Customised carbon prepreg materials from Advanced Composites Group Ltd (ACG) are being used by Holland Composites to manufacture the lightweight, ultra-thi
29 November 2011Amanda Jacob
Siemens Energy has launched its 6 MW direct drive offshore wind turbine, the SWT-6.0, at the European Offshore Wind Energy Conference in Amsterdam, The Net
29 November 2011Kari Williamson
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released guidance for policy makers and other stakeholders to avoid past mistakes, overcome new challenges and re
29 November 2011Kari Williamson
European wind power production could meet 31% of the EU's 20% emissions reduction target and even enable an increase in EU's climate goals, according to th
29 November 2011Kari Williamson
The first 100 ft (30.48 m) Wally Cento sailing yacht hull has been completed at Green Marine's Hythe, UK, facility.
28 November 2011Amanda Jacob
Embraer SA and Alcoa have signed a technology sharing agreement that involves the use of Alcoa's aluminium alloys to support Embraer’s development of meta
28 November 2011Amanda Jacob
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28 November 2011Amanda Jacob
GKN Aerospace plans to establish a new assembly facility in Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA, to perform assembly operations for the HondaJet business aircr
25 November 2011Amanda Jacob
Boeing has announced a six-month tour with its new 787 Dreamliner to show the new aircraft to customers and partners around the world.
25 November 2011Amanda Jacob
GKN Aerospace has joined industry partners Airbus, AgustaWestland, Rolls-Royce, Umeco and Vestas in celebrating the official opening of the UK’s National C
25 November 2011Amanda Jacob
The UK Secretary of State for the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills, Dr Vince Cable, formally opened the National Composites Centre in Bristol
24 November 2011Amanda Jacob
Assembly of the first A350 XWB’s 32 m long carbon fibre composite wings has begun at Airbus’ recently-opened North Factory in Broughton, UK.
24 November 2011Amanda Jacob
SABIC Innovative Plastics' new speciality polypropylene (PP) compounding operation at its Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, site will supply PP compounds and STA
24 November 2011Amanda Jacob
Aurora Flight Sciences is investing in automated fibre placement (AFP) technology to enable the manufacture of larger and more complex composite structures
24 November 2011Amanda Jacob
Molded Fiber Glass Companies (MFG) has started supplying spare and replacement composite parts for older wind turbines.
23 November 2011Amanda Jacob
The US renewable energy sector must attract new investors and make use of unique tax-based financing structures in the next 18 months or risk a sharp drop
23 November 2011Kari Williamson
Polin is launching a new waterslide series called Magic Spheres, manufactured using resin transfer moulding.
22 November 2011Amanda Jacob
Quickstep Holdings Ltd is taking part in a joint development project supported by the German government and car manufacturer Audi to develop new manufactur
22 November 2011Amanda Jacob
AREVA will test its M5000 5 MW offshore wind turbines in the new full load test bench in Bremerhaven, Germany, to check the functionality under nominal loa
22 November 2011Kari Williamson
BMW AG has secured a 15.16% stake in SGL Carbon SE, strengthening its focus on the use of carbon fibre reinforced plastics (CFRP) in lightweight car manufa
22 November 2011Amanda Jacob
KraussMaffei has announced an order from BMW for a large number of injection moulding, reaction process and automation machines and systems.
21 November 2011Amanda Jacob
At the America’s Cup World Series (ACWS) in San Diego, Oracle Racing Spithill won both the match and fleet racing championship, becoming the first team to
21 November 2011Amanda Jacob
The following stories were the most popular with visitors to the Reinforced Plastics website last week.
21 November 2011Amanda Jacob
According to the new Airbus Global Market Forecast, Brazil is set to become the fourth largest domestic air travel market in the world, requiring 701 new p
18 November 2011Amanda Jacob
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has welcomed a bipartisan Governors' Wind Energy Coalition endorsement of legislation for a four year extension
17 November 2011Kari Williamson
A new publication from Textile Media Services reviews the history and current use of composites in the automotive sector and assesses how far these materia
17 November 2011Amanda Jacob
The ‘Araldite’, a racing boat reinforced with flax fibres, has crossed the finishing line in the Transat 6.50 Charente-Maritime race in 15th place.
17 November 2011Amanda Jacob
The annual value of renewable energy capacity installed will double in real terms to US$395 billion in 2020, rising to US$460bn in 2030, compared with US$1
16 November 2011Kari Williamson
South Korea is investing WON10.2 trillion (US$9 billion) in offshore wind, aiming to build 2.5 GW by 2019.
15 November 2011Kari Williamson
Innovative Composites International Inc (ICI) has signed a cooperation agreement with contractor Millenium Brasil and Green Intelligence Corporation, a con
15 November 2011Amanda Jacob
First Wind has ordered 77 of Vestas' V100 1.8 MW wind turbines, totalling 139 MW, for two wind projects in the USA.
