Solar Car

Case Study PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF “UNLIMITED 2.0” Optimizing a single-seat solar car for sustained endurance and total energy efficiency. OVERVIEW IndustryAutomotiveSingle-seat solar car TargetDesign the most efficient and aerodynamic car possible, while ensuring...

Next-gen aerial fire suppression systems

Case Study Helitak is a firefighting specialist, designing and manufacturing rotary aerial firefighting equipment. With well over a decade of research and development, Helitak has developed an efficient, compact, reliable and cost-effective fire tank, constructed with...

Looking at the stars

Case Study dome observatory A new astronomy centre in Tekapo, New Zealand is set to house one of the world’s most famous Victorian-era telescopes inside a custom observatory dome: the restored Brashear Telescope, named after the American astronomypioneer John...


SSP Technologies A/S

Case Study When Danish company SSP Technology A/S set itself the challenge of creating a cost effective 34-metre blade with high yield, superior quality, low weight, and a long life span, it chose to partner Gurit in the areas of structural design and materials...


ANDRITZ HYDRO Hammerfest HS1000

Case Study With a rated capacity of 1MW and a diameter of over 20m the ANDRITZ HYDRO Hammerfest HS1000 is the largest single tidal turbine rotor to be installed to date. The 9m tidal blades were engineered and manufactured using Gurit materials by a team at Gurit UK. ...


Windjet

Case Study For some time now, Gurit has had a strong relationship with Richard Jenkins, the pilot of Windjet, and has supplied SE 84 carbon prepreg, structural foam cores and Nomex honeycomb to construct all of the Windjet craft. The unusual design of the vessels and...