World’s first integrated wind turbines The Bahrain World Trade Centre made history early April when it turned on its pioneering wind turbines for the first time. The three 29m-diameter turbine blades - made of glass fibre and steel by Norwin - installed on Bahrain’s iconic landmark are the world’s first wind turbines to be integrated into a commercial development, and are expected to provide the equivalent of 11-15% of the power for the two towers when fully operational. More information: www.bahrainwtc.com Solar- and hydrogenhydrogen-powered plane The "Hy-Bird" project by LISA Airplanes aims at flying around the world with a 100% clean electric airplane powered by renewable energies: solar energy and hydrogen. The photovoltaic cells fixed to the wing and the horizontal tail will supply sufficient energy for take-off and for onboard power supply, while a fuel cell will fuel the aircraft for cruise flight. The plane will be propelled by an electric engine, which is more silent than heat engines. During summer 2008, Hy-Bird should become the first plane to fly around the world using only renewable energies. More information: www.lisa-airplanes.com No40 May 2008 / JEC Composites Magazinehttp://www.bahrainwtc.com http://www.lisa-airplanes.com