Compounding specialist TechnoCompound of Bad Sobernheim, Germany has expanded its portfolio of TechnoFiber long glass fibre (LGF) reinforced polypropylene LH E-grades with low-odour and low-emission materials targeted at the automotive industry.
30 September, 2009
The fall in orders for wind energy in 2009 will affect revenues in 2010, analyst Frost & Sullivan predicts.
30 September, 2009
REpower Systems has erected the first of a total of 6 REpower 5M, 5 MW wind turbines for the alpha ventus offshore wind farm test field.
30 September, 2009
In a project to improve the protection of UK armed forces serving in Afghanistan, phenolic prepreg materials from Advanced Composites Group (ACG) Ltd are being used to manufacture appliqué armour and spall liners for more than 100 military vehicles.
30 September, 2009
Renewable energy consultancy, Natural Power, and the Danish national laboratory for sustainable energy, Risø DTU, have installed ZephIR in the rotating spinner of a Vestas NM80 wind turbine located at Tjæreborg Enge in western Denmark.
29 September, 2009
Total construction spending in the USA on an annual basis is expected to fall 12% this year and 4% in 2010, according to IHS Global Insight.
29 September, 2009
A £5 million project to develop and demonstrate a monitoring system that could reduce the cost of generating electricity from offshore wind farms in the UK, has been launched by the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI).
29 September, 2009
Advanced Composites Group (ACG) has added a new adhesive system and a surface improvement film to its range of out of autoclave products.
29 September, 2009
SP, the marine business of Gurit, has supplied composite materials for the C-Boat superyacht tender, which was officially launched at Monaco Yacht Show last week.
28 September, 2009
Underground pipe repair technology that uses ultraviolet (UV) light has helped preserve an historic home near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
26 September, 2009
At a White House meeting to discuss the American Recovery Act, US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and Energy Secretary Steven Chu hosted a group of renewable energy developers and manufacturers, announcing US$550 million in new awards to these companies bringing the total amount to more than US$1bn awarded to date to companies investing in domestic renewable energy.
25 September, 2009
AOC has appointed Superior Oil Company as distributor for its full product line, including unsaturated polyester and vinyl ester resins, gel-coats and pigment dispersions.
25 September, 2009
With the rapid decline of available credit and investor confidence, 2009 has not been the best year for the global wind power industry. However, the sector is presumed to pick up due to concerns for energy security and global warming and the growing demand for electricity in developing countries, according to Frost & Sullivan.
25 September, 2009
Magneti Marelli has chosen a Rhodia glass fibre reinforced polyamide to produce the air intake manifold and the fuel rail of the Citroën C4 and the C5 2l biofuel car engines in Brazil.
25 September, 2009
Siemens has released a 3.6 MW wind turbine featuring a 120 m rotor diameter. The SWT-3.6-120 wind turbine is based on the SWT-3.6-107 offshore wind turbine. Siemens says it will generate roughly 10% more electricity at a typical offshore site compared to the SWT-3.6-107.
24 September, 2009
GE has acquired ScanWind, a developer of both advanced drive train and control wind turbine technologies aimed at offshore deployment.
24 September, 2009
Schat-Harding has set a new world record for a lifeboat free fall drop by launching its FF1200 model, which is built from sandwich composites, from a height of 55 m.
23 September, 2009
Rio Tinto has entered into an agreement to sell Alcan Composites, part of the Alcan Engineered Products division, to Schweiter Technologies AG for US$349 million.
22 September, 2009
AOC's Vipel® vinyl ester resins are now available for shipment from manufacturing facilities in Europe.
22 September, 2009
Advanced materials company Hexcel has purchased two robotic testing systems from Zwick Roell, in response to the growing demand for more extreme environmental testing.
21 September, 2009
Wind energy applications are being targeted by honeycomb materials manufacturer nidaplast.
21 September, 2009
In its 2009 market update for commercial aircraft, Boeing forecasts a requirement for 3770 new aircraft for the China region over the next 20 years, valued at US$400 billion.
20 September, 2009
Magnum Venus Plastech (MVP) has named Composites One China as its official distributor in China.
18 September, 2009
McLaren Automotive has unveiled its new high performance sports car, the McLaren MP4-12C. The car is based around a carbon fibre composite chassis: the Carbon MonoCell.
18 September, 2009
Gamesa is supplying 26 of its G87, 2 MW wind turbines to ENEL Unión Fenosa Renovables (EUFER) for two windfarms in Spain.
18 September, 2009
Cytec Engineered Materials (CEM) and Mitsubishi Rayon Co Ltd (MRC) have announced a strategic business collaboration to develop carbon fibre reinforced composites technology for the aerospace industry.
17 September, 2009
PPG Industries’ fibre glass business has announced a price increase for all thermoplastic chopped strand and thermoset dry chopped strand products.
17 September, 2009
BP is selling off its wind power interests in India for 4.622 billion Rupees (~US$95 million), but says it will continue to focus on wind in the USA.
17 September, 2009
UK Energy and Climate Secretary Ed Miliband, has said the world’s biggest wind turbine blades will be made in the UK as he announced grants for three offshore wind energy companies.
17 September, 2009
This year's China Composites Expo (CCE 2009), held in Shanghai on 2-4 September, attracted over 8249 visitors.
16 September, 2009
UK firm Solomon has introduced structural bonding to the design of its refrigerated trucks, eliminating the use of mechanical fixings.
