Electric rail network to expand
News
Network Rail has unveiled a study that claims expanding the electrified rail network further will provide significant benefits to the UK transport system.
Source: The Engineer
Date Published: November 03, 2009
Funding for wave tank facility
News
The Peninsula Research Institute for Marine Renewable Energy at Plymouth University has received £1.2m in funding to install a new wave tank testing facility.
Source: The Engineer
Date Published: November 06, 2009
Funding to improve rural broadband
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A European investment of £700,000 for South West England will be spent on a limited number of pilot projects that will lead to improved broadband access for rural businesses and communities in the region.
Source: The Engineer
Date Published: November 06, 2009
Investment in fuel cells
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Fouriertransform, the Swedish government-backed venture-capital group for the automotive industry, has announced a £5.3m investment in fuel-cell manufacturer, Powercell Sweden.
Source: The Engineer
Date Published: November 06, 2009
Monitoring company pumps out profits
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LiDCO, the Hoxton-based cardiovascular monitoring company, has reported increased revenues of £2.49m, up 23 per cent from a year earlier.
Source: The Engineer
Date Published: November 06, 2009
MTC gets public funding approval
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The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC), to be built at Ansty Park outside Coventry, has received public funding approval from the government.
Source: The Engineer
Date Published: November 06, 2009
Spectrograph detects chemical agents
News
A Delaware University spin out is preparing to commercialise a high-precision detector that can identify biological and chemical agents in solids, liquids and gases.
Source: The Engineer
Date Published: November 06, 2009
Centrica to build 270MW wind farm
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Centrica today announced plans to invest £725m in building a new 270MW wind farm off the coast of Skegness.
Source: The Engineer
Date Published: November 03, 2009
Fisker opens hybrid factory
News
Fisker Automotive is reopening a former General Motors factory in Wilmington, Delaware, to produce long-range, plug-in, electric-hybrid vehicles.
Source: The Engineer
Date Published: November 06, 2009
Funding for speciality metals plant
News
A £1.5m grant award from Yorkshire Forward will help Metalysis gear up to develop a semi-continuous plant to produce titanium and tantalum powders for worldwide markets.
Source: The Engineer
Date Published: November 06, 2009
