The new Danish centre-left coalition government has increased the target for wind capacity to 50% of the total power consumption in Denmark in 2020.
31 October, 2011
DONG Energy and Vestas will test Vestas' V164 7 MW offshore wind turbine at DONG’s demonstration site in the waters off Frederikshavn in Northern Jutland, Denmark.
31 October, 2011
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31 October, 2011
US Liner Company's latest product is ECOTEX, a panel consisting of glass fibre reinforced thermoplastic skins and chopped long fibre polypropylene and glass core.
30 October, 2011
A fast response, coloured gel-coat mixing and delivery service for the German composites market has been set up by Bodo Möller Chemie GmbH in its facilities in Offenbach am Main, near Frankfurt.
29 October, 2011
When Click Bond Inc wanted to develop a bonded nut plate stand-off for the cargo doors of a major manufacturer's new generation of commercial aircraft, it chose Victrex® PEEK™ polymer for the composite part.
28 October, 2011
SP-High Modulus is exhibiting at the METS (Marine Equipment Trade Show) in Amsterdam on 15-17 November.
28 October, 2011
REpower Systems SE will deliver 12 wind turbines to Golden Valley Electric Association (GVEA) for the 24.6 MW Eva Creek wind farm near Ferry, Alaska, USA.
28 October, 2011
Hexcel Corporation reports net sales for the third quarter of 2011 of US$351.8 million, 19.5% higher than for the third quarter of 2010, led by strong business in the commercial aerospace sector.
27 October, 2011
German testing equipment manufacturer Zwick Roell is seeing growth in the composites market.
27 October, 2011
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) welcomed the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee (ECCC) to its base at Stromness and testing sites around the Islands for wave and tidal power, last week.
27 October, 2011
Owens Corning reports that consolidated net sales reached US$1.5 billion in the third quarter of 2011, up 22% from the same period last year.
27 October, 2011
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) will model the UK's tidal energy resources to improve understanding of the possible interactions between tidal energy extraction systems as they are deployed between now and 2050.
26 October, 2011
The three new products joining BASF's crash-optimised glass reinforced polyamide 6 range are designed for crash-relevant automotive parts such as steering wheel components, body inserts and seat structures.
26 October, 2011
The 25 jacket foundations for RWE Innogy's Thornton Bank 2 offshore wind farm off the coast of Belgium have now been installed.
26 October, 2011
SABIC Innovative Plastics and construction supply company Meccano de Mexico have developed one-piece, reusable concrete forms made from SABIC’s LNP Verton long glass fibre reinforced thermoplastic composite.
26 October, 2011
Bayer MaterialScience LLC has conducted studies to compare the performance of its new Baydur® polyurethane systems with that of epoxy and vinyl ester based composites.
26 October, 2011
Dutch Thermoplastic Components (DTC) will exhibit a range of high performance continuous fibre reinforced thermoplastic parts at The Composites Engineering Show in the UK this November.
25 October, 2011
Spirit AeroSystems Inc has shipped the first production composite centre fuselage panels for the Airbus A350 XWB programme out of its Kinston, North Carolina, facility.
25 October, 2011
Financing has been completed for the 75 MW Finca de Viento Santa Isabel wind farm in Puerto Rico, Pattern Energy Group LP says.
24 October, 2011
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24 October, 2011
Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co Ltd has begun mass production of its permanent magnet direct drive (PMDD) 1.5MW wind turbines for high altitude areas.
24 October, 2011
Specialist tooling company Manuplas will exhibit at The Composites Engineering Show 2011 this November.
21 October, 2011
GE Energy Financial Services and India's Greenko Group Plc will develop up to 1 GW of wind energy projects across India.
21 October, 2011
Wind Energy Services Company (WES), a provider of composite repair and maintenance services for wind farms and part of Molded Fiber Glass Companies (MFG), has established partnering agreements with three MFG turbine component manufacturing facilities.
21 October, 2011
Vestas will supply 55 of its V100 1.8 MW wind turbines for a 99 MW wind farm in Texas, USA.
20 October, 2011
The new AXSON group unites BS Coatings, Revocoat and Axson Technologies to create a specialist in high performance polymer formulation.
20 October, 2011
Tata Power has reached the 300 MW milestone for installed wind power capacity in India.
20 October, 2011
LANXESS is strengthening its position in fibre reinforced thermoplastic composites, concentrating on hybrid composite sheet technology based on polyamide.
