Will Offshore Wind Take Off in the US?
The University of Maine hopes its work on floating platforms will help advance the field. Ever since the Block Island wind farm began operation 3.8 miles off the coast of Rhode Island in 2016, innovators,...
Experimental Turbine to Bring Wind Energy to the Masses
Ken Visser, co-founder of Ducted Turbines International (DTI) and associate professor of mechanical and aeronautical engineering at Clarkson University, has a dream. He wants to produce the first...
Sustainability: The Future of Manufacturing
Composites manufacturers make operational changes that are environmentally friendly and fiscally sound. Composites manufacturers are accustomed to having their products evaluated on properties like...
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory Created a Renewable 3D Printing Feedstock That Could Spur a Profitable New Use for Lignin
Researchers combined a melt-stable hardwood lignin with a low-melting nylon and carbon fiber to create a composite with excellent mechanical properties as well as with the right characteristics for extrusion...
LM Wind Power Installs 66.6 M Blades on 4mw Offshore Wind Turbine in China
LM Wind Power's first two sets of LM 66.6 blades have been successfully installed on Shanghai Electric Wind Power's 4.0MW-136 wind turbine in China. Shanghai Electric Wind Power's 4MW platform is...
Biocomposites Encourage Innovative Applications
A boat made in Germany, a pedestrian bridge in the Netherlands and wooden nails from Austria might appear to have little in common, but they do share one important trait: They are all made with biocomposite...
