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Describe, Diagnose, Predict and Prescribe – make it Data not Drugs!
Researchers and industry have developed a guide to data analytics for pharmaceutical manufacturing
Type: Feature
Cracks found in feedwater pumps at Finland’s OL3 nuclear plant
CRACKS of a few centimetres have been identified in all four of the feedwater pumps of the Olkiluoto 3 EPR nuclear power plant in Finland, less than a year after the facility attained first criticality.
Type: News
New online platform helps pinpoint GHG emission sources across the globe
HALF of the world’s 50 largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions across the world are oil and gas production fields and their associated facilities – the same industry which is also significantly underreporting its emissions, a new database by Climate TRACE shows.
Type: News
Solar farms in space demo could be ready by 2030
A PLAN to use satellites in Earth’s orbit to harvest the Sun’s energy from space and beam it down to Earth using microwaves could be up and running as early as 2030, with the first-of-a-kind operational system delivering power into the grid by 2040.
Type: News
Crown Estate awards first survey contracts for Celtic Sea floating wind farms
AMBITIOUS plans to deliver an initial 4GW of energy capacity in the Celtic Sea has taken a major step forward after the Crown Estate announced it has awarded the first contract in a multi-million pound programme of marine surveys to investigate potential floating wind farm locations off the southern coast of Ireland.
Type: News
Companies eye Britishvolt site in the wake of company collapse
UK battery firm Britishvolt has received interest from more than a dozen companies looking to buy its Northumberland, UK factory site, after last minute talks to save the company failed. The company was forced into administration earlier this week.
Type: News
The University of Newcastle wins two Cygnet Awards
THE University of Newcastle has become the first university in Australia to be awarded two Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) Cygnet Awards, for its work in attracting, retaining and supporting women and underrepresented groups.
Type: News
Liddell, Australia’s oldest coal-fired power plant, shuts down
AFTER more than five decades of operation, Australia’s oldest coal-fired power plant, Liddell, has been shut down as the site prepares to become a hydrogen hub
Type: News
APPEA backs Climate Change Authority report on carbon capture technology
THE Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) is backing carbon capture technology after a report by Climate Change Authority (CCA) urged for more support.
Type: News
Government rejects plans for Whitby 'hydrogen village' trial due to local opposition
WHITBY in Cheshire will no longer be considered as the location for the UK's first hydrogen village trial after residents voiced strong opposition against the project run by Cadent. Discussions with Northern Gas Networks’ (NGN) plan for a hydrogen village in Redcar are still ongoing however, but there are concerns from homeowners about the firm’s proposal.
Type: News
Centrica doubles Rough gas storage capacity and bolsters UK energy security
AFTER reopening its Rough gas storage facility last year, Centrica has almost doubled the site’s storage, further boosting the UK’s gas storage capacity. While national capacity still falls behind that of other European countries, Centrica aims to increase Rough’s storage capabilities further, in future.
Type: News
RWE, Mitsui, and Port of Tilbury sign MoU on green hydrogen projects to decarbonise port operations
RWE, one of the UK’s largest power generators, along with global trading and investment company Mitsui and the Port of Tilbury have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop two green hydrogen projects that will help decarbonise operations at the port in Essex.
Type: News
Macquarie-led consortium acquires further 20% of UK gas transmission company
A CONSORTIUM led by Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) is acquiring a further 20% in National Gas, which operates the UK’s 7,600 km gas transmission system, increasing the consortium’s ownership to 80% after an initial acquisition completed earlier this year.
Type: News
UK lithium boost as engineers use membranes to extract lithium from brine
ENGINEERS have piloted a process that uses membranes to produce battery grade lithium carbonate from UK saline brines, a move that could improve materials security and offer an alternative to lithium produced using water- and energy-intensive extraction processes.
Type: News
EU lawmakers adopt position on Net-Zero Industry Act
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT has adopted its position on the proposed Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA), which is intended to boost Europe's manufacturing output for decarbonisation technologies.
Type: News
UK government publishes battery strategy
THE UK government’s ambition to have a globally competitive battery supply chain by 2030 has been bolstered by the publication of the UK Battery Strategy.
Type: News
Award of 24 UK oil and gas licences labelled “grossly irresponsible”
THE UK North Sea Transition Authority’s award of 24 oil and gas licences in the 33rd licensing round has sparked a furious backlash from environmentalists.
Type: News
Process Safety Leadership Site Visits
Performed well, leadership visits play a vital role in supporting a positive safety culture at a site. Ashley Hynds introduces DNV’s toolkit which promotes effective engagement, helping leaders see what’s really happening on the frontline
Type: Feature
Inquiry launched into apprenticeship decline
WITH the UK battling an acute skills shortage, Former Labour and Conservative ministers Lord Knight and Lord Willetts supported by EngineeringUK, have launched an inquiry to understand the decline in engineering-related apprenticeships.
Type: News
Enginuity calls for UK engineering and manufacturing stakeholders to help close skills gaps
UK ENGINEERING and manufacturing skills charity Enginuity says employers, training providers, and policymakers can help the sector thrive by pledging support to its Manifesto for Change. Calling for upskilling and reskilling, improved recruitment, and funding support, it outlines actions to close skills gaps and empower a workforce that can meet the opportunities and challenges of the evolving sector.
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