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COMPANIES COMPANIES Vestas inaugurates Asia R&D centre in Singapore Vestas recently celebrated the opening of its Asian R&D hub in Singapore with key research partnerships underway. Research partners include the Nanyang Technological University, the National University of Singapore and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR). t the beginning of November, Danish company Vestas Wind Systems A/S inaugurated its regional R&D hub for Asia in Singapore, one of its largest R&D centres outside Denmark. This marks a key milestone of the company’s 10-year plan to invest up to S$500 million in Singapore to advance research in wind power technologies in light of the world’s growing energy challenge. A Since it started office in the second half of 2007, Vestas Technology R&D wasted no time in identifying and driving new collaborations with research institutions and universities. The company has since established three local Master Research Agreements with Singapore varsities, namely the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR). In addition, two regional Master collaboration agreements have also been inked with Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, and the Cooperative Research Council (CRC) based in Melbourne, Australia. These agreements include working on advanced composites development, material fatigue studies, and applied research in sensor technology. Various other research and development programmes are also underway. By December 2008, this R&D facility will house over 100 researchers and engineers from 17 nationalities More information About Vestas Vestas installed its first wind turbine in 1979 and has since played an active role in the fastmoving wind power industry. From being a pioneer in the industry with a staff of approximately 60 in 1987, the company is now a global, market-leading group with over 17,000 employees. Its core business includes development, manufacturing, sales, marketing and maintenance of wind power systems that use wind energy to produce electricity. holding PhDs, Masters and Engineering degrees. The R&D facility will continue to grow and exceed its target of 150 engineers in 2009, doubling this community to over 300 R&D engineers by 2012. More information: www.vestas.com Nakskov, Denmark. Vestas’ regional technology hub is located at Singapore's newly launched Fusionopolis, an iconic science and technology powerhouse that brings scientists, engineers and technology experts from public research institutions and the private sectors under one roof. This hub embraces high-quality technology research, new component and sub-system development, as well as innovation in product design to maximize wind turbine performance, product reliability, and reduction in cost of energy. Lake Bonney, Australia. 8 jec composites magazine / No46 January-February 2009

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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #46 - January/February 2009

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