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• Ridea Skis Use TeXtreme Spread Tow Reinforcements

  
  
  

  Sweden based Ridea Skis have recently released their new high-performance ski models built with TeXtreme Spread Tow Reinforcements which they describe as the lightest high-performance skis in the world.

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• Gordon Murray Design and Toray Enter Technical Partnership

  
  
  

  Gordon Murray Design has entered into a technical partnership with Toray Industries which stems from the launch of the TEEWAVE AR.1 at the Tokyo Motor Show in December 2011.

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• Senator Brown and Airbus Announce New R&D Consortium Centre

  
  

  US Senator Sherrod Brown, Airbus Americas Chairman Allan McArtor, and Lisa Novelli, President of the National Composite Centre (NCC) have joined their efforts to establish a new aerospace research and development consortium.
   

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• Composites One Demonstrate Closed Mould Technology Live at COMPOSITES 2012

  
  

  Composites One, the Closed Mold Alliance and over 15 industry partners, will host a demonstration of closed mould technology live on the show floor during COMPOSITES 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada on a specially designed staging area at Booth #629, both Wednesday, February 22, and Thursday, February 23.
   

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• UBC Gains Investment to Advance Canadian Composites Industry

  
  

  The University of British Columbia (UBC) say that businesses in western Canada’s manufacturing sector will receive a federal investment of $9.8 million and Lynne Yelich, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, unveiled the pan-western Composites Research Network (CRN) which aims to provide businesses the necessary skills and knowledge in a rapidly expanding and evolving industry.

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• Approval Granted for Iberdrola Renewables’ Tule Wind Power Project

  
  

  The US Department of the Interior has issued its final approval of the Tule Wind Power Project with Secretary Ken Salazar signing the Record of Decision on the Environmental Impact Statement; this is the approval for the portion of the project on federal lands, making it the first approval of five California “priority” wind energy projects proposed for public lands.

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• DSM Dyneema Successfully Resolve Patent Infringement Dispute in the UK

  
  

  DSM Dyneema has successfully concluded its patent infringement dispute with Miclin and J&D Wilkie (Kirriemuir/UK), trading under the Jack Ellis brand, in a case which was brought before the Patents Court of the High Court in London, and resulted in a settlement, details of which were not made public.

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• NREL and Gamesa to Collaborate on R&D Project

  
  
  

  The US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Gamesa Technology have formed a collaboration to study and test a variety of components and systems that are expected to guide development of the next generation of wind turbines designed specifically for the US marketplace.

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• UK Products Showcased Through JEC Technical Sales Presentations

  
  

  As the UK is the country of honour at JEC 2012, Composites UK, UKTI and the National Composites Centre are encouraging UK companies to take part in the Technical Sales presentations at JEC Paris, 27-29 March 2012.

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• Submissions Requested for the AVK Innovation Award 2012

  
  

  The AVK Industrievereinigung Verstärkte Kunststoffe (Federation of Reinforced Plastics) invites submissions for the AVK Innovation Award 2012 in the area of fibre reinforced plastics (FRP).

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