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Permanent Magnets 2010-2020 Report Now Available Through Terra Magnetica
In late 2010, three seasoned industry professionals, with a combined experience in the permanent-magnet sector of almost 100 years, published the industry’s most comprehensive reference and resource report in a generation. Compiled by Walt Benecki, Terry Clagett & Stanley Trout, the 400-page “Permanent Magnets 2010-2020” report is, according to the authors, “a professionally bound book, designed to [...]
Continue reading...Dr. Stan Trout Appointed As Director Of Magnet Manufacturing For Molycorp
30. September 2010
Earlier today, Molycorp announced that Dr. Stanley Trout will join the company as its Director of Magnet Manufacturing, effective October 1, 2010. Stan has been a successful consultant in the magnet industry for the past ten years, under the banner of his Spontaneous Materials consulting business. He previously worked for a number of magnet companies in the [...]
Continue reading...GE Global Research Receives $2.2 Million Grant For Permanent Magnet Research
5. September 2010
Late last week the US Department of Energy [DoE] awarded $9.6 million in grants for six Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy [ARPA-E] projects as a means to “accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies, increase America’s competitiveness and create jobs”. Notable among the grants was a $2.25 million grant to GE Global Research, of Niskayuna, NY, for [...]
Continue reading...Europe Beckons: The Rare Earth Permanent Magnet Workshop in Slovenia
24. August 2010
Later this week I’ll be flying out to Europe, ahead of the 21st International Workshop on Rare Earth Permanent Magnets and their Applications – also known as REPM’10 or simply “The Workshop” within the magnet industry. This Workshop will be held on the shores of the picturesque Lake Bled in Slovenia, and is the latest in [...]
Continue reading...Siemens Launches Permanent Magnet-Based Gearless Wind Turbine
25. April 2010
Progress in the development of commercially-viable direct drive wind turbines took a significant step forward last week, with the official launch by Siemens Energy of its SWT-3.0-101 wind turbine. This turbine has a faceplate rating of 3 MW, has no gearbox and uses a permanent magnet generator to produce electricity. What’s really interesting about this system [...]
Continue reading...Rare Earths & Permanent Magnets On The Radio Airwaves
16. November 2009
Over the past few days, Australia’s ABC Radio National broadcast not one, but two items on rare earth metals, to both of which I heartily recommend listening. The first item was broadcast on the Breakfast program on Friday, and lasts a little over 6 minutes. It’s an introductory piece on the subject, but spends significant time [...]
Continue reading...University of Delaware wins $4.4 million to develop next-generation magnets
14. November 2009
My thanks to RareMetalBlog’s Ian London for pointing this article out: Oct. 27, 2009 – by Tracey Bryant – The University of Delaware has won a $4.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA-E) to lead a multidisciplinary, multi-institutional research project to develop the next generation of high-performance permanent [...]
Continue reading...The Problems Of Sourcing Wind Turbines And Rare Earth Metals From China
12. November 2009
Last weekend, Democrat US Senator Chuck Schumer of NY made headlines with his comments on a recent plan to fund a wind farm in Texas, using Federal stimulus money to pay for Chinese-built wind turbines. Rare metals commentator and analyst Jack Lifton has posted a new article on the subject, called “The Rare Earth Crisis [...]
Continue reading...DMTC Hosts 2nd Annual Strategic Materials Conference
8. November 2009
The Defense Metals Technology Center [DMTC], based in North Canton, Ohio, is hosting its 2nd Annual Strategic Materials Conference [SMC] during Feb 1-2, 2010 in Cleveland, Ohio. According to the DMTC Web site: The Defense Metals Technology Center (DMTC) was formed in January, 2007 in order to establish an industrial base capable of affordably producing [...]
Continue reading...21st Rare Earth Permanent Magnet Workshop [REPM10]: Call For Abstracts
6. November 2009
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Earlier today, I was pleased to learn that the Organizing Committee of the 21st International Workshop on Rare Earth Permanent Magnets and the Applications [REPM10] announced their first Call for Abstracts. This meeting takes places in Bled, Slovenia from August 29 to September 2, 2010. Held every two years, the Workshop was inaugurated in 1974 [...]
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