Overview
Wind and energy is the fastest growing end market for composite materials. Wind blades, oil rig tubulars, solar panel frames and other structures are forecast to consume more composite materials than any other market over the next decade.
Small wind gets big
Massive growth, complex blade designs reopen challenging market in wind energy niche.
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Speaking at the Offshore Wind Power USA Boston conference, outgoing Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar highlights the need to streamline regulations to speed offshore wind development along the U.S. East Coast.
U.S. playing catch-up in offshore wind race 1/25/2013 Composites TechnologyWith excellent wind resources off the U.S. East Coast, it's high time wind energy developers start investing in the region. A promising start might be underway off the coast of Maine, where Statoil is working to develop a floating turbine.
Tidal turbine blade toughened for turbulent salt sea 11/30/2012 Composites TechnologyDemonstrator design proves robust blade destined for 10-MW tidal turbine farm.
Structural health monitoring: Angling for the air 11/1/2012 Composites TechnologyStructural health monitoring (SHM) systems for composite aerostructures have been slow to deliver on their promise, but a system developed by Luna Technologies (Roanoke, Va.) is on a glide path to implementation on in-service aircraft
Off-grid turbine: Helix in the wind 10/1/2012 Composites TechnologyThis new composite twist on the vertical-axis wind turbine makes no small impact on the private power market.
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