Wind/Energy
A fascinating inside look at a marine design – three decades ago
Fabricated by Gougeon Manufacturing in 1990, Incognito is a composite catamaran that’s still setting speed records and besting much newer craft.
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Q&A: Michael Del Pero, managing director, FocalPoint Partners
Editor’s note: The highly dynamic nature of the composites industry makes it a strong target for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity from a variety of companies and investors eager to be a part of the industry’s growth.
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Composites Index trends lower yet still in growth mode
The GBI: Composites Fabricating Index registered 56.6 in July, indicating that he US composites industry was experiencing modestly slower growth as compared to the first quarter of 2018.
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Distributed wind market surpasses 1 GW milestone
US distributed wind market has surpassed the 1 GW milestone with 81,000 turbines generating power across 50 states.
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Vestas to cease production at facility in León, Spain
The move was prompted by a decreasing demand for the 2 MW wind turbine platform in Europe.
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BriskHeat partners with AeroNed B.V. for hot bonder calibration and repair services in Europe
AeroNed B.V. is now authorized to calibrate and repair BriskHeat ACR hot bonders, which control the heat and vacuum for on-the-spot composite and metal bond repairs/cures.
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Haydale supplies graphene for Juno aircraft
Juno demonstrates the viability of graphene enhanced prepreg material for structural applications and the ability to manufacture components using traditional composite manufacturing methods.
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TPI and GE extend partnership
The two companies have agreed to extend their composite wind blade supply agreement in one of TPI’s Mexico plants by two years and add two new lines.
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IACMI announces collaborative smart composite pressure vessel project
The goal of the collaboration is to develop structurally predictable, low-cost smart composite pressure vessels (SCPVs) with integrated health-monitoring.
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