Wind/Energy
ULA selects Blue Origin's BE-4 Engine to power Vulcan
The liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueled booster will be powered by a pair of BE-4 engines, each producing 550,000 pounds of sea level thrust.
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Gurit to acquire JSB Group
With this acquisition Gurit adds kitting solutions to its wind core materials portfolio.
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Composites Index breaks out of slowing growth trend
The GBI: Composites Fabricating index broke out of its three-month trend of slowing growth, increasing to 57.7 in August.
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GE launches onshore wind turbine with two-piece carbon fiber blades
The Cypress wind turbine platform features a revolutionary two-piece carbon blade design, enabling blades to be manufactured at even longer lengths.
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Making prepreg tape more accessible
Cygnet Texkimp’s new slitter-spooler offers economical production of high-quality tapes and vertical integration for manufacturers to access a much wider market.
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MHI Vestas offshore wind turbine achieves 10 MW power rating
The offshore wind industry’s long-anticipated, double-digit barrier has been broken by MHI Vestas’ V164 turbine platform.
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Airbus Helicopters puts focus on offshore wind market
The company is looking at wind farms as a business segment undergoing global growth and expects demand for up to a thousand helicopters over the coming two decades.
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Scott Bader expands in Japan
The new business will supply the growing composites market in Japan with composite and adhesive products coupled with technical support.
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LM Wind Power installs 66.6 m blades on 4MW offshore wind turbine in China
The installation is the first in a two-year agreement with Shanghai Electric Wind Power for LM 66.6 blade sets.
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Continuous Fiber Manufacturing (CFM) with moi composites
Continuous fiber 3D printing using epoxy, vinylester and acrylic with continuous glass, carbon, basalt and other fibers, including deposition along nonlinear curves, is only the beginning.
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