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WEB2024 awards open for entries Celebrating the very best in UK collaborations and innovations in engineering. Now in its ninth year, The Engineer’s Collaborate To Innovate awards (C2I) was established to uncover and celebrate great examples of technology-led engineering collaboration across a range of different disciplines and sectors.
Inside Airbus’ UK Zero Emissions Development Centre
WEBNov 15, 2022 — Achieving net zero is a global cross-sector effort. But fewer industries face a bigger challenge than civil aviation. IBA, a leading consultancy for the sector, forecasted aviation’s CO2 emissions for 2022 to reach 800 million tonnes — a figure standing at 36 per cent higher than in 2021 — and predicted that in 2023, emissions will match the pre-pandemic peak of 916 million tonnes in 2019.
Fife hydrogen-home project signs up 300 households
WEBMar 13, 2023 — The H100 Fife Project to supply homes in the Scottish council area with green hydrogen for domestic heating has signed up 300 trial customers already. Set to go live n 2024, H100 Fife will be delivered through a partnership between gas distribution company SGN and Fife Council, in cooperation with industry regulator Ofgem.
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.
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 …
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.
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 ...
How UK firm CloudNC is pioneering AI based manufacturing
WEBJul 5, 2019 — In-Depth. UK precision engineering firm CloudNC has introduced a pioneering new AI based approach to manufacturing. In this exclusive Q&A interview the company's CEO Theo Saville outlines the core technology and explains how the firm has built a brand new factory from the ground up. Chris Emery (CTO) …
The future of military tanks
WEBApr 18, 2010 — The next generation of tanks to enter service in the British Army are in the FRES (Future Rapid Effect System) group, and after a contentious and acrimonious bidding process, they will be built by General Dynamics. Classified as a light tank rather than the heavier MBT class, the FRES vehicles are designed to fill scouting and specialist roles.
Late Great Engineers: Rudolf Diesel - Powering the modern world
WEBMar 29, 2022 — Late Great Engineers: Rudolf Diesel - Powering the modern world. In-Depth. With the development of his eponymous engine, Rudolf Diesel was to have a profound effect on the way industry, transportation and international freight shaped the 20th century. Written by Nick Smith. Diesel engines play a part in the lives of us all.