County Durham received a welcomed jobs boost last month with the news that Hitachi Rail is to build the next generation of passenger trains in Newton Aycliffe. (more…)
Last week, the Crown Estate announced it is offering bursaries worth up to £3,600 to students wanting to take a master’s degree that focuses on marine renewable energy. (more…)
Figures from the Department for Energy and Climate Change and Ofgem show that the UK failed to reach its target of producing 10% of electricity from renewables last year. In fact, we fell well short of the 10% target and only managed to produce 6.5% from renewable sources. (more…)
This coming Friday, April 22nd, is Good Friday and a lot of people in the UK will be enjoying the start of two consecutive long weekends away from work. But April 22nd isn’t just a religious holiday; it’s also Earth Day 2011. (more…)
Can London’s transport systems cope with the vast increase in passenger numbers that it will experience in the summer of 2012? The London Assembly fears not. (more…)
The debate over the viability of wind power continues to rage. On the one hand we have the Carbon Trust claiming that offshore wind will account for 10% of the global market within 39 years, and on the other we have the John Muir Trust saying wind cannot be relied upon to provide a significant level of energy. (more…)
Data from the Association of Train Operating Companies suggests that travelling by rail between major UK cities could soon become more popular than flying. (more…)
The terms “data centres” and “cloud computing” may come as new buzz words to the uninitiated but they’re key to the technology we use each day. What’s more, future internet technology will start to rely heavily on these systems to enable even greater storage capacity and enhanced websites. Websites like Facebook, Google and Yahoo store all their infrastructure in substantial data centres. Google alone has 19 data centres in the USA with 17 more dotted around the globe. (more…)
Boris Johnson has outlined his new business plan for Transport for London but unions are angry at his proposed cost saving measures. (more…)
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