Outlining the US energy strategy, President Barack Obama says oil imports must come down by a third by 2025 and that the share of renewable and low-carbon energy must increase.
31 March, 2011
The European Union’s High Power, High Reliability Offshore Wind Technology (HiPRWind) project is looking into the development of up to 20 MW offshore wind turbines.
31 March, 2011
Umeco Composites Structural Materials (UCSM) companies Advanced Composites Group Ltd (ACG) and JD Lincoln will exhibit their prepreg materials at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg in April.
31 March, 2011
The Scottish Government has approved a 69 MW extension to the Black Law wind farm and the 69 MW Blackcraig wind farm.
30 March, 2011
Vestas has unveiled its 7 MW V164 offshore wind turbine, which could see the first prototype developed in 2012.
30 March, 2011
Pliogrip™ 1000-series acrylic structural adhesives from Ashland Performance Materials are now available to the composites industry in Europe.
30 March, 2011
3A Composites Core Materials is unveiling its new BALTEK® SBC balsa core material this week.
29 March, 2011
Vestas has confirmed it is in negotiations with a consortium planning a near 400 MW wind farm in Mexico.
29 March, 2011
Toho Tenax will introduce its new high tenacity carbon fibre filament yarn Tenax®-E HTS45 E23 at the JEC Composites Show 2011 in Paris this week.
29 March, 2011
Volkswagen unveiled its XL1 concept car at the Qatar Motor earlier this year. Cloaked in carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) body panels attached to a CFRP monocoque structure, the plug-in hybrid-electric two-passenger car could enter small series production in 2013.
28 March, 2011
An-Cor Industrial Plastics has supplied 38 glass fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) tanks for a water filtration plant under construction in The Bronx, New York City. The tanks were manufactured using Vipel® vinyl ester resins from AOC.
25 March, 2011
UK company Amber Composites can now supply ROHACELL® high-performance foam core materials from Evonik Industries.
25 March, 2011
Alstom has upgraded its 3 MW ECO 100 wind turbines with a capacity factor increase of 8-15% across wind classes.
24 March, 2011
Marine Current Turbines Ltd’s (MCT) 1.2 MW SeaGen tidal turbine has passed the UK’s operating performance criteria for wave and tidal technologies.
24 March, 2011
Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc (TAI), an international F-35 Lightning II supplier to Northrop Grumman Corporation, has delivered its first production composite air inlet duct for the aircraft.
24 March, 2011
Ashland Performance Materials has announced an April price increase for its complete portfolio of unsaturated polyester resins and epoxy vinyl ester resins and gel-coats sold in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
24 March, 2011
C. A. Litzler Co Inc has acquired the technical assets of Western Advanced Engineering Company (WAECO) of Orange, California, a supplier of custom hot-melt prepreg machines.
23 March, 2011
E.ON has been granted planning permission to build a 47.5 MW onshore wind farm near Garve in the Scottish Highlands.
23 March, 2011
IPS Structural Adhesives is leveraging its merger with Holdtite Adhesives Ltd to create a new brand, expand production capacity and introduce new technologies to a broader array of markets.
23 March, 2011
Oxeon is introducing +a/-ß variants of its carbon fibre TeXtreme® Spread Tow Fabrics, initially launching a +45/-45 product.
22 March, 2011
Zoltek Corporation has restructured its carbon fibre business into three units focusing on Wind Energy, Composite Intermediates, and Technical Fibres.
22 March, 2011
The Materials Research Division at Risø DTU will develop the scientific basis and computational tools for the microstructural optimisation of wind turbine blade materials with the China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing.
22 March, 2011
SP - High Modulus, the marine business of Gurit, has signed a commercialisation and supply agreement with 3M for use of 3M™ Matrix Resin in high performance marine applications.
22 March, 2011
The €170 million project will reportedly provide 8% of the island’s electricity generation capacity.
21 March, 2011
Senior figures from Indian Government and business have backed a new report by international NGO The Climate Group, which describes how a low carbon development path is the only one that will guarantee future prosperity for India.
21 March, 2011
The European Union has imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty of 13.8% on imports of certain continuous filament glass fibre products originating in China. This duty will be applicable for the next 5 years.
21 March, 2011
BASF Corporation has opened a new epoxy composite laboratory at its technical centre in Tarrytown, New York, which will focus on wind turbine blade applications
21 March, 2011
Reichhold Inc has announced an April price increase on all unsaturated polyester and vinyl ester resins sold in North America for the composites industry.
