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Renewable energy to help the US Department of Defense

The American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) and Advanced Energy Economy (AEE) are partnering to explore how renewable energy can help the US Department of Defense (DoD).
02 February 2012

Gamesa enters electric vehicle market

Gamesa is entering the electric vehicle and energy efficiency market, taking a stake in N2S, a Spanish start-up specialising in intelligent energy services management.
31 January 2012

Slowdown in global Q4 renewable energy developments Slowdown in global Q4 renewable energy developments

The fourth quarter of 2011 saw a drop in the number of new global energy and renewable energy development proposals compared to both the same period in 2010, and the third quarter of 2011, according to the latest EIC Monitor quarterly report.
27 January 2012

XBoards introduces snowboard made from flax fibre composite

XBoards Inc has developed a limited edition snowboard, called BioBoard™, made from flax fibre reinforced composite.
24 January 2012

Mainstream raises €40m for renewable energy projects

Mainstream Renewable Power has raised €40 million in loan notes to finance its domestic and international renewable energy plans.
19 January 2012

Automotive carbon fibre project launched

A Danish project has been granted DKr1.6 million by the Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation for research on a mass production method for high quality automotive composite components.
16 January 2012

Elmira launches bio-based prepregs

UK company Elmira has developed a range of bio-based prepregs.
13 January 2012

Renewable energy outpaces fossil fuel and nuclear growth

Renewable energy sources continue to expand rapidly while substantially outpacing the growth rates of fossil fuels and nuclear power, according to the Monthly Energy Review by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
09 January 2012

Renewable energy accounted for 12.4% of European energy consumption Renewable energy accounted for 12.4% of European energy consumption

The renewable energy share accounted for 12.4% of overall gross final energy consumption in 2010, as against 11.5% in 2009, according to EurObserv’ER's figures for all European Union Member States (EU-27) for 2010.
09 January 2012

The top 5 Reinforced Plastics news stories of 2011

The following 5 news articles published in 2011 were the most popular with visitors to the Reinforced Plastics website during the year.
03 January 2012

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