Article Published: 8/27/2012
The 50-kW Nova project features a composites-intensive offshore, double-arm, vertical axes wind turbine system (VAWTS) that will investigate the affordability and feasibility of manufacturing this innovative energy system.
WINDPOWER 2012 reportArticle Published: 8/1/2012
Continued technology-driven performance gains are overshadowed by PTC gloom and predicted Asian overcapacity.
Thermoplastic Wind Blades: To be or not?Article Published: 3/31/2012
Will future wind blades incorporate thermoplastic composites? It depends on whom you ask.
Carbon fiber market: Gathering momentumArticle Published: 2/29/2012
All signs point to increasing demand from many market sectors. Will capacity keep pace?
Corrosion prevention: Glass/vinyl ester liner protects power plant pitArticle Published: 2/1/2012
When PT Paiton Energy in Paiton, East Java, Indonesia, wanted to expand its existing 1,230-MW coal-fired power plant, it needed a new concrete aeration pit to hold seawater that is circulated through the plant’s cooling system.
The markets: Utility infrastructure (2012)Article Published: 1/12/2012
Electric utilities are working with composite suppliers to take advantage of fiberglass composite as a replacement for wood and metals in power transmission towers, distribution poles and cross-arms, as well as the strength members in the aluminum c...
The markets: Renewable energy (2012)Article Published: 1/10/2012
Because wind energy news has been dominated for many years by utility-scale wind turbines, it is easy to forget that wind energy was pioneered by builders of small wind turbines (SWTs). But “small wind,” the marketing moniker for wind turbines with ...
The markets: Pressure vessels (2012)Article Published: 1/9/2012
The global shift to use of vehicles powered by fuels other than gasoline, like natural gas and hydrogen, has spurred substantial growth in the manufacture of pressure vessels. Pressure vessels are used to store fuel in a car or truck (15 to 150 lite...
The markets: Oil and gas (2012)Article Published: 1/8/2012
Composites are recognized as an enabling technology in deepwater drilling scenarios, but the recent economic downturn and the catastrophic BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has caused market uncertainty. It will take time for composites to see grow...
WINDPOWER 2011 ReportArticle Published: 8/1/2011
Wind energy advocates, turbine builders and their suppliers, policy makers, and a growing number of wind-involved composites professionals gather where it all began.
