Wind/Energy
Siemens Gamesa launches 10-MW offshore wind turbine
Siemens Gamesa’s new, 10-MW turbine features 94-m-long blades and is said to be capable of supplying about 10,000 European households with electricity for a year.
Read MoreGE to test Haliade-X 12-MW wind turbine prototype
The Haliade-X 12 MW prototype will be installed in Rotterdam, The Netherlands where data will be collected with the aim of obtaining Type Certification.
Read MoreTPI to open India-based wind blade manufacturing facility, signs supply agreement with Vestas
New manufacturing hub based in the Chennai region will provide composite wind blades from four manufacturing lines for India and export markets.
Read MoreGeneral Atomics Aeronautical developing tool-less thermoplastics composites process
Aerospace manufacturer General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. is developing a novel process for the fabrication of thermoplastic composite structures that obviates the need for traditional molds or tooling.
Read MoreVestas secures 359 MW multi-brand repowering order
The company has received a 359 MW order to repower a portfolio of three wind projects in Texas from Phoenix Wind Repower LLC.
Read MoreCW's top 10 posts of 2018
The top 10 most viewed articles on the CompositesWorld website in 2018.
Read MoreThe best job I ever had
Retiring CW senior editor Sara Black reflects on her almost twenty years as a writer for CompositesWorld and all she’s learned along the way.
Read MoreIndex expands on supplier deliveries and improved exports
The GBI: Composites Fabricating Index registers a 55.0 reading for November 2018, pulled higher by supplier deliveries and exports.
Read MoreLooking ahead at composites trends in 2019
Columnist Dale Brosius predicts 2019 will reveal growth opportunities in infrastructure, wind energy and personal air mobility for composites.
Read MorePultrusion picks up speed in automotive applications
Pultrusion is one of the most cost-effective processes for manufacturing high-volume composite parts.
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