15 November 2011Kari Williamson
Bombardier Aerospace has announced that Atlasjet Havacilik AS of Turkey has signed a letter of intent to acquire 10 CS300 aircraft, with options on a furth
15 November 2011Amanda Jacob
Onshore wind energy could reach parity with fossil fuel generated electricity by 2016, according to analyst Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
15 November 2011Kari Williamson
Malama Composites, a manufacturer of polyurethane foam made from bio-based renewable resources, has joined Spain’s Green Comm Racing Team at the America's
15 November 2011Amanda Jacob
Airbus and its parent company EADS are assisting Abu Dhabi in its goal of creating a world-class aviation industry in a cooperation that includes the manuf
15 November 2011Amanda Jacob
Boeing forecasts that airlines in the Middle East will need an estimated 2520 aircraft worth US$450 billion by 2030.
15 November 2011Amanda Jacob
SP-High Modulus has appointed Best Link Trading Company Inc as a new re-seller for its products in the Japanese marine retail market.
15 November 2011Amanda Jacob
Gamesa has met its sales forecast for the full year of 2011 by the end of the third quarter, with 2805 MW – 94% of which has been outside Spain.
14 November 2011Kari Williamson
At the Dubai Airshow 2011, Oman Air announced an order for six Boeing 787-8s.
14 November 2011Amanda Jacob
The renewable energy share of the global energy mix could rise from 13% in 2010 to 18% in 2035, according to the International Energy Agency's (IEA) 2011 W
14 November 2011Kari Williamson
GKN Aerospace has won a production contract with Honda Aircraft Company as supplier of the composite fuselage for the HondaJet business jet.
14 November 2011Amanda Jacob
Scotland has been awarded £103 million from the UK Fossil Fuel Levy to spend on renewable energy investments.
14 November 2011Kari Williamson
The following stories were the most popular with visitors to the Reinforced Plastics website last week.
14 November 2011Amanda Jacob
The wind energy market is poised for greater consolidation which will see the emergence of fewer, but stronger, participants, according to analysts Frost &
11 November 2011Kari Williamson
STRUCTeam has won two contracts for the design and structural engineering of large wind turbine blades for clients based in China.
11 November 2011Amanda Jacob
Henkel has developed a polyurethane-based composite resin which it says cures faster than epoxy resins.
11 November 2011Amanda Jacob
REpower Systems SE will supply 75 of its MM82 and MM92 wind turbines to EDF EN Canada Inc for the 150 MW Massif du Sud wind farm on the south shore of Qué
10 November 2011Kari Williamson
Airbus has announced that A350 XWB pre-Final Assembly Line (FAL) activities have started although with some delay as a result of late availability of some
10 November 2011Amanda Jacob
The prototype of Gamesa's G128 4.5 MW wind turbine erected at an R&D wind farm in Jaulín, Zaragoza, Spain, reached 97.34 MWh operating at 100% availability
9 November 2011Kari Williamson
Siemens has secured orders for 6 wind turbine projects in North America since July, totalling US$900 million and over 670 MW.
9 November 2011Kari Williamson
GKN Aerospace has won a £6 million contract from Cobham Mission Equipment to design and manufacture a lightweight air to air refuelling pylon for the wing
9 November 2011Amanda Jacob
ACCIONA Energía will build a 49.5 MW wind farm in Costa Rica, which will produce electricity for the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE).
9 November 2011Kari Williamson
GKN Aerospace has increased its participation with the Clean Sky Joint Technology Initiative (JTI) with the development of a Natural Laminar Flow (NLF) win
8 November 2011Amanda Jacob
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) announced the 2011 AWEA Awards, honouring wind industry supporters, leaders, innovators and advocates for their
8 November 2011Kari Williamson
The architectural centrepiece inside the Texas A&M University Health Science Center is a spiral staircase made from steel bar-reinforced concrete using fib
8 November 2011Amanda Jacob
Italian yacht maker Persico has used a Huntsman Advanced Materials adhesive in the build of a new design of Volvo Open 70 racing yacht for the Abu Dhabi To
7 November 2011Amanda Jacob
In response to SolarWorld and a coalition of US domestic solar manufacturers' complaint against China, President Barack Obama cites “questionable competiti
7 November 2011Kari Williamson
Bombardier Aerospace has confirmed that final results of a three-phase wind tunnel test programme further validate the aerodynamic design and support fuel
7 November 2011Amanda Jacob
China could have 1 TW of wind power by 2050 with wind supplying 17% of electricity production, compared to today's 1%, according to the National Developmen
7 November 2011Kari Williamson
The following stories were the most popular with visitors to the Reinforced Plastics website last week.
7 November 2011Amanda Jacob
Nordex will supply 14 of its 2.5 MW wind turbines, the N90-2500 series, for the Pant-y-Wal and Fforch Nest wind farms in Wales.
4 November 2011Kari Williamson
Siemens Energy has opened a new wind power distribution facility in Wichita, Kansas, USA, to serve the Americas.
4 November 2011Kari Williamson
Wind turbine prices in the US have fallen by nearly a third on average since 2008, according Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's (Berkeley Lab) report
3 November 2011Kari Williamson
Kaman Aerospace Group Inc has entered into an agreement to acquire Vermont Composites Inc, a manufacturer of composite aerostructures based in Bennington,
3 November 2011Amanda Jacob
China Ming Yang has been granted potential financing of up to US$5 billion from the China Development Bank Corp for further developments of wind power in C
1 November 2011Kari Williamson
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1 November 2011Amanda Jacob