Wind energy giant Gamesa Technology Corp., Inc., announced it is joining forces with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to study and test a variety of wind energy components and systems and guide the development of future wind turbines designed specifically for the U.S. marketplace.
Marine: Anchored or Ready to Set Sail? For the first time in several years, the marine segment has better news to report in terms of customer demand and improving business results among boat fabricators. Boat making was one of the early success stories for composites proving itself a better performing and more cost-effective material, and...
Brock Elliott is general manager and founder of Campion Marine, Inc., a family-run firm in British Columbia, Canada that has carved out a niche using bio-resins in manufacturing its boats. He says his company is the first boat maker that manufactures all its boats using bio-resins. The company sells more than 37 models and...
The use of wind turbines continues to change the landscape of energy development around the world. They are dotted along the plains of Texas, along the shores of Europe and hoisted on city and suburbia businesses alike. But as turbines become increasingly technologically advanced, what trends are emerging in their manufacturing, and how do...
Ben Glass received his S.M. and B.S. from the MIT Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering Department. He is the inventor of the Altaeros Airborne Wind Turbine (AWT) and has engaged in a number of MIT wind research projects. As a Research Assistant in the Gas Turbine Lab, Ben worked to improve the efficiency of rotating...
A new alliance between the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of the Army (DOA) to promote the development of clean energy technologies has the potential to drastically benefit composites manufacturers.
Composite Global Growth by Regional Expansion China, in its vastness, continues to grow in vast proportions. As the largest exporter in the world it has also begun to focus more acutely on its own infrastructure to support its growing population and production demands. For example, it has become the leading investor in renewable energy...
Innovators around the globe are working on prototype airborne wind turbines to bring high-altitude energy down to earth. R&D concepts range from little airplanes flying in circles to tethered aerostats or kites. “The technology has attractive features that are sufficiently compelling, it makes sense to continue to investigate it,” says Fort Felker, director at...
A group of students from Rutgers, the State University of New York and the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) comprise what is known as Team New Jersey. Together they are one of twenty college teams competing in the 2011 Solar Decathlon, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The aim of the...
Philip Totaro’s company Totaro & Associations works with renewable energy companies to develop new products and technologies. Specifically, he gets involved in business risk mitigation and intellectual property due diligence activities when clients want to introduce a new product. Totaro spent the early part of his career in aerospace & defense and more recently...
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