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WEBAltilium in project with JLR to validate EV cells from recycled batteries. News. 27 Sep 2024.
The evolution of the aircraft wing
WEBMar 31, 2017 · The aircraft wing has transformed from the wooden and fabric twin-wing set up of the Wright brothers’ Flyer, to the composite materials used in the latest models coming off the production line today from the likes of Boeing and Airbus. In fact, Orville Wright’s first flight, lasting 12 seconds, travelled 120ft - less than the wing span of a ...
Jewel in the crown: Rolls-Royce’s single-crystal turbine blade …
WEBSep 19, 2017 · An ancient form of metalworking is being used by Rolls-Royce to create a single-crystal turbine blade for jet engines. Casting is one of the oldest and most basic methods of metalworking. If you can make a fire hot enough to melt a metal, and manufacture a crucible to melt it in and a mould that can …
The Engineer - RAEng launches National Engineering Day
WEBOct 13, 2022 · The Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) has launched National Engineering Day, a celebration of great British engineering. To be held on November 2 in 2022, the day aims to make the profession more visible and showcase how engineers are shaping the world. The Academy is calling on the engineering community to …
Octopus raises the temperature with Cosy heat pump
WEBSep 15, 2023 · Customers who require new radiators, piping or a hot water tank should be able to adopt the system for a cost of around £3,000, according to Octopus. “This paves the way to heat pumps for everyone,” Octopus Energy Group CEO and founder Greg Jackson said at the Energy Tech Summit in London, run in partnership with Wired.
The Big Project: London Array
WEBJun 25, 2012 · The developers, themselves called London Array, are a joint venture company 50 per cent owned by DONG Energy, Denmark’s biggest energy company, which is itself 76 per cent owned by the Danish government. A further 30 per cent is owned by E.On Renewables and 20 per cent by Masdar, the Abu Dhabi state-owned renewable energy company.
ITM Power gears up for green hydrogen revolution - The Engineer
WEBMar 7, 2022 · According to Cooley, this industrial hydrogen accounts for around 70 million tons per year, equivalent to 600GW of electrolysis. At the start of 2022, ITM Power announced a deal with Norwegian chemicals giant Yara for a 24MW electrolyser that will help it reduce reliance on grey hydrogen in ammonia production.
Late, great engineers: Frank Whittle: Founder of the jet age
WEBMay 6, 2022 · Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle, OM, KBE, CB, FRS, Hon FRAeS died of lung cancer at the age of 89 on 9 August 1996 at home in Columbia, Maryland. British aviation engineer and legendary pilot Frank Whittle was the main player in the development of the jet engine that was to change the face of 20th century aviation. Written by Nick Smith.
Salary survey: What’s a UK engineer worth in 2022?
WEBMar 2, 2022 · This appetite for change is one of the key findings of The Engineer’s latest annual salary survey. According to this year’s survey, which attracted responses from almost 800 engineers across 11 different sectors, the mean average salary for UK engineers now stands at £58k which marks a modest 2.3 …