The following stories were the most popular with visitors to the Reinforced Plastics website last week.
28 August 2012Amanda Jacob
Flessak Energia Eolica Ltd (FEEL) of Brazil and Global Blade Technology (GBT) of the Netherlands have formed a new company GBT do Brasil Equipamentos Eolic
26 August 2012Amanda Jacob
GKN Aerospace has won a multi-million £ contract from Triumph Aerostructures – Vought Aircraft Division covering the design, build and supply of composite
23 August 2012Amanda Jacob
Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has announced that it is intensifying its cost reduction plans in order to prepare for a challenging 2013. It will
23 August 2012Amanda Jacob
Sika is introducing its Biresin® CR132 family of epoxy matrix systems suitable for the light aviation market.
22 August 2012Amanda Jacob
The long running dispute over the Cape Wind offshore wind project in Nantucket Sound, 30 miles from the shore of the state of Massachusetts, has come anoth
22 August 2012Gail Rajgor
Keele University has been working in partnership with McCamley Ltd, a renewable energy company with premises on the Keele campus business park, to develop
22 August 2012Robin Whitlock
While policy prospects beyond 2012 remain uncertain, the US wind power sector was one of the fastest growing wind energy markets in the world throughout 20
22 August 2012Robin Whitlock
Some wind turbine blade manufacturers are turning to carbon fibre reinforced thermoplastic composites, which are less liable to break and easier to repair
22 August 2012Amanda Jacob
Hall Spars and Rigging, a manufacturer of carbon fibre spars and other components for yachts, is manufacturing the turbine components for the US' first com
21 August 2012Amanda Jacob
The following stories were the most popular with visitors to the Reinforced Plastics website last week.
20 August 2012Amanda Jacob
ITT Exelis has opened its composite design and manufacturing centre in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, which will provide increased capacity and enhanced automa
17 August 2012Amanda Jacob
BP is to establish a $100 million research centre to lead work aimed at advancing the use of advanced materials across a variety of oil and gas industrial
14 August 2012Amanda Jacob
Cytec Industries Inc has announced a strategic collaboration with vehicle manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover to develop designs, materials and manufacturing co
14 August 2012Amanda Jacob
The following stories were the most popular with visitors to the Reinforced Plastics website last week.
13 August 2012Amanda Jacob
The LANXESS High Performance Materials (HPM) business unit is exhibiting at the COMPOSITES EUROPE 2012 trade show in Düsseldorf in October, showcasing ligh
11 August 2012Amanda Jacob
The Network Group for Composites in Construction (NGCC), headquartered in the UK, is opening up its membership to companies worldwide.
10 August 2012Amanda Jacob
Shepherd Construction has completed the construction of a new offshore wind turbine blade testing facility in at Blyth, Northumberland.
9 August 2012Gail Rajgor
Blue Water Boats (Plymouth) Ltd has launched its latest composite workboat, the Bluewater 31, which was manufactured using Scott Bader resin and gel-coat.
8 August 2012Amanda Jacob
US President Barack Obama has given his support to seven “nationally and regionally significant solar and wind energy projects” – including a 3GW wind farm
7 August 2012Gail Rajgor
Offshore construction work has got underway for the Meerwind Süd and Ost Offshore Wind Farms.
7 August 2012Gail Rajgor
SAE International will hold an Automotive Composites Technology Engineering Academy in October focusing on carbon fibre processes and applications.
7 August 2012Amanda Jacob
Carbon Revolution has manufactured a carbon fibre composite wheel for the Porsche 911 car.
7 August 2012Amanda Jacob
EADS, Airbus' parent company, has announced a further delay to the entry into service date of the A350 XWB aircraft.
6 August 2012Amanda Jacob
ABB has secured a key order to supply substations and transmission infrastructure to increase wind-generated electricity in Brazil’s energy mix.
6 August 2012Gail Rajgor
The following stories were the most popular with visitors to the Reinforced Plastics website last week.
6 August 2012Amanda Jacob
As the Spanish wind industry faces the crushing prospect of an 11% tax to be levied on it, its US counterpart is sighing with relief after proposals to ext
3 August 2012Gail Rajgor
Although offshore wind is often the most talked about part of the wind sector, it is likely to account for no more than 10% of global installed wind power
2 August 2012Amanda Jacob
Siemens has won its first major order for wind turbines in Australia.
1 August 2012Gail Rajgor
The following three stories were the most popular with visitors to the Reinforced Plastics website during the month of July.
1 August 2012Amanda Jacob