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15/05/2025
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 ...
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13/05/2025
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 ...
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