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15/05/2025

£400,000 fund to deliver energy skills hub

The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) has awarded £400,000 to help deliver a dedicated Energy Transition Skills Hub (ETSH) in Aberdeen.

Plans for the new hub were unveiled in September 2023 with the collaborative venture involving the Energy Transition Zone (ETZ), Scottish Government, Shell UK and North East Scotland ... » Read More

15/05/2025 Mammoet replaces girder beams Mammoet was contracted by Thyssenkrupp Steel to replace and transport ... » Read More

14/05/2025 Parker introduces sensors High Pressure Connectors Europe, a division of Parker Hannifin, has ... » Read More

14/05/2025 Drager wins North Sea deal Dräger Marine & Offshore (DMO) has announced that a new deal will allow a ... » Read More

13/05/2025 Portescap expands offering Portescap has claimed that its new brushless slotless motor is cost ... » Read More

13/05/2025 Elgi offers programme Elgi Compressors Europe has announced a suite of five-year ... » Read More

12/05/2025 Mammoet helps build plant Mammoet provided a lifting and installation concept for moving large ... » Read More

13/05/2025

Space-based solar power

Space-based solar power could help us decarbonise power grids and, it may soon become a commercial reality. Dr Jody E Muelaner reports

Power in space and beaming it to Earth seemed the stuff of science fiction, the falling costs of solar panels and orbital systems mean it may soon be a commercial reality. Key to this will be designing and ... » Read More

13/05/2025 Drones deliver The oil & gas industry is embracing the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for a range of inspection applications, and, as Stefano Zampieri tells Louise Davis, the benefits of these drone deployments go beyond just being safer ... » Read More

13/05/2025 The digital wave Schneider Electric hosted a workshop to address the challenges and opportunities within the water sector. This article summarises the key findings of the event that were compiled within a white paper » Read More

13/05/2025 Pump it up With a recent report showing declining sales of heat pumps in Europe in the last year, what can the UK do to ensure its healthy growth doesn’t follow suit? Tom Austin-Morgan finds out » Read More