Last year in the U.S., solar power grew by more than 100 percent to more than 1 gigawatt of generating capacity, according to a recent story in Renewable Energy World. This year, it’s again predicted to at least double. That’s certainly good news for San Diego-based Envision Solar—and it could also benefit composites manufacturers....
Nick Murphy is the commercial manager for OpenHydro, Dublin, Ireland, which manufactures and installs tidal energy-generation systems. The company’s next major project is to deploy an array of 13 feet x 52.5 feet open-centre turbines in the Paimpol-Bréhat (Côtes d’Armor) region of Brittany, off the coast of France. This will be the first...
The world’s oceans hold the potential for producing at least 2 terawatts of electricity—a little over 10 percent of the world’s energy consumption. The Pacific coast of the U.S. is one the prime locations for wave-based power generation, which has led to several research efforts aimed at harnessing the potential. Columbia Power Technologies (CPT)...
In preparation for its first Green Composites Workshop, June 21-22, in Rosemont Ill., the American Composites Manufacturers Association created a free webinar presentation with ACMA’s John Busel, director of Composites Growth Initiative.
Steve Baer is a senior consultant for Five Winds International and has over 35 years of experience in manufacturing, product development, marketing and sustainability consulting. His focus is the building and construction industry. He is the chair of the USGBC LEED MR TAG, as well as a member of the LEED Technical Committee and...
Bonnie Webster has been the vice president of Monroe Industries since 2005 and has been in the composites industry since 2000. She received a degree in business and design and is currently on the International Cast Polymer Association (ICPA) Board of Directors, the ICPA Marketing Committee and the American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA) Green...
Attention grabbers, green drivers and numbered “how-tos”. Each of these became buzz words among attendees at the American Composites Manufacturers Association’s Construction, Corrosion & Infrastructure Conference (CCI), which began yesterday at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas.
In an era of outsourcing, one university says it’s seeing a return of some manufacturers who had previously moved manufacturing plants overseas because they want to take advantage of higher quality processes and expertise than what they can find overseas. This is especially the case in the use of high-level information technology and robotics...
At a March 3 breakfast briefing for Senate staff, the American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA) members and staff presented information on composite products used for generating and transmitting energy.
Richard O'Meara is president of Core Composites, Inc., a division of ROM Development Corporation, located in Newport, R.I. He has worked in the distribution and sales of composite materials since 1978. He is the Chairperson for Marine Products for SAMPE and serves on the curriculum board for The International Yacht Restoration School , with...
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