21 March, 2011
The following stories were the most popular with visitors to the Reinforced Plastics website last week.
21 March, 2011
Interplastic Corporation’s Thermoset Resins Division is raising the price of its CoREZYN® and Silmar® brand resins, gel-coats, colorants and putties on 9 April.
20 March, 2011
AVK (the German federation of reinforced plastics) is partnering with the CompoCycle composite recycling system developed by Zajons Zerkleinerungs GmbH.
20 March, 2011
The American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA) has designed two new Certified Composites Technician (CCT) programmes – Light Resin Transfer Moulding (LRTM), and Wind Blade Repair (WBR).
19 March, 2011
A study has found that there have not been extensive issues with shadow flicker from wind turbines in the UK.
18 March, 2011
Bayer MaterialScience has concluded a patent license agreement for the use of carbon nanotubes (CNT) with Hyperion Catalysis International Inc.
18 March, 2011
LMS International and e-Xstream engineering have started a strategic partnership to develop fatigue tools for random fibre reinforced composites.
17 March, 2011
GE introduced a 4.1 MW direct drive offshore wind turbine at EWEA 2011 in Brussels this week.
17 March, 2011
The EU needs to adopt binding renewable energy targets for 2030 to ensure long-term investment, according to the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA).
17 March, 2011
Dutch company EverkinetIQ International has developed its first small wind turbine based on a glass fibre reinforced ASA resin from BASF.
17 March, 2011
AOC LLC has announced a 7 April price increase for all polyester resins, vinyl ester resins, gel-coats and pigments for all shipments to, from, and within Mexico, Latin America, South America and the Caribbean.
16 March, 2011
BAE Systems Composite Structures Inc has purchased VISTAGY Inc's FiberSIM® software to design and manufacture parts for commercial aircraft programmes.
16 March, 2011
China could surpass 70 GW of installed wind power in 2015 under the country’s new Five Year Plan, according to the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC).
16 March, 2011
Vestas’ 6 MW offshore wind turbine, which will be presented later this month, will be deployed by PNE Wind at Gode Wind III of the German coast.
16 March, 2011
Cray Valley is increasing the price of its complete portfolio of resins and gel-coats produced in Europe in April.
16 March, 2011
Scott & Fyfe Ltd has appointed Azelis Composites as distributor for its range of glass fibre reinforcements in the UK and Ireland.
15 March, 2011
MAG IAS has received an order for two VIPER® 6000 Fibre Placement Systems from Alliant Techsystems (ATK) for use in the manufacture of wings for the F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft.
15 March, 2011
Alstom Wind is going offshore with its new 6 MW permanent magnet direct drive wind turbine.
15 March, 2011
Audi Concept Design has developed lightweight carbon fibre skis which may be ready for series production by this winter.
15 March, 2011
AOC LLC will increase the prices of all its products for the USA and Canada on 11 April 2011.
14 March, 2011
The Harbin Hafei Airbus Composite Manufacturing Centre, a joint venture between Airbus and its Chinese partners, has been officially inaugurated in Harbin, China. The new facilities will mainly be used to manufacture composite parts for the Airbus A350 XWB aircraft.
14 March, 2011
A study by SBI Energy shows that the thermal and digestion waste-to-energy market is to be unaffected by the global economic downturn, forecasting the annual global market for all technologies combined are to exceed US$27 billion by 2021.
14 March, 2011
The following stories were the most popular with visitors to the Reinforced Plastics website last week.
14 March, 2011
The Prodrive-run Aston Martin Racing team has revealed its new AMR-One car, which features a carbon fibre monocoque.
12 March, 2011
ACCIONA Energy begins construction of its first wind farm in Poland which is to be situated at Golice in the west of the country.
11 March, 2011
Applied Composites Engineering (ACE) has been appointed exclusive agent for Anaglyph's PlyMatch™ ply placement technology in the USA and Canada.
11 March, 2011
At the end of 2010, the market for composite products reached an estimated US$50 billion and it is expected to reach $78 billion in 2016, according to a report from Lucintel.
10 March, 2011
The US solar market value grew 67% last year to US$6 billion despite the recession, according to a report from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and GMT Research.
10 March, 2011
Owens Corning has held the official opening ceremony of its new glass fibre production facility in the Yuhang Economic and Development Zone, Hangzhou, China.
