Wind/Energy
University study reports expected useful life of wind projects has increased
The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory recently published research finds that wind project developers now expect wind projects to last about 30 years.
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Composite deckhouses cut weight, noise in wind farm service boats
Holland Composites produces CFRP deckhouses for Windcat wind farm service vessels
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Siemens Gamesa to acquire selected assets of Senvion
The acquisition, to close in the first half of 2020, will include wind turbine service and operations assets and an onshore blade manufacturing facility.
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Composites Index contracts for third month
The Composites Index experienced its third month of contracting activity in September, registering 47.3.
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Solvay introduces high-temperature PEEK polymer
KetaSpire PEEK XT promises the chemical resistance of standard PEEK plus significantly higher strength and stiffness at elevated temperatures.
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GE Haliade-X wind turbines to be used by Dogger Bank Wind Farms
Dogger Bank Wind Farms plans to develop the largest offshore wind farm in the world, off the coast of the U.K.
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Composites industry events focus on recycled carbon fiber, filament winding
CETMA and Suez present a workshop on recycled carbon fiber, MF Tech announces global filament winding convention, and SAMPE 2020 abstracts are due Nov. 15.
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Composites 4.0: digital assistants, edge computing and the future of smart factories
Plataine reviews developments and discusses where composites manufacturing is headed.
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Bombardier wins award for resin transfer infusion wing
The MacRobert Award 2019 recognizes reduction in parts, fasteners and weight using pioneering advanced composites technology.
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Bureau Veritas, Cornis partner on wind blade inspection
The companies offer advanced blade inspection that uses automated artificial intelligence, a global database and digital processing of images.
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