Wind/Energy

Pressure Vessels

Gazelle Wind Power offshore wind platform design principles confirmed

Basin model tests verify feasibility of floating offshore wind platform’s use in a wide range of conditions.  

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Pressure Vessels

Taiwan project signs for 73 Siemens Gamesa offshore wind turbines 

Each 14-MW turbine to be deployed in Taiwan will use 108-meter-long Siemens Gamesa IntegralBlades and nacelles from Taiwan-based nacelle factory, to be expanded by 2024.  

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Sustainability

TNO research offers circularity solution for discarded wind turbine blades

Thermochemical method involving pyrolysis extracts fibers, which can then be reprocessed as thermoplastic composites for various recyclable products.  

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Wind/Energy

New report reveals U.S. saw 60% growth for offshore wind targets

Business Network for Offshore Wind’s inaugural quarterly report details market trends, supply chain and technology advancements.  

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Pressure Vessels

GE lays off workers at onshore wind unit for business restructure plan

Sources report job cuts are the result of weak demand for onshore wind, rising costs and supply chain delay.  

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Pressure Vessels

Kite-based energy system aims for high-output, low-impact wind energy

Netherlands-based startup Kitepower’s Falcon airborne wind energy (AWE) system deploys a fiberglass-intensive kite to generate wind energy with a low ground footprint.

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Carbon Fibers

Forvia brand Faurecia exhibits XL CGH2 tank, cryogenic LH2 storage solution for heavy-duty trucks

Part of its full hydrogen solutions portfolio at IAA Transportation 2022, Faurecia also highlighted sustainable thermoplastic tanks and smart tanks for better safety via structural integrity monitoring.

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Pressure Vessels

Siemens Gamesa upgrades 5.X onshore wind platform, reaches 100 installations

Seven-megawatt wind turbine variant has reached more than 4.5 gigawatts in sales globally since its launch, and is installed in six European wind farms.  

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Wind/Energy

Siemens Gamesa, Airborne collaborate on automation of wind turbine blades

Joint efforts combine years of expertise in the manufacture of wind turbine blades, composite processing and automation to scale up operations.  

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Plant Tours

Plant tour: AvCarb, Lowell, Mass., U.S.

Composites are often selected for their structural properties, but at AvCarb, innovation in carbon fiber-based products has driven fuel cell technology advances for decades.

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