General Electric Company

Paul Takao Furuta

Michael Joseph O'Brien

Wendy Wen-Ling Lin

Patrick Wenliang Yang

The invention relates to a wind power plant comprising a vertically disposed shaft (), a rotor with a number of straight or slightly curved blades () which are parallel to the shaft (); said rotor rotates round the shaft () whereby at least, one rotor blade () which is disposed on the side facing the shaft () has a strip (), which, in turn, is parallel to the shaft and projects from the surface of the rotor-blade ().

Dual cure compositions, methods of curing thereof and articles therefrom

Disclosed are thermally curable compositions comprising at least one cyclic ether, an initiator selected from the group consisting of an iodonium salt, a sulfonium salt, an acylium salt, a tropylium salt, an oxonium salt, and combinations thereof, and a catalyst having structure Pd(Q), wherein Q is at least one ligand selected from the group consisting of a carboxylate, a halide, a ketoester, an ester, a ketone, an hydroxyl, and combinations thereof. Disclosed also are methods of curing the thermally curable compositions, and articles made therefrom. Curing methods comprise heating the composition to a suitable temperature for a period of time. Articles may comprise coated articles, shaped articles or shaped components. Compositions and methods may also be used for composite repair applications.

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Niskayuna, NY, United States of America

Paul Takao Furuta