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In this installment of the virtual Carbon Fiber Event Series, CompositesWorld presents two insightful assessments of the state and future of the global wind energy industry and the application of carbon fibers in wind turbine blades. We’ll also discuss the impact this market’s growth is having on global carbon fiber manufacture.
When
Thursday, February 19, 2026 · 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (US & Canada) (GMT -5:00)
Agenda
  • Global wind energy outlook
  • Wind energy and the carbon fiber supply chain
Presenters
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Shashi Barla
Consultant
Shashi has over 16 years of experience in the global wind energy industry. He is a well-recognized wind industry thought leader, a renowned speaker, panelist and chairman at leading wind conferences globally. He is often quoted by leading media outlets like Financial Times, New York Times, Economic Times, China South Daily, Bloomberg, Recharge and Wind Power Monthly, among many others. Shashi has held positions where he built the research and intelligence practices and ran it profitably. Before that, he was the Global Head of Wind Supply Chain and Technology Research Practice at Wood Mackenzie for five years. Before joining Wood Mackenzie, Shashi spent over six years at LM Wind Power, Denmark, where he was a global key account manager and worked in various roles, primarily in the global market intelligence and strategy function. Shashi holds a master’s in business administration, Global Opportunities and Threat Analysis from the London School of Economics. He also has a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Electronics from Anna University, India.
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Julien Sellier
Co-Founder and Managing Director, STRUCTeam
Julien Sellier, STRUCTeam’s Co-Founder and Managing Director, has over 20 years of industry experience in advanced materials and structural engineering. After earning a master’s degree from École Centrale de Nantes, Julien held various Senior Structural Engineering positions before founding STRUCTeam in 2010. Julien supports clients across the renewables, civil, marine and materials sectors and is leading the business on an ambitious and continued growth strategy. Specifically in Wind Energy, STRUCTeam has established itself as the spar cap specialist with years of experience enabling the growth of blades. In materials, STRUCTeam is working to examine and assess the end-of-life value propositions of today’s resin systems, and tomorrow’s alternatives. In construction and civil engineering, STRUCTeam has specialized in critical infrastructure assets such as bridges, facades, sewers and others where composites bring their benefits.
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