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Siemens Gamesa wins U.S. ban on GE wind turbines in patent dispute
Boston judge blocks sales of GE Halide-X offshore wind turbines, allows use in existing U.S. projects.
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CAMX 2022 exhibit preview: Gerster TechTex
Gerster TechTex’s gussets/corner reinforcements and fillers are intended to reinforce the corners of composite parts in automotive, wind and sports industries.
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Baltic Sea countries sign declaration for additional offshore wind commitment
Eight countries in the Baltic Sea region are to increase current 2.8-GW capacity to 19.6 GW by 2030 and enable cross-border cooperation to facilitate offshore wind expansion.
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NREL researchers point to path for improved wind blade recycling rates
Researcher consider strategies like policy regulation and recycling technology development to mitigate the impact of end-of-life wind blades.
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Gurit reports net sales impacted by challenging wind turbine blade market
Unaudited sales results for the first half of 2022 are marked by a decline of -7.0% at constant exchange rates impacted by the wind market, though high growth is reported in marine and other industrial markets.
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Plant tour: ÉireComposites, Galway, Ireland
An in-house testing business and R&D focus has led to innovative materials use and projects in a range of markets, from civil aerospace to renewable energy to marine.
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Matrix Composites secures $14 million to support deepwater floating rig project in Asia
High-performance composite deepwater drill riser buoyancy systems supply capitalizes on increased activity in the subsea segment.
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Evident wind blade inspection system automates nondestructive ultrasonic testing
An autonomous, cobot-mounted inspection system combines Industry 4.0 with established ultrasonic technology to rapidly provide repeatable, accurate data and improve overall efficiency.
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Dustless, mobile solution for on-site wind turbine blade repurposing
Denmark-based Isodan Engineering ApS translated its expertise in mobile, shipping container-based newspaper recycling systems to solve a need for breaking down wind turbine blades on-site for reuse.
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Siemens Gamesa RecyclableBlades installed at RWE offshore wind farm
RWE’s Kaskasi offshore wind power project leads first commercial installation of eighty-one-meter B81 composite RecyclableBlades.
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