16 September, 2009
The Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) will receive more than US$6.8 million over three years to advance the production of renewable power from marine and hydrokinetic projects.
15 September, 2009
Vestas’ V112, 3 MW offshore wind turbine model is said to be optimised for the conditions at sea and “can generate more power than any other turbine in the 3 MW class.”
15 September, 2009
A five-axis multi-processing system for the machining and finishing of large parts such as wind blades and boat hulls is being introduced by MAG.
15 September, 2009
Owens Corning's glass fibre reinforcement facility in Vado, Italy, has been converted to the company’s patented boron and fluorine-free Advantex® technology platform and will re-start operations during the fourth quarter.
14 September, 2009
Magnum Venus Plastech (MVP) has developed a new system for the injection of single component resins.
12 September, 2009
The organisers of the Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy is seeking entries from "inspirational and innovative" local sustainable energy programmes from Asia, Africa and Latin America.
12 September, 2009
Italian car maker Lamborghini will display its new Murciélago LP 670-4 SuperVeloce model at the COMPOSITES EUROPE trade fair in Stuttgart next month.
11 September, 2009
Mitsubishi and Peugeot Citroën have signed an agreement in Paris to jointly develop an electric car for the European market.
11 September, 2009
Futuristic automotive firm Riversimple has used epoxy prepregs from Advanced Composites Group Ltd (ACG) to form the body shell and bonnet of its new urban concept car.
11 September, 2009
Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc (TAI) has purchased VISTAGY’s FiberSIM® software to streamline the design-to-manufacturing process of complex composite parts for the Turkish Indigenous Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) – TIHA Programme.
10 September, 2009
Organisers of the prominent global renewable energy awards report that nominations are reflecting the structural changes to clean energy markets…
10 September, 2009
Masdar Institute of Science and technology has welcomed its first intake of 92 graduate students, representing 22 different nations.
10 September, 2009
US-based carbon fibre supplier Zoltek and wind turbine blade designer Global Blade Technology (GBT) of the Netherlands are joining forces to promote the design and manufacture of turbine blades using Zoltek’s carbon fibres.
10 September, 2009
Thermoplastic compounder RTP Company is introducing a line of bioplastic compounds that use resins derived from renewable resources.
09 September, 2009
E.ON Climate and Renewables (EC&R) North America has confirmed the completion of its Panther Creek wind farm, one of the 10 largest in the USA.
08 September, 2009
Sensor Products Inc says its Pressurex® pressure indicating film helps achieve uniform contact pressure more consistently in resin transfer moulding (RTM) operations.
08 September, 2009
Australian Composites Pty Ltd has developed a range of ultraviolet (UV) curing prepregs which have passed fire tests required for interior parts of trains, buses and other public transportation.
08 September, 2009
Risk management company Det Norske Veritas (DNV) is launching class notation for offshore wind turbine installation units based on DNV’s Offshore Service Specification DNV OSS-101 for drilling and production vessels used in the oil and gas industry.
08 September, 2009
Swedish forestry and timber product company Södra and Norwegian energy company Statkraft have signed a SEK 10 billion (~€1bn) agreement of intent on renewable energy.
08 September, 2009
A project to expand the wastewater treatment facility in Denton, Texas, USA, is employing composite pipe in the manufacture of its sewer line.
07 September, 2009
Lectra and AB-Inventech have signed a cooperation agreement to promote automated production solutions for the wind energy and aerospace markets.
05 September, 2009
ITW Plexus is exhibiting its range of high performance methacrylate adhesives at Bondexpo in Stuttgart this month.
05 September, 2009
The US$2.2 million Zayed Future Energy Prize awarded every year for innovation, long-term vision and leadership in renewable energy and technologies is open for nominations until 16 October 2009.
04 September, 2009
Vestas has received an order for a total of 24m V90 2.0 MW wind turbines and 16 units of the V90 1.8 MW wind turbine for three projects in Spain.
04 September, 2009
Oxford City Council – and former Renewable Energy Focus editor Paul Spencer - have revealed plans for a £3m wind turbine development on council land in the UK city, purportedly the first on council land anywhere in the UK.
04 September, 2009
Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has approved AGY's S-1 Glass™ glass rovings for use in wind turbine blade applications.
04 September, 2009
Canadian company Acrolab Ltd says its Isomandrel technology allows a quick and controlled cure of thermoset filament wound pipe sections without the need for cure ovens.
03 September, 2009
PPG Industries is introducing HYBON 2026 glass fibre roving for use in composite wind turbine blades and other applications.
02 September, 2009
UK Secretary of Energy and Climate Change, Ed Miliband, has proposed to address the way power plants are connected to the UK’s power grid in the hope of getting new generation, including renewable energy, connected faster.
02 September, 2009
US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and Energy Secretary Steven Chu have announced US$502 million in the first round of awards from an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act programme providing cash assistance to clean and renewable energy production companies in place of earned tax credits.
02 September, 2009
Turkish polyester resin and gel-coat manufacturer Poliya has launched its new website.
02 September, 2009
Toho Tenax Co Ltd is exhibiting at China Composites Expo 2009 in Shanghai this week to support the expansion of its carbon fibre business in the Chinese market.
01 September, 2009
The following five stories were the most popular with visitors to the Reinforced Plastics website during the month of August.
01 September, 2009