ABB has been awarded further contracts for the Caspian Sea oil and gas projects. The company will supply equipment for the offshore platforms, the pipeline construction and an onshore terminal for both the oil and gas projects. For the terminal and platforms,

The Electricity Innovation Institute said it would this year award grants totalling up to $500,000 (£280,000) to academic institutions for research into applications of nanotechnology to the electric power system. Proposals should look at ways nanotechnology could upgrade the current electric system