The markets: Renewable energy (2021)
Wind energy continues to dominate in this segment and remains the world’s largest market for glass fiber-reinforced composites.
Hannah Mason
Associate Editor, CompositesWorld
Siemens Gamesa closes two Spanish wind blade plants
Lack of market demand and long-term sustainability results in the Somozas and Cuenca plants and a collective dismissal agreement for up to 266 employees.
People in Composites: August 2020
CW’s monthly roundup of changing leadership in the composites industry includes Gurit, TPI, Tooling Tech Group, Wisk and more.
People in Composites: June 2020
Siemens Gamesa, Composites for Europe, SPE, Lockheed Martin and more announce management changes.
Siemens Gamesa to expand wind turbine nacelle capacity in Taiwan
The expansion is designed to support the 300-MW Hai Long 2 offshore wind farm and is expected to strengthen the localized nacelle supply chain.
Siemens Gamesa's 14-MW offshore wind turbines to power 2.6-GW Dominion Energy project
All wind turbines for the 2,640-MW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind commercial project are expected to be installed by 2026.
Siemens Gamesa launches 14-MW offshore direct drive turbine
The SG 14-222 DD wind turbine 108-meter blades, a lightweight nacelle and more.
Composites 2020: A Multitude of Markets
The manufacturing world likes to think of composites fabrication as a single, global entity that operates to serve its customers’ needs with a variety of highly engineered parts and structures.
Siemens Gamesa completes acquisition of Portuguese wind blade plant
Senvion’s Ria Blades factory in Vagos, Portugal, widens Siemens Gamesa’s global footprint and strengthens the wind manufacturer’s position in a competitive onshore business environment.
Offshore wind expands in Europe, Japan and, potentially, in the Northeast U.S.
Hundreds of offshore turbines will be installed in Europe and Asia, but the U.S. falls behind waiting on a green light from the government.
Siemens Gamesa to acquire selected assets of Senvion
The acquisition, to close in the first half of 2020, will include wind turbine service and operations assets and an onshore blade manufacturing facility.
Siemens Gamesa to build world's largest wind turbine test stand
The company’s site in Aalborg, Denmark will be capable of performing full-scale tests on the next generations of rotor blades.
U.S. states set gigawatt goals for offshore wind
Three different states plan for gigawatt grids, powered by wind turbines with >90-meter-long composite blades, to help combat climate change.
Wind energy: A worldwide phenomenon
The wind energy industry is now operative in a genuinely worldwide marketplace.
Siemens announces spinoff Gas and Power company
Siemens’ Gas and Power will be an independent company to combine Siemens’ renewable energy, oil and gas and other energy-related businesses.
Hannah Mason
Associate Editor, CompositesWorld
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.
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.
Advancing technology in a multinational world
What collaborative scenarios can we create that leverage assets in multiple countries and get to solutions faster?
Carbon/glass spar cap enables world’s longest wind blade
LM Wind Power goes long with a resin-infused hybrid carbon composite strategy.
Siemens Gamesa to supply French offshore project
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE, Zamudio, Spain) will supply its new 8 MW offshore wind turbine, the SG 8.0-167 DD, to the 500 MW Saint Brieuc offshore wind project off France’s Bretagne coast.
Siemens Gamesa to supply Nordlicht wind project
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (Zamudio, Spain) has received an order for the supply and installation of 67 units of its recently upgraded OptimaFlex wind turbine type SWT-DD-130 for the Norwegian onshore wind power project “Nordlicht.”
