- 19 September 2008 -
TPI Composites opens US wind blade facility
TPI Composites has opened a 316 000 ft2 facility in Newton, Iowa, USA, which will manufacture composite wind turbine blades for the US wind energy market.
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- 15 August 2008 -
SGL expands in wind
Carbon company SGL Group is acquiring a 51% share of the rotor blade manufacturer Abeking & Rasmussen Rotec GmbH & Co KG.
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- 6 August 2008 -
Hexcel sets up prepreg plant
Hexcel Corporation will set up a glass prepreg plant in Colorado, USA, to support the emerging North American wind turbine blade industry.
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- 5 August 2008 -
Wind energy products GL certified
Dow Epoxy Systems’ AIRSTONE™ Systems for Wind Energy have gained a Germanischer Lloyd (GL) certification for the safety, reliability and performance of wind energy systems.
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- 6 June 2008 -
Blade repair range and user-guide
Gurit and Composites One are launching a range of wind turbine blade repair materials as well as a product selection guide on materials used to repair common damages to in-service blades.
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- 16 May 2008 -
High-volume metering system from Graco
The DC12 high-volume metering system from Graco is capable of dispensing 12 kg material per minute in adhesive paste applications, and 6 kg per minute in tooling paste applications.
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- 16 May 2008 -
Huron presents mould release
Huron Technologies is introducing a composite mould release called Mold Release Coating 7575.
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- 15 May 2008 -
LM receives funding for new blade technology
LM Glasfiber of Denmark has received DKK 30 million for the development of novel wind turbine blade technology using new types of fibre.
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- 7 May 2008 -
Global wind energy market to reach 240 GW by 2012
Global Wind Energy Council releases new figures to take account of unexpectedly strong increase in wind energy deployment around the world.
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- 23 April 2008 -
Suzlon announces blade retrofit for S88 turbines
US$25 million programme to resolve blade cracking issues associated with some S88, 2.1 MW turbines in the USA.
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