20 October, 2011
Patterns and Moulds Ltd will be showcasing its services at The Composites Engineering Show in the UK this November.
19 October, 2011
Ahlstrom Corporation is implementing a programme aimed at increasing annual operating profit by approximately 15 million euros from the year 2012. Around 400 employees may be affected.
19 October, 2011
Porcher Industries' new Greenlite™ reinforcements are based on cellulose fibres and compatible with bio-based resins.
18 October, 2011
Magnum Venus Plastech, a specialist in composites processing equipment, has restructured and rebranded to support a focus on new composites markets.
18 October, 2011
US Interior Secretary Ken Salazar calls for continued and unwavering commitment from industry and the Government for US offshore wind.
17 October, 2011
Gurit will be showcasing its extended core material range, as well as its carbon fibre and tooling expertise, at the China Wind Power 2011 exhibition in Beijing.
17 October, 2011
The new Latin American Composite Materials Association ( ALMACO ) has announced that it will organise a trade show in São Paulo in the second half of 2013.
17 October, 2011
The British Prime Minister, David Cameron, has officially opened Airbus’ new £400 million factory in Wales which will assemble the composite wings for the new A350 XWB aircraft family.
17 October, 2011
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17 October, 2011
Huntsman will showcase a range of innovative materials and technologies for composite designs at The Composites Engineering Show in the UK this November.
15 October, 2011
FuturaGene and the Guangxi Academy of Sciences (GXAS) will collaborate on the development and optimisation of second generation biofuel production from woody species, and eucalyptus in particular.
14 October, 2011
Scott Bader Ltd is exhibiting for the first time at The Composites Engineering Show 2011 in Birmingham, UK, in November.
14 October, 2011
The City of Austin, Texas, USA, has switched to 100% renewable energy with all facilities from neighbourhood libraries and recreation centres to police and fire stations subscribing to Austin Energy’s GreenChoice® renewable energy.
14 October, 2011
Advanced Composites Group Inc (ACG) and JD Lincoln, members of Umeco Composites Structural Materials (UCSM), will be exhibiting at SAMPE Tech 2011.
14 October, 2011
Original equipment and wind turbine manufacturers say stable Federal policies are needed to establish a US offshore wind industry at the Offshore WINDPOWER Conference & Exhibition in Baltimore, MD, USA, this week.
14 October, 2011
Atlas Composites has become one of only three composites engineering firms in the UK to achieve the AS9100 Rev C quality management system standard for the aviation, space and defence markets.
14 October, 2011
Composites Testing Laboratory Asia (CTL Asia) will be exhibiting at the JEC Asia show in Singapore this month.
13 October, 2011
Vermont Composites Inc has been presented with a Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems (SAS) supplier excellence award.
13 October, 2011
The Australian Clean Energy legislative package, which put a price on carbon emissions and promotes renewable energy, has been passed by the House of Representatives.
13 October, 2011
The wind energy market is set to overtake aerospace as the largest user of advanced composite materials, accounting for nearly 60% of the market by 2020, according to Lux Research.
13 October, 2011
At the Fakuma 2011 BASF is introducing an Ultramid® Endure polyamide (PA) product with 50% glass fibre content which is said to offer improved stiffness at high temperature.
12 October, 2011
Engineering and composite materials consultancy STRUCTeam has opened an office in Warsaw, Poland, to complement its established operation in the UK.
12 October, 2011
The tidal power industry is invited to join an initiative to help enable tidal energy to become a commercial reality at a ‘How to Build a Tidal Array in a Day’ seminar on 25 October during the RenewableUK 2011 conference and exhibition in Manchester, UK.
12 October, 2011
REpower Systems SE is delivering 23 of its MM92, 2.05 MW wind turbines to La Compaigne du Vent, GDF SUEZ Group, for two wind farms totalling 47 MW in Burgundy, France.
12 October, 2011
Hexagon Composites will exhibit at the 4th Asia Pacific Natural Gas Vehicles Association (ANGVA) Conference & Exhibition in China on 18-20 October.
12 October, 2011
Crane Composites Inc, a US manufacturer of fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) wall panels, has expanded its INNOVATIVE FINISHES line of architectural panels with a new collection of over 20 colours and textures called DESIGNS.
11 October, 2011
CCP Composites comprises all the composites activities of the Total Group worldwide, including Cray Valley, Cook Composites and Polymers (CCP) and Composites One.
