Wind/Energy
Hexion products target wind blade production
Hexion Inc. has introduced a new tackifying spray system as well as new epoxy bonding paste and resin repair kits for use in wind turbine rotor blade maintenance.
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Wind blade spar caps: Pultruded to perfection?
Introduced to the market about five years ago, pultruded, carbon fiber-reinforced spar caps, incorporated as the reinforcing member of wind turbine rotor blades, are a byproduct of the evolution and increasing technological sophistication of the global wind energy industry.
Read MoreWind energy: A worldwide phenomenon
The wind energy industry is now operative in a genuinely worldwide marketplace.
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Service & repair: Optimizing wind power’s grid impact
As wind farms surge into the electrical mainstream, a fast-growing industry works to maximize the service lives of the composite blades that harvest the power of the wind.
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METYX announces new technical textiles manufacturing facility
New production site will manufacture a range of glass and carbon fabrics for the North American composites market.
Read MoreComposites – A neophyte’s quandary
An oft-cited concern is that new engineers are not exposed to composites as part of their materials science courses.
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TPI and Vestas partner to open new China-based facility
TPI Composites, Inc. announces a multiyear supply agreement with Vestas to provide blades for the new V150-4.2 MW wind turbine for global markets.
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Composites One and IACMI partner for Road2Composites workshop
The Road2Composites Workshop will take place in Detroit, April 17-18.
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GE to develop largest, most powerful wind turbine
The Haliade-X will feature a 12 MW direct drive generator and 107m-long blades.
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Siemens Gamesa partners with Shanghai Electric to reinforce offshore strategy
8MW Direct Drive wind turbines will be produced by Shanghai Electric for the Chinese offshore market.
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