10 March, 2011
An ambitious vision for Europe’s energy sector over the next 30 years has been published by the European Commission.
10 March, 2011
Wind turbine manufacturer Gamesa is expanding its presence in India by building new manufacturing plants and a wind power technology centre.
10 March, 2011
The US Navy / Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned aircraft successfully completed its maiden flight last month with GKN Aerospace-developed and manufactured wings and fuselage structure.
09 March, 2011
Vertical axis offshore wind turbines could provide an alternative to conventional horizontal turbine designs, according to the Energy Technologies Institute.
09 March, 2011
Teijin Ltd has announced that it has established the world’s first mass production technologies for carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP). The company claims it can mould a vehicle cabin frame in under 60 seconds.
09 March, 2011
Pultruder Strongwell’s laboratory is now equipped with an Instron 5984 materials testing machine with an environmental chamber.
08 March, 2011
Renewable energy could supply 26.7% of China’s energy consumption by 2030, although the more probable middle scenario sets the share at 20-22%, according to the Centre for Renewable Energy Development (CRED).
08 March, 2011
BMW has launched a sub-brand focused on developing sustainable mobility solutions – BMW i. Two models will be introduced from 2013, both featuring carbon fibre composite passenger cells.
08 March, 2011
A new report predicts that the global wind turbine market will expand in 2011, with an estimated growth of 18%, after the global growth in new grid connected wind capacity slowed in 2010.
08 March, 2011
Delta Motorsport Ltd unveils its all-electric E-4 Coupé this week, during the UK stage of the European Automotive Industry Technology Roadshow (EAIT). The car was manufactured using ACG's composite products.
08 March, 2011
Delegates at a renewable energy conference for Latin America and the Caribbean have called for investment into the region.
08 March, 2011
Car maker Volkswagen AG has purchased an 8.18% stake in the equity of carbon fibre manufacturer SGL Carbon.
07 March, 2011
Axson Technologies, a specialist in the manufacture of epoxy and polyurethane resins, is opening a new production plant in China, and is planning to open a new site in India by the end of 2011.
07 March, 2011
EWEA 2011: A roadmap defining an ambitious, but realistic target and development pathway to 2030 for offshore wind in the Central and Southern North will be presented at EWEA 2011 in Brussels next week.
07 March, 2011
The following stories were the most popular with visitors to the Reinforced Plastics website last week.
07 March, 2011
Lamborghini launched its new Aventador LP 700-4 model at the Geneva Motor Show last week. The car is based on a carbon fibre composite monocoque that combines lightweight engineering with the highest levels of stiffness and safety.
07 March, 2011
REpower Systems AG will introduce a 3.2 MW wind turbine with a hub height of 143 m at the European Wind Energy Association’s EWEA 2011 in Belgium this month.
04 March, 2011
Tods Aerospace will be focussing on its range of carbon, glass and aluminium skinned composite structural flooring at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Germany next month.
04 March, 2011
Australian company Quickstep Holdings Ltd has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with helicopter company Sikorsky International Operations Inc aimed at enabling Quickstep to become part of Sikorsky’s global supply chain.
03 March, 2011
Two further Hexcel HexPly® unidirectional carbon fibre prepregs have been certified by Germanischer Lloyd (GL) for use in the manufacture of wind turbine blades.
03 March, 2011
Haysite Reinforced Plastics' Dura-Core 1000™ composite sandwich panel is said to exhibit excellent flame, smoke and toxicity (FST) properties and is designed for use as a floor material in light transit rail car interiors.
02 March, 2011
Core Molding Technologies Inc says it new Featherlite™ low-density sheet moulding compound (SMC) offers high surface quality and improved economics.
02 March, 2011
Global offshore wind and solar energy markets continued to grow steadily last year, according to Ernst & Young.
02 March, 2011
The first NATEX workshop on bio-composites for the textiles sector takes place later this month in Poland.
01 March, 2011
The following stories were the most popular with visitors to the Reinforced Plastics website during the month of March.
01 March, 2011
An extension of the Cooperative Research Centre for Advanced Composite Structures (CRC-ACS) has been launched in Australia.
01 March, 2011
DSM has announced a partnership with Indian company Kemrock Industries and Exports Ltd for the production of speciality composite resins in India. DSM and Kemrock will invest US$25 million in the joint venture.
01 March, 2011