Renewables
Tevva hydrogen-electric truck clocks up 350 miles in wintry range test
While Tevva’s laser-guided focus remains trained on building and delivering its battery-electric 7.5t vehicle, testing and development of its hydrogen-electric counterpart continues apace.
Solar technology providing affordable clean energy to flats
Allume Energy, Wales & West Housing and the Welsh Government have announced the first installation of Allume’s SolShare technology for the UK’s housing sector, to provide clean, affordable electricity to residential flats in Cardiff.
Vital interconnect technology for European EV Gigafactory supply chain
According to The Battery Report, an independent and comprehensive survey of battery usage, at least 35 battery 'Gigafactories' have been announced in Europe and are expected to be in production by 2030.
Electric motors for future hydrogen powered zero-emission engine
Nidec Leroy-Somer has signed an agreement with Airbus to develop an electric motor for its hydrogen-powered fuel cell engine prototype, as part of Airbus’ ambition to bring the first zero-emission commercial aircraft to market by 2035.
Notorious American prison is getting clean and going green
Rikers Island, one of the most notorious prisons in America, is to become a renewable energy hub.
Pickers collect recycled plastic and turn it into 152 million buttons – catalysing inclusive circularity
In 2020, the philanthropic H&M Foundation launched a $11 million initiative, Saamuhika Shakti, to address the gaps in the system that keep Bengaluru waste pickers in poverty and exclusion.
How can engineers influence ESG outcomes?
Environmental, Social and Governance, ESG for short, has become an increasingly important factor in both the strategy and vision of corporations, and in the technology and vendor selections they make.
SUNOTEC builds solar parks with an output of 2.3GW
Last year, SUNOTEC delivered photovoltaic projects with an output of around 2.3 gigawatts peak (GWp). By way of comparison, the whole of France built PV plants supplying 2.7GWp in the same twelve-month period. 2022 turned out to be the most successful year in the company’s history, as the company in the construction of ground-mounted photovoltaic plants connected more than 70 new solar parks to the grid in Europe.
5 ways engineers are helping to reduce climate change
Greenhouse gas emissions are around 50% higher than they should be. We are living in a world tarnished by global warming. End of the world films no longer seem like far-off, natty escapism but instead are a very real concern.
National rail tickets go green
Paragon ID has revolutionised the rail ticket production process to reduce the environmental impact by 87%.