Umeco Composites Structural Materials (UCSM) companies Advanced Composites Group Ltd (ACG) and JD Lincoln will exhibit their prepreg materials at the Aircr
31 March 2011Amanda Jacob
The Scottish Government has approved a 69 MW extension to the Black Law wind farm and the 69 MW Blackcraig wind farm.
30 March 2011Kari Williamson
Vestas has unveiled its 7 MW V164 offshore wind turbine, which could see the first prototype developed in 2012.
30 March 2011Kari Williamson
Vestas has confirmed it is in negotiations with a consortium planning a near 400 MW wind farm in Mexico.
29 March 2011Kari Williamson
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
28 March 2011Amanda Jacob
Alstom has upgraded its 3 MW ECO 100 wind turbines with a capacity factor increase of 8-15% across wind classes.
24 March 2011Kari Williamson
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.
24 March 2011Kari Williamson
Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc (TAI), an international F-35 Lightning II supplier to Northrop Grumman Corporation, has delivered its first production com
24 March 2011Amanda Jacob
E.ON has been granted planning permission to build a 47.5 MW onshore wind farm near Garve in the Scottish Highlands.
23 March 2011Kari Williamson
Zoltek Corporation has restructured its carbon fibre business into three units focusing on Wind Energy, Composite Intermediates, and Technical Fibres.
22 March 2011Amanda Jacob
The Materials Research Division at Risø DTU will develop the scientific basis and computational tools for the microstructural optimisation of wind turbine
22 March 2011Kari Williamson
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
22 March 2011Amanda Jacob
The €170 million project will reportedly provide 8% of the island’s electricity generation capacity.
21 March 2011David Hopwood
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
21 March 2011Amanda Jacob
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21 March 2011Amanda Jacob
A study has found that there have not been extensive issues with shadow flicker from wind turbines in the UK.
18 March 2011Kari Williamson
GE introduced a 4.1 MW direct drive offshore wind turbine at EWEA 2011 in Brussels this week.
17 March 2011Kari Williamson
The EU needs to adopt binding renewable energy targets for 2030 to ensure long-term investment, according to the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA).
17 March 2011Kari Williamson
Dutch company EverkinetIQ International has developed its first small wind turbine based on a glass fibre reinforced ASA resin from BASF.
17 March 2011Amanda Jacob
BAE Systems Composite Structures Inc has purchased VISTAGY Inc's FiberSIM® software to design and manufacture parts for commercial aircraft programmes.
16 March 2011Amanda Jacob
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).
16 March 2011Kari Williamson
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.
16 March 2011Kari Williamson
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
15 March 2011Amanda Jacob
Alstom Wind is going offshore with its new 6 MW permanent magnet direct drive wind turbine.
15 March 2011Kari Williamson
The Harbin Hafei Airbus Composite Manufacturing Centre, a joint venture between Airbus and its Chinese partners, has been officially inaugurated in Harbin,
14 March 2011Amanda Jacob
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14 March 2011Amanda Jacob
The Prodrive-run Aston Martin Racing team has revealed its new AMR-One car, which features a carbon fibre monocoque.
12 March 2011Amanda Jacob
ACCIONA Energy begins construction of its first wind farm in Poland which is to be situated at Golice in the west of the country.
11 March 2011Micaela Tuckwell
Wind turbine manufacturer Gamesa is expanding its presence in India by building new manufacturing plants and a wind power technology centre.
10 March 2011Isabella Kaminski
The US Navy / Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned aircraft successfully completed its maiden flight last month with GKN Aerospace-developed and manufactured wi
9 March 2011Amanda Jacob
Vertical axis offshore wind turbines could provide an alternative to conventional horizontal turbine designs, according to the Energy Technologies Institut
9 March 2011Isabella Kaminski
Teijin Ltd has announced that it has established the world’s first mass production technologies for carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP). The company cla
9 March 2011Amanda Jacob
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
8 March 2011Kari Williamson
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
8 March 2011Amanda Jacob
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
8 March 2011Micaela Tuckwell
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
8 March 2011Amanda Jacob
Delegates at a renewable energy conference for Latin America and the Caribbean have called for investment into the region.
8 March 2011Isabella Kaminski
Car maker Volkswagen AG has purchased an 8.18% stake in the equity of carbon fibre manufacturer SGL Carbon.
7 March 2011Amanda Jacob
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
7 March 2011Kari Williamson
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7 March 2011Amanda Jacob
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
7 March 2011Amanda Jacob
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
4 March 2011Kari Williamson
Tods Aerospace will be focussing on its range of carbon, glass and aluminium skinned composite structural flooring at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in German
4 March 2011Amanda Jacob
Australian company Quickstep Holdings Ltd has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with helicopter company Sikorsky International Operations Inc aime
3 March 2011Amanda Jacob
Two further Hexcel HexPly® unidirectional carbon fibre prepregs have been certified by Germanischer Lloyd (GL) for use in the manufacture of wind turbine b
3 March 2011Amanda Jacob
Haysite Reinforced Plastics' Dura-Core 1000™ composite sandwich panel is said to exhibit excellent flame, smoke and toxicity (FST) properties and is design
2 March 2011Amanda Jacob
Global offshore wind and solar energy markets continued to grow steadily last year, according to Ernst & Young.
2 March 2011Isabella Kaminski
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1 March 2011Amanda Jacob