Wind/Energy
TPI, GE Vernova expand wind blade production contract in Mexico
Additional production lines in a third facility within TPI’s Juarex campus will manufacture GE Vernova’s latest wind turbine blade type.
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Composites end markets: Energy (2024)
Composites are used widely in oil/gas, wind and other renewable energy applications. Despite market challenges, growth potential and innovation for composites continue.
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TPI Composites deal with Nordex grows wind blade production
Extension of the 10-year collaboration with Nordex sees two new lines added to its Türkiye facility to serve domestic and export market needs.
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Modec, Toray jointly develop FPSO, FSO repair solution using CFRP patches
CFRP patch technology will target localized pitting corrosion repairs for floating vessels used by the oil and gas industry, leading to minimal disruption and more streamlined repair.
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BlueWind expands composite nacelle production facilities in Pensacola
Internally dubbed Sears II, the 40,000-square-foot addition will be used to store raw materials and prepare infusion kits, with new equipment investments to prepare for increased demand in the wind sector in 2024.
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Manufacturing tech for scalable Type V hydrogen tank fabrication, CFRP lifecycle management
Cygnet Texkimp’s Multi Roll Stack and composite recycling technology catalyze ASCEND program’s mission to optimize aerospace, automotive hydrogen storage and CFRP sustainability.
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Vestas signs MOU with DTEK, extends Ukraine’s largest wind energy project
Second phase will add 384 megawatts to the Tyligulska wind project, bringing it to a capacity of 498 megawatts.
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Offshore wind turbine construction begins for South Fork Wind
The 130-megawatt utility-scale wind farm off the coast of Long Island leads state efforts to install 9 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2035.
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Element, Magma Global renew partnership to extend m-pipe capabilities
Evaluation of CFRTP m-pipe through Element’s U.K. facility aims to qualify the system for new operating environments.
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OptiBlade project increases rotor wind blade production efficiency
Successful completion of project led by Fraunhofer IFAM sees the development of stretch-formable PeelPlas film for release agent-free demolding of FRP components.
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