A bursary of £1000 a year should be given to science and engineering graduates as part of a plan to double the proportion of students taking these subjects the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has suggested.The business group has warned urgent action

A new HVAC system at BT’s centre for 999 calls in Nottingham, controlled by ABB drives, has reduced electricity costs by 23%. The site has also shown a reduction in gas usage to 12% of the previous figure, due to better control

The Engineering and Technology Board (ETB), the Engineering Council UK (ECUK), institutions and business are coming together to explore ways to encourage more engineers to seek professional recognition. On 8 November, the ETB and ECUK are holding a stakeholders’ workshop in central

NICEIC is holding over 60 free nationwide 17th Edition seminars for its registered installers and one day tutorials for the wider trade. The two hour seminars will allow attendees to gain an early appreciation of many of the significant changes to the

MITIE is working with the University of Bristol to installl combined heat and power (CHP) plants. The first unit installed is powered by amn 8 cylinder 30-litre gas fired enginer which produces 00kW of power, fed through to the main switchboard of

An on-site transformer repair service, that effectively takes the factory to the customer, has helped Edenderry Power Station in Ireland to achieve a fast-track return to normal production, and preserve the reliability of its output to the country’s grid, by restoring its

In a recently published study titled Automation Supplier Provided Services Worldwide Outlook, industry analyst ARC Advisory Group ranked ABB in the leading market position in the growing market space. The study reported the total worldwide market for these services was close to

A study by Salford University has concluded the noise phenomenon known as aerodynamic modulation (AM) is not an issue for the UK's windfarm fleet. AM indicates aerodynamic noise from wind turbines that is greater than the normal degree of regular fluctuation of

The IET has announced the results of the ballot for its board of trustees.Hamish Bell and Dr NF Chin have been elected as vice presidents; Marguerite Fitzgerald and Andy Stringer have been elected to the board as ordinary members. All appointments take