wind energy
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EU invested 5.9 million euro in development of low-cost and durable composite materials
The European Union has started a research project aimed at the development of durable, low-cost composite materials for large load carrying constructions like bridges, offshore structures, and wind-turbine blades.
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Revolutionizing Deep Offshore Wind Turbines
A concrete replacement floating foundation designed for durability and scalability would be capable of supporting up to three consecutive generations of wind-turbine generators of 7 MW or higher.
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TPI Composites and Senvion agrees to cooperate on manufacturing wind turbines
TPI Composites, the manufacturer of composite wind blades, has signed a multiyear supply agreement with Senvion S.A. to provide markets of Asia, Australia and South America with wind blades.
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Basalt rebar to enhance strength of foundations for offshore wind parks
Basalt rebar makes it possible to construct durable and resistant to corrosive environment floating foundations suitable for deep water wind parks.
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TPI Composites signs agreement to provide wind turbines for Latin America market
TPI Composites is the largest US-based manufacturer of composite wind blades for wind turbines. Basalt is mentioned among the materials that the company uses to manufacture its products.
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Adhesion test of resin-infused basalt fibers for wind energy applications
Rotor wind blades are principally made of E-glass fibers reinforcement into an epoxy resin. This fibers have already reached the limit of their mechanical properties, therefore new materials are needed.
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Swiss composites group to open wind blades mould production facility in Poland
A new facility in Szczecin will allow Gurit to increase the tooling equipment market share in Europe. The facility in Poland will improve customer proximity and enable even faster delivery to the European wind turbine manufacturers.
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Wind energy is fastest-growing application for composites
Market researchers came to the common conclusion that the wind energy market has shot ahead among composites material markets and forecast a further steady growth at a CAGR of 7-8%.
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Covestro receives DNV GL certification for polyurethane resin
Polyurethane resin developed for wind turbine blades by Covestro received a certificate of conformity to DNV GL standard. So the manufacturers of polymer products have got more efficient and economical replacement for conventional epoxy resins.
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Composite materials in wind energy technology
The reduction of fossil fuel dependency is an important goal for both developed and developing countries of the world. To achieve this goal, the renewable energy production, in particular, wind energy generation, must be drastically increased.
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