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#301 Electrifying Sydney: Transformational Energy Systems
In the early 1900s Sydney was transformed by its first electric lighting system, which was so bright compared to gas lamps it was hailed as
Environmental
#289 Bringing lean production to agriculture: Engineering Matters Awards 2024 Sustainability Gold Champions — Intelligent Growth Solutions
Lean production techniques have become common across heavy industry. They cut resource use, and promote quality assurance. They were inspired by shelf stocking techniques used
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#271 Pumped Storage: Australia tackles Intermittency
On the receiving end of among of the worst natural disasters in modern history, while being blessed with some of the most abundant natural resource
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A grid balancing act
The world is electrifying. From transport to heating, from construction to manufacturing, any process that can be electrified is being electrified. Power transmission grids face
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UK launches floating offshore wind research programme
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and the Net Zero Technology Centre will research a number of technical hurdles to floating offshore wind expansion, and
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Renewable fuels for Spanish microlaunch
A Spanish rocket company has signed an agreement with a Spanish energy company to develop renewable fuels for space vehicles. The agreement between PLD Space
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Largest German power company to abandon coal by 2030
The largest power company in Germany has agreed to end coal-based electricity generation by the end of the decade. The agreement signed with the government
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Canada plans world’s largest geothermal lagoon
The world’s largest geothermal lagoon is set to be built in Charlevoix, Canada. The lagoon is being designed based on the famous geothermal lagoons in
Build
#181 The Foundations of a New Arctic
When picturing the Arctic, people from warmer latitudes are likely to imagine frozen tundra and lonely steppe. Add global warming to this and the vision
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#173 Europe’s First Energy Island
Denmark is embarking on the largest construction project in its history with the assembly of the first energy island in the North Sea. The 120,000sq.m
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Planned offshore wind doubles in 2021
More than 200 GW of new offshore wind projects were announced in 2021, growing total capacity (including projects in development) by 89%. The numbers were
Digital
#164 Under the North Sea: Threat and Promise
In the last century, the tides of conflict swirled around Europe as the world’s largest powers fought for dominance over air, land and sea. The