Chinese partners, has been officially inaugurated in Harbin,
The Prodrive-run Aston Martin Racing team has revealed its new AMR-One car, which features a carbon fibre monocoque.
ACCIONA Energy begins construction of its first wind farm in Poland which is to be situated at Golice in the west of the country.
Wind turbine manufacturer Gamesa is expanding its presence in India by building new manufacturing plants and a wind power technology centre.
The US Navy / Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned aircraft successfully completed its maiden flight last month with GKN Aerospace-developed and manufactured wi
Vertical axis offshore wind turbines could provide an alternative to conventional horizontal turbine designs, according to the Energy Technologies Institut
Teijin Ltd has announced that it has established the world’s first mass production technologies for carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP). The company cla
Renewable energy could supply 26.7% of China’s energy consumption by 2030, although the more probable middle scenario sets the share at 20-22%, according t
BMW has launched a sub-brand focused on developing sustainable mobility solutions – BMW i. Two models will be introduced from 2013, both featuring carbon f
A new report predicts that the global wind turbine market will expand in 2011, with an estimated growth of 18%, after the global growth in new grid connect
Delta Motorsport Ltd unveils its all-electric E-4 Coupé this week, during the UK stage of the European Automotive Industry Technology Roadshow (EAIT). The
Delegates at a renewable energy conference for Latin America and the Caribbean have called for investment into the region.
Car maker Volkswagen AG has purchased an 8.18% stake in the equity of carbon fibre manufacturer SGL Carbon.
EWEA 2011: A roadmap defining an ambitious, but realistic target and development pathway to 2030 for offshore wind in the Central and Southern North will b
Lamborghini launched its new Aventador LP 700-4 model at the Geneva Motor Show last week. The car is based on a carbon fibre composite monocoque that combi
REpower Systems AG will introduce a 3.2 MW wind turbine with a hub height of 143 m at the European Wind Energy Association’s EWEA 2011 in Belgium this mont
Tods Aerospace will be focussing on its range of carbon, glass and aluminium skinned composite structural flooring at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in German
Australian company Quickstep Holdings Ltd has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with helicopter company Sikorsky International Operations Inc aime
Two further Hexcel HexPly® unidirectional carbon fibre prepregs have been certified by Germanischer Lloyd (GL) for use in the manufacture of wind turbine b
Haysite Reinforced Plastics' Dura-Core 1000™ composite sandwich panel is said to exhibit excellent flame, smoke and toxicity (FST) properties and is design
Global offshore wind and solar energy markets continued to grow steadily last year, according to Ernst & Young.
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