From polishing high-end watch parts to moving water around more efficiently, the global growth of low-power drives looks set to continue. Colin Carter reports
Siemens Power Transmission and Distribution is to supply power system controls to equip Russia’s extra-high voltage power system in a deal worth €80m.
Nexans has won a $171 million order from GCCIA to manufacture and install an extra-high-voltage link to interconnect the power grids of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.
With ever greater numbers of devices and systems now connected, ensuring that disparate systems are able to talk to each other is a growing challenge for manufacturers.
The Tokyo-based firm of Hakugen is working with the Coca-Cola company to recycle coffee grounds to make disposable pocket-warmers.
Engineers at Sheffield University claim to have made a breakthrough in steel manufacturing that has potential to lower carbon emissions in the automotive industry.
Small and medium-sized manufacturers are starting to benefit from the relative weakness of Sterling, with overseas orders stabilising after seven quarters of decline, according to the CBI.
Uncertainty is stopping businesses and local authorities from preparing for the changes needed to meet UK waste recycling ambitions, according to a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report.
The transition to electric vehicles and the domestic production of sustainable aviation fuel are subject to a package of measures announced by the government.
National Grid is to use a £1.5bn loan from the European Investment Bank to protect facilities and update infrastructure across its national electricity transmission network.
