The markets: Renewable energy (2020)
The global market for wind turbine composite materials could reach a market value of more than 12 billion by 2023 and is expected to grow at CAGR around 9.6% from now to 2023.
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MHI Vestas wind blade materials to be sourced in Taiwan
Taiwan-based Swancor will supply resins and composite materials for MHI Vestas’ offshore wind projects in Taiwan.
Global wind capacity market value predicted to increase tenfold over next decade
According to research from Navigant Research, growing global wind energy capacity will lead to a market worth more than $1 trillion over the next decade.
Vestas to produce zero-waste wind turbines by 2040
Vestas plans to present its waste-management strategy within the next two years, including plans for decommissioned turbine blades and glass fiber recycling.
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.
Diab Group, SKAPS Ltd India partner to produce PET foam core
Diab and SKAPS will build a PET foam production plant in Ahmedabad, India to support growing demand for foam core by the country’s wind energy sector.
People in Composites: October 2019
AOC Aliancys, Boeing, Composites UK, Hexcel, Michelman, TPI Composites and UTComp announce new faces in the composites industry and honors awarded to top contributors.
U.S. Production Tax Credit extended one year
The PTC is targeted directly at developers of wind farms and extends the previous legislation that was phased out and expired at the end of 2019.
Jeff Sloan
Editor-in-Chief, CompositesWorld
Swancor to supply MHI Vestas with wind blade materials in Taiwan
The supply contract covers more than 50% of the direct materials value of blade manufacturing, including carbon tow, carbon pultrusion, resin and bonding glue.
MHI Vestas named as supplier for Iberdrola 476 MW offshore wind project in the Baltic Sea
MHI Vestas will supply up to 52 V174-9.5 MW turbines for Iberdrola’s Baltic Eagle commercial offshore wind project in German waters of the Baltic Sea.
Siemens Gamesa launches 10-MW offshore wind turbine
Siemens Gamesa’s new, 10-MW turbine features 94-m-long blades and is said to be capable of supplying about 10,000 European households with electricity for a year.
TPI to open India-based wind blade manufacturing facility, signs supply agreement with Vestas
New manufacturing hub based in the Chennai region will provide composite wind blades from four manufacturing lines for India and export markets.
Vestas secures 359 MW multi-brand repowering order
The company has received a 359 MW order to repower a portfolio of three wind projects in Texas from Phoenix Wind Repower LLC.
Composites 2019: A multitude of markets
The composites industry, in general, continued to show health and growth, powered particularly by the aerospace, automotive and wind energy sectors.
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.
Vineyard Wind names MHI Vestas as preferred supplier
Vineyard Wind, the first large-scale US offshore wind project has selected MHI Vestas as its preferred wind turbine supplier.
Composites UK reveals 2018 composites industry award winners
300 people from around the world gathered to celebrate the innovations of the UK composites industry and the people behind them.
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.
Composites UK announces 2018 Industry Awards shortlist
Composites UK’s 2018 composites industry awards will be presented on Oct. 31 coinciding with the Advanced Engineering Show in Birmingham, UK.
Vestas, Mitsubishi receive 860 MW offshore wind order in the UK
The order, placed by Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm Ltd., comprises 90 V164-9.5 MW turbines.
Vestas to cease production at facility in León, Spain
The move was prompted by a decreasing demand for the 2 MW wind turbine platform in Europe.
Diab Group signs core material supply contract with Vestas
Under the five-year contract, Diab will supply PET and PVT-based core materials for Vestas wind turbine blades.
Hannah Mason
Associate Editor, CompositesWorld
TPI Composites and Vestas add two production lines in Mexico
The companies will add two more V136 blade manufacturing lines under an existing multiyear supply agreement.
MHI Vestas 9.5 MW offshore wind turbine receives final certification
The world’s most powerful commercially available wind turbine receives S class type certificate, clearing the way for installations to begin in late 2019.
Vestas to provide Xcel Energy with 442 MW of turbines
The order is part of Xcel Energy’s proposed multi-state wind expansion to add 3,680 MW of new wind generation across 12 projects located in seven states.
TPI Composites and Vestas add two new wind blade manufacturing lines in Mexico
TPI Composites will produce blades for Vestas’ 4 MW wind turbine platform at TPI’s new facility in Matamoros, Mexico.
World's most powerful wind turbine installed in Scotland's Aberdeen Bay
Deployment of the first of 11 innovative turbines for Vattenfall’s European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre marks an offshore wind industry breakthrough.
Vestas and EDPR combine wind and solar with turbine-coupled hybrid demonstrator
A wind and solar photovoltaic hybrid demonstrator has recently been installed at an EDPR wind farm in Cádiz, Spain