The new-generation of wind turbines that will operate offshore require very large rotors. George Marsh takes a look at the Vestas approach.
Composite materials and technologies group Gurit AG has sired an automotive company to focus on developing and producing carbon fibre reinforced plastic body panels for prestige cars. George Marsh...
With a growing number of composite wind turbine blades now in service, rotor blade maintenance is becoming a major issue. George Marsh looks at the techniques used to inspect and repair blades and...
As with most automation, advanced fibre placement (AFP) requires substantial investment, but it has shown its ability to cover its cost in terms of saved labour and reduced material scrap, combined...
Despite the detractors, the enthusiasm for wave and tidal power development continues unabated. Watts 2010 (Wind and Tidal Technology Symposium) took place in 2010 and showed that a number of wave and...
George Marsh reports on why some boat builders are choosing to use prepregs in their production.
A solar-powered aircraft has set a flight endurance record by remaining aloft for over two weeks. George Marsh reports.
Wind turbines are getting bigger, driven by economies of scale and the need to increase ‘power per tower’ at wind farms, especially offshore. George Marsh explores the megaturbine seascape.
A350 XWB (extra wide body), the aircraft that Airbus Industrie did not want to build, is now visibly taking shape, propelled by fully committed engineering and management teams within Airbus itself...
Plans for wind farms are often opposed by defence organisations and air traffic control services on the grounds that they interfere with radar, making it difficult to track aircraft. Warships and...
The offshore wind turbines that will fulfil the UK’s Round 3 needs require a sophisticated supply chain of service and installation vessels, not to mention highly-developed port facilities. The...
The USA is seeing a shift in attitudes to renewable energy at Federal level. Bush-era oil-dominated policies are giving way to positive encouragement of sustainable energy. But, to what extent can the...