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Geothermal Energy: The Challenges and Developments

Given its high costs and risks, geothermal energy harnessing is far from the most popular energy solution. Nevertheless, engineers have been developing new and improved methods of tapping into our underground resources. We consider geothermal energy developments and their overall potential.

April 25, 2021 by Lianne Frith

Renewables Power Sweden’s Future ‘Green Steel’ Facility: H2 Green Steel

Green energy is set to provide energy and hydrogen to the world’s largest ‘green steel’ plant in Sweden, which will be operational by 2024.

March 18, 2021 by Luke James

The EU Has Pushed for a ‘Battery Passport’ to Support Its Green Energy Goals — But Is This Enough?

Policymakers require comprehensive, circular sustainability in devices’ battery life cycles. They must ensure that batteries are given a second (if not, a third) life. We discuss the EU’s potential answer to this, namely its Battery Passport, and ask how viable such a passport could be.

February 23, 2021 by Biljana Ognenova

BMW’s Production Capabilities Are Set to Be Optimised by Its Planned Quantum Computing Project

The leading automaker BMW has announced that it is planning to use Honeywell’s quantum computing technology to streamline its manufacturing operations. The car manufacturer is also working with Singapore-based startup Entropica Labs whose experience in quantum software will further inform the project.

February 14, 2021 by Kristijan Nelkovski

Britain’s First EV Battery Gigaplant Planned for Northumberland, UK

Lithium-ion battery technology company Britishvolt has recently announced that it has settled on a site for the UK’s first EV (electric vehicle) battery gigaplant. The news follows the manufacturer’s acquisition of its full and exclusive rights to an almost 235-acre site in the UK’s unitary authority: Northumberland.

January 20, 2021 by Luke James

Scotland Plans for a ‘World First’ 1.8 MWh Flow Battery Energy Storage System

Scotland’s European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney has announced its plans to produce continuous green hydrogen from tidal power as part of a new flow battery installation. The project will involve vanadium flow batteries to ensure the energy storage system has high efficiency and endurance.

January 11, 2021 by Luke James

Combining 3D Printing, Robotics, and Other Innovation in Smart Building Construction

Additive manufacturing, already an innovative electrical design approach, is now crossing over to the field of construction—making it possible to manufacture 3D-printed buildings. Now, the next step for electrical engineers (EEs) is becoming clear: the development of embedded devices for the robotics-based construction of 3D-printed automated smart homes.

December 14, 2020 by Kristijan Nelkovski

Utilising 3D-Printed and Wireless Communication-Based Prosthetics

Over the last five years, a lot of research and development has emerged in the area of 3D printed-prosthetics. We look at the University of Glasgow’s R&D into this exciting medical technology.

November 11, 2020 by Misha Khan

GM Plans to Transform Its Lordstown Assembly Plant into an EV-Focused Ultium Battery Site

With General Motors’ slogan ‘Our Electric Future is Now’ used to promote its new Ultium battery that has a 600-mile driving range, the company has announced its intentions to become a serious contender on the electric vehicle market.

October 08, 2020 by Biljana Ognenova

Electric Vehicle Motors Could Be Given Boost by New Composite Material

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have created a composite material that they claim increases the electrical capacity of copper wires.

October 07, 2020 by Luke James

Former RAF Base in South Wales to Hold The UK’s First Location for a Large-Scale EV Battery Plant

A former RAF (Royal Air Force) site in Bro Tatham, South Wales will be the grounds for the United Kingdom’s first supersized EV (electric vehicle) battery production plant. The £1.2 billion investment is a strong injection that could alleviate the current shortcomings of the UK car industry.

September 29, 2020 by Biljana Ognenova

Advanced Preventive Maintenance of Pumps Using IIoT-Based Online Continuous Monitoring

Pumps are critical to countless industrial operations, and massive production losses can be prevented by their timely maintenance. On top of this, maintenance practices themselves have evolved over the years. We look at how, using the IIoT (industrial internet of things) for online continuous monitoring of pumps, preventive maintenance can altogether be enhanced.

September 28, 2020 by Mohsin Naveed

Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin on Its Way to Local Battery Manufacturing

Tesla Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg (aka Giga Berlin) is currently under construction and heading towards achieving local battery manufacturing using a new battery technology design. Giga Berlin is an example of Tesla’s interest in more efficient batteries, particularly as batteries reflect the company’s most costly manufacturing process for its electric vehicle production plans.

September 24, 2020 by Kristijan Nelkovski

UK Government to Boost Electronics Manufacturing with £300m in Funding

UK businesses with creative ideas, including those in the electronics industry, are to receive a £300 million boost in joint government and industry funding, the UK government has announced.

September 15, 2020 by Luke James

BAE Systems Transforms Engineering Processes with New Intelligent Facility

The so-called ‘Factory of the Future’ is a digitally-connected BAE Systems facility based in Lancashire, UK, that is set to build the UK’s next-generation fighter plane.

