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Composite applications news, July 2013

Gamesa commissions first offshore wind turbine in Spain

The first offshore wind turbine installed in Spain has been commissioned by Gamesa, for installation at the Arinaga Quay in Gran Canaria (Canary Islands).

31 July 2013
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Official energy statistics published today by the UK government report that the UK has missed its indicative renewable energy target for 2011-12.

31 July 2013
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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
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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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The following stories were the most popular with visitors to the Reinforced Plastics website last week.

29 July 2013Amanda Jacob
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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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The following stories were the most popular with visitors to the Reinforced Plastics website last week.

22 July 2013Amanda Jacob
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The following stories were the most popular with visitors to the Reinforced Plastics website last week.

15 July 2013Amanda Jacob
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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The following stories were the most popular with visitors to the Reinforced Plastics website last week.

8 July 2013Amanda Jacob
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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
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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
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Bombardier Aerospace expects the maiden flight of its new CSeries aircraft to take place by the end of July.

5 July 2013Amanda Jacob
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Netherlands-based Sima Charters will acquire a second CTruk 20T multi-purpose composite catamaran.

3 July 2013Amanda Jacob
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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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The following stories were the most popular with visitors to the Reinforced Plastics website during the month of July.

1 July 2013Amanda Jacob
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