11 October, 2011
Hexcel’s HexPly® M21E/IMA carbon fibre prepreg is used to build all of the A350 XWB primary structures, including these wing covers, for which Hexcel has supplied prepreg in optimised forms for automated tape lay-up (ATL) and automated fibre placement (AFP).
11 October, 2011
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11 October, 2011
UK wind turbine manufacturer FuturEnergy has unveiled a highly efficient 10 kW turbine which employs Amber Composites' prepreg in its blade design.
11 October, 2011
Barrday Composite Solutions is introducing a new fire resistant epoxy prepreg for interior applications in the aircraft, rail and marine markets.
10 October, 2011
REpower Systems SE is supplying 36 of its 3.4M104 wind turbines for a 122 MW wind farm near Zeewolde, the Netherlands, to be developed by Zuidlob Wind B.V., which is owned by Nuon, part of Swedish Vattenfall.
10 October, 2011
Southwest Windpower Inc and Advanced Technology & Research Corp (ATR) are joining forces to design and manufacture wind and solar hybrid systems.
10 October, 2011
Advanced Composites Group Ltd (ACG) will be exhibiting on the Umeco Composites stand at the JEC Asia exhibition in Singapore on 18-20 October.
10 October, 2011
The Vector Strategy report provides an outlook for steel, aluminium, titanium, ceramic, ballistic fibres and composites, and transparent armour materials in US military ground vehicles.
07 October, 2011
Airbus partner Premium Aerotec has successfully put together the first forward fuselage for the A350 XWB at Nordenham, Germany.
07 October, 2011
Seifert and Skinner & Associates are sponsoring a symposium on composite pressure vessels in Belgium this November.
07 October, 2011
The European Pultrusion Technology Association ( EPTA ) is inviting presentations for its 11th World Pultrusion Conference taking place in Turkey next March.
06 October, 2011
National Oilwell Varco (NOV) has completed the acquisition of composite pipe producer Ameron International Corporation in a merger transaction valuing Ameron at approximately US$777 million.
06 October, 2011
Financing for the €335 million, 200 MW Jädraås wind farm in Sweden has been completed by private equity fund manager Platina Partners LLP and onshore wind developer Arise Windpower AB.
06 October, 2011
Dassault Systèmes, a specialist in 3D and product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions, has acquired Simulayt Ltd, a provider of composites simulation technology.
06 October, 2011
The New York Power Authority (NYPA) Board of Trustees is ending the competitive solicitation process for the Great Lakes Offshore Wind Project (GLOW) without awarding a contract due to cost concerns.
05 October, 2011
A total of 7121 visitors attended the COMPOSITES EUROPE 2011 trade show in Stuttgart on 27-29 September.
05 October, 2011
The European UP Resin Sector Group of the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic), which is currently composed of Ashland, CCP Composites, Reichhold and Scott Bader, has issued a statement on styrene and styrene-free resin technologies.
04 October, 2011
At the AVK International Conference in Stuttgart this September, DSM Composite Resins unveiled a range of styrene-free resins.
04 October, 2011
Amber Composites has received The Supplier of the Year Award for Technical Innovation from motor yacht manufacturer Sunseeker International.
04 October, 2011
At the COMPOSITES EUROPE trade show in Stuttgart in September, 3B - the fibreglass company introduced a new direct single-end roving for long fibre thermoplastic (LFT) polyamide composites.
04 October, 2011
Siemens AG says it is aiming for a profit margin of at least 10% of revenues for its wind power operations, achieved through cost cutting and streamlining operations.
04 October, 2011
Working with partners Technologycom Srl and Cimteclab Srl of Italy, US company Composite Technical Services LLC (CTS) has developed a bio-based epoxy resin for prepregs.
04 October, 2011
Boeing has delivered its first 787 Dreamliner composites-intensive aircraft to launch customer Japanese airliner ANA.
04 October, 2011
Huntsman Advanced Materials' Araldite AW 4856 / Hardener HW 4856 Fast epoxy adhesive designed for the manufacture of wind blades and large composite parts has received approval from Germanischer Lloyd (GL).
04 October, 2011
Premier Composite Technologies (PCT) and UNStudio won the ‘Best Stand’ Blueprint Award at the 100% Design exhibition in London. The modular stand was created using advanced composite materials.
03 October, 2011
McLaren Automotive has established a subsidiary in Singapore responsible for all McLaren Automotive’s operations in the region, including sales and technical support for the new McLaren MP4-12C high performance sports car.
03 October, 2011
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03 October, 2011
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02 October, 2011