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Jewel in the crown: Rolls-Royce’s single-crystal turbine blade …
Sep 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 withstand the heat, you can cast complex ...
Octopus raises the temperature with Cosy heat pump
Sep 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. “This is a huge ...
The Big Project: London Array
Jun 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.
The Engineer - October 1960: the birth of the Severn Bridge
Oct 20, 2022 · In 1960 plans were launched to build a suspension bridge that would connect England and Wales by road. In October 1960 The Engineer reported that Ernest Marples, the minister of transport, had invited tenders for construction of the foundations and substructure of the Severn suspension bridge, plus access roads to the site.
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Salary survey: What’s a UK engineer worth in 2022?
Mar 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 per cent increase on last year’s figure.
Late, great engineers: Frank Whittle: Founder of the jet age
May 6, 2022 · Late, great engineers: Frank Whittle: Founder of the jet age. 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. Air Commodore Frank Whittle seated at his desk at during World War II.
Expert Q&A : Supersonic flight - The Engineer
Oct 31, 2023 · The bespoke engine is designed for sustainable supersonic flight and is designed to deliver 25 per cent more time on wing and provide 10 per cent operating cost savings to airline customers, when compared to derivative approaches. According to Boom the Symphony engine engine is designed for sustainable supersonic flight - Boom.
ITM Power gears up for green hydrogen revolution - The Engineer
Mar 7, 2022 · ITM Power’s new electrolyser gigafactory - a 134,000 square foot monster that opened in 2021 - is just a stone’s throw from Forgemasters, Sheffield’s last remaining steel furnace. According to Graham Cooley, ITM’s long time CEO, another of Steel City’s most famous names has even closer ties to the new HQ. “We’re on the site that ...