World growth will slow in 2012, but the question is by how much – IHS Global Insight chief economist Nariman Behravesh releases his Top 10 Economic Predictions for 2012.
23 December 2011
Frank O’Brien-Bernini, Vice President, Chief Sustainability Officer for Owens Corning, discusses how composites can play a role in a sustainable business strategy.
02 November 2011
By signing SB X 1-2 into law, Governor Jerry Brown has marked a new milestone in California’s electricity history, turning the state into a deeper shade of green.
01 September 2011
Holger Krahmer MEP, Member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, was the keynote speaker at the European Composites Industry Association (EuCIA)'s Information Day on Competitive Composites: Sustainability & Recycling Challenges which took place on 4 May at the European Parliament in Brussels. This is his speech.
31 May 2011
The question of how to dispose of end-of-life thermoset composite parts is growing in importance. Traditional disposal routes such as landfill and incineration are becoming increasingly restricted, and composites companies and their customers are looking for more sustainable solutions. The European Composites Industry Association (EuCIA) addressed this issue at its Information Day – Competitive Composites: Sustainability and Recycling Challenges – held at the European Parliament in Brussels in May.
31 May 2011
Enrico Ferri, CEO of Composite Technical Services (CTS), explains why cashew nutshell oil-derived bio-resins can help increase the green attributes of composites while also enhancing their performance.
22 May 2011
Near the German town of St. Goar on the river Rhine, KSB Aktiengesellschaft, Frankenthal, has installed and commissioned two river turbines that will generate power without affecting the river flow or harming fish stocks.
22 March 2011
Planning permission and consents can be the death of many a renewable energy project. Which is why it remains vital to properly assess the environmental impacts of development.
10 February 2011
With China now the clear global renewables leader and new countries emerging as key contenders in the market, a new world order is apparent in the clean energy sector, according to Ernst & Young's latest Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Indices of 30 countries.
01 December 2010
Asian and Australasian countries are brimming with renewable energy resources that have never been fully exploited. Poor infrastructure is one of the main obstacles to development, says Stewart Taggart, but successful European models can provide a blueprint for the future.
26 August 2010