Wind/Energy

Pressure Vessels 9 Sep 2022

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.

Automotive 6 Sep 2022

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.

Pressure Vessels 2 Sep 2022

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.

Wind/Energy 2 Sep 2022

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.

Wind/Energy 19 Aug 2022

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.

Thermoplastics 19 Aug 2022

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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Wind/Energy 16 Aug 2022

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.

Composites 4.0 15 Aug 2022

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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Trends 5 Aug 2022

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.