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  • Greener cars = more composites?
    Posted by Amanda Jacob • 11 March 2010
    Reports from the Geneva motor show taking place this week have highlighted the launch of numerous 'green' cars. It seems that most of the major players have been showcasing their take on an electric o...
    tags: green, composites, electric cars
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  • Emerging markets offer best opportunities for composites in construction
    Posted by Amanda Jacob • 17 February 2010
    The construction industry is the biggest user of composite materials, and the potential for further growth is substantial. In a presentation at the ACMA's Composites 2010 show last week, Norman Timmin...
    tags: construction, composites, FRP
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  • Composites 2010: everyone's talking about ...
    Posted by Amanda Jacob • 11 February 2010
    In my conversations at the show, the three following topics were top of the agenda. 1. When will the recovery start? Not surprisingly, everyone was talking about the global economy and asking when b...
    tags: composites, sustainability, green, wind
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  • Composites 2010: cautious optimism
    Posted by Amanda Jacob • 11 February 2010
    Exhibitors at Composites 2010 are generally upbeat about the prospects for the US composites industry over the next few years. Ted Harris, President of Ashland Performance Materials, is ‘cautio...
    tags: composites, USA
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  • Composites 2010: US industry to grow
    Posted by Amanda Jacob • 11 February 2010
    The first day of the Composites 2010 event in a grey and rainy Las Vegas started with an upbeat presentation on the future of the US composites industry by business analyst Ray MacNeil. The US compos...
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    There is good news in the wind for proponents of wind power. Wind turbine capacity has been increasing dramatically, and the unit cost of power generated by wind energy is expected to drop further. Much of this will continue to be credited to China’s efforts, according to a new report from the Global Intelligence Alliance.
  • COP15: What can renewable energy expect from COP15? COP15: What can renewable energy expect from COP15?
    This is it. 2009 is the year to get serious about climate change, the greatest challenge of our age. World leaders meeting in Copenhagen need to reach an ambitious progressive post-2012 climate agreement. But vague promises and finger pointing will not cut it this time, cautions Steve Sawyer of the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC).
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    The Australian renewable energy industry faces a colossal threat of sudden extinction. Last week, the Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) price dived to AU$23 after spending recent months hovering at AU$38. This is well below the AU$50/REC enjoyed only four months ago, and poses severe problems for the renewable energy industry, writes Warwick Johnston of SunWiz consulting.
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    Steve Sawyer pieces together the frenetic events that took place in June in Egypt, which saw the official creation of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
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