August 26, 2020 by Luke James

UK Government Makes Significant Investment in Satellite Technologies Through OneWeb Acquisition

The distressed global communication firm OneWeb has recently been saved from bankruptcy by a UK government-led consortium. The investment will see the UK take a significant equity share in OneWeb, whose headquarters are already based in the United Kingdom.

August 07, 2020 by Lianne Frith

Microchip 3100E SmartRAID Adapters: Ideal for Edge Computing and Graphical Applications

The SmartRAID 3100E adapter series are intended for high-performance Enter-price Servers, which requires maximum data availability and performance or HDD-centric data servers for increased performance through the cache.

June 30, 2020 by Asma Arooj

A Shift in the Industry: Electronics Manufacturers Consider “Boycotting” China

Calls to boycott China have been sounding out for some time. Now, with COVID-19 adding to the list of reasons to reconsider manufacturing there, the campaign is again rife on social media.

June 27, 2020 by Lianne Frith

A Grain-Sized Sensor for Wearables or Drone-Based Use in Industrial Environments

Scientists from General Electric's Research division in Niskayuna, New York, have made a breakthrough in the development of a grain-sized gas sensor design that claims high performance and precision.

June 13, 2020 by Kristijan Nelkovski

European PCB Manufacturer Schweizer Electronic Makes Strategic Move With China Expansion

From Germany to China—one of the world’s leading high-tech PCB manufacturers, Schweizer Electronic AG, has expanded to Jintan, Jiangsau, with production now in full swing at the company’s newest manufacturing plant.

June 05, 2020 by Luke James

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Geothermal Energy: The Challenges and Developments

Renewables Power Sweden’s Future ‘Green Steel’ Facility: H2 Green Steel

The EU Has Pushed for a ‘Battery Passport’ to Support Its Green Energy Goals — But Is This Enough?

BMW’s Production Capabilities Are Set to Be Optimised by Its Planned Quantum Computing Project

Britain’s First EV Battery Gigaplant Planned for Northumberland, UK

Scotland Plans for a ‘World First’ 1.8 MWh Flow Battery Energy Storage System

Combining 3D Printing, Robotics, and Other Innovation in Smart Building Construction

Utilising 3D-Printed and Wireless Communication-Based Prosthetics

GM Plans to Transform Its Lordstown Assembly Plant into an EV-Focused Ultium Battery Site

Electric Vehicle Motors Could Be Given Boost by New Composite Material

Former RAF Base in South Wales to Hold The UK’s First Location for a Large-Scale EV Battery Plant

Advanced Preventive Maintenance of Pumps Using IIoT-Based Online Continuous Monitoring

Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin on Its Way to Local Battery Manufacturing

UK Government to Boost Electronics Manufacturing with £300m in Funding

BAE Systems Transforms Engineering Processes with New Intelligent Facility

UK Government Makes Significant Investment in Satellite Technologies Through OneWeb Acquisition

Microchip 3100E SmartRAID Adapters: Ideal for Edge Computing and Graphical Applications

A Shift in the Industry: Electronics Manufacturers Consider “Boycotting” China

A Grain-Sized Sensor for Wearables or Drone-Based Use in Industrial Environments

European PCB Manufacturer Schweizer Electronic Makes Strategic Move With China Expansion

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Geothermal Energy: The Challenges and Developments

Renewables Power Sweden’s Future ‘Green Steel’ Facility: H2 Green Steel

The EU Has Pushed for a ‘Battery Passport’ to Support Its Green Energy Goals — But Is This Enough?

BMW’s Production Capabilities Are Set to Be Optimised by Its Planned Quantum Computing Project

Britain’s First EV Battery Gigaplant Planned for Northumberland, UK

Scotland Plans for a ‘World First’ 1.8 MWh Flow Battery Energy Storage System

Combining 3D Printing, Robotics, and Other Innovation in Smart Building Construction

Utilising 3D-Printed and Wireless Communication-Based Prosthetics

GM Plans to Transform Its Lordstown Assembly Plant into an EV-Focused Ultium Battery Site

Electric Vehicle Motors Could Be Given Boost by New Composite Material

Former RAF Base in South Wales to Hold The UK’s First Location for a Large-Scale EV Battery Plant

Advanced Preventive Maintenance of Pumps Using IIoT-Based Online Continuous Monitoring

Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin on Its Way to Local Battery Manufacturing

UK Government to Boost Electronics Manufacturing with £300m in Funding

BAE Systems Transforms Engineering Processes with New Intelligent Facility

UK Government Makes Significant Investment in Satellite Technologies Through OneWeb Acquisition

Microchip 3100E SmartRAID Adapters: Ideal for Edge Computing and Graphical Applications

A Shift in the Industry: Electronics Manufacturers Consider “Boycotting” China

A Grain-Sized Sensor for Wearables or Drone-Based Use in Industrial Environments

European PCB Manufacturer Schweizer Electronic Makes Strategic Move With China Expansion

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