ITT Exelis has been awarded a contract valued at more than US$15 million from Sikorsky for the production of composite tail rotor blade components on the S
30 July 2013Amanda Jacob
BMW has launched the series version of its electric vehicle, the BMW i3, simultaneously in New York, London and Beijing. The BMW i3 features a carbon fibre
30 July 2013Amanda Jacob
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29 July 2013Amanda Jacob
A review of wind farm planning policies in Scotland suggests that ruling out the use of ‘wild land’ could reduce the development of renewable energy in the
23 July 2013
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22 July 2013Amanda Jacob
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15 July 2013Amanda Jacob
The National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) in the UK has set up a £2.8 million public-private initiative to support small to medium enterprises (SMEs) in
12 July 2013
Genesis Energy has received consents to build what could be New Zealand’s largest wind farm at Castle Hill, located on the North Island.
12 July 2013
The first grid-connected offshore wind turbine to be deployed off the coast of North America features a glass fibre reinforced polymer tower produced by Er
12 July 2013Amanda Jacob
Volkswagen’s XL1 two-seat diesel-electric hybrid car has made its UK debut. The body of the 313 mpg, limited production vehicle is made largely of carbon
11 July 2013Amanda Jacob
McLaren is to produce a new high performance variant of its 12C sports car for track use only. As with the 12C road car, the 12C GT Sprint will be based o
11 July 2013Amanda Jacob
BASF is introducing Ultracom™, a package combining continuous fibre reinforced semi-finished thermoplastic products, compounds and engineering support.
8 July 2013Amanda Jacob
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8 July 2013Amanda Jacob
QuakeWrap Inc has been awarded a $150,000 Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to further develop the
5 July 2013Amanda Jacob
UK prime minister David Cameron has officially opened the world’s largest offshore wind farm, the London Array, located in the Outer Thames Estuary.
5 July 2013
Bombardier Aerospace expects the maiden flight of its new CSeries aircraft to take place by the end of July.
5 July 2013Amanda Jacob
Netherlands-based Sima Charters will acquire a second CTruk 20T multi-purpose composite catamaran.
3 July 2013Amanda Jacob
Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) will test the drive train for their seven megawatt (MW) offshore wind turbine at the National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec
3 July 2013
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1 July 2013Amanda Jacob