Nuclear generation
The Shaw group and Westinghouse Electric Company have been awarded a contract by Progress Energy Florida for two Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear units that the utility plans to build in Florida. ...
Published: The Engineer Online - 05 January 2009

New light on motoring
German car manufacturer Audi will be offering energy-efficient LED headlamp technology on its latest model, the V10-powered Audi R8....
Published: The Engineer Online - 05 January 2009

Brain power
An electronic ‘brain’ designed to improve a ship’s fighting capability is to be installed on the Royal Navy frigate HMS Montrose as part of a £15m capability upgrade....
Published: The Engineer Online - 05 January 2009

GKN land Filton site
GKN Aerospace today announced that it is to take ownership and operational control of aircraft wing operations at the former Airbus manufacturing site in Filton, Gloucestershire. ...
Published: The Engineer Online - 05 January 2009

Neural nanotubes
Carbon nanotubes can be used to construct electrical bypass systems in the brain, according to research published by scientists in Italy and Switzerland. ...
Published: The Engineer Online - 24 December 2008

Subsea contract
Subsea 7 has announced a one-year inspection, repair and maintenance contract with TAQA Bratani, a wholly owned subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Energy Company....
Published: The Engineer Online - 24 December 2008

Caterpillar cuts costs
Caterpillar has announced cost-cutting measures following weakening sales and deterioration of growth in emerging markets....
Published: The Engineer Online - 23 December 2008

EDF takeover bid
French energy group Electricité de France has been granted permission by the European Commission to acquire British Energy subject to a series of conditions....
Published: The Engineer Online - 23 December 2008

Neural networking
KnitMesh Technologies has teamed with Liverpool University to improve mesh design using neural networking techniques....
Published: The Engineer Online - 23 December 2008

Japanese car crisis
Toyota Motor Corporation is expecting its first ever operating loss as the global economic downturn hits the Japanese car industry....
Published: The Engineer Online - 23 December 2008

Caspian Energy partnership
European energy companies RWE Supply & Trading and OMV Gas & Power are to jointly own the newly established Caspian Energy Company. ...
Published: The Engineer Online - 23 December 2008

A period of pressure
Research conducted by BDO Stoy Hayward paints a gloomy picture for UK manufacturing companies, with the number of failures in the sector set to rise by 37 per cent by the end of 2008....
Published: The Engineer Online - 22 December 2008

Nuclear services sale
BNFL recently agreed to sell its specialist nuclear services business, Project Services, to VT Group, the Southampton-based defence and support services company....
Published: The Engineer Online - 22 December 2008

Ash processor
Scottish and Southern Energy has acquired 17.5 per cent of the equity in RockTron (Widnes) for £10m....
Published: The Engineer Online - 22 December 2008

Systems security initiative
A group of Transmission System Operators (TSOs) has launched a new initiative designed to improve electrical systems security throughout Europe....
Published: The Engineer Online - 22 December 2008

Astrium supplies ASTIS terminals
Astrium, the EADS-owned European space company, has been awarded a contract to supply five Maritime ASTIS wideband satellite communications terminals to the Royal Australian Navy....
Published: The Engineer Online - 22 December 2008

Sea King support
Rolls-Royce has been awarded £258m by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to support the UK’s fleet of Royal Navy and Royal Air Force Sea King helicopters. ...
Published: The Engineer Online - 22 December 2008

Tidal power
SeaGen, the world’s first commercial scale tidal stream turbine, has generated at its maximum capacity of 1.2MW for the first time....
Published: The Engineer Online - 19 December 2008

Wyeth buys Thiakis
Imperial Innovations has announced that Thiakis, a company in which it has a 23.7 per cent stake, has been sold for £100m to US-based Wyeth Pharmaceuticals....
Published: The Engineer Online - 19 December 2008

RWE wind farm investment
German energy company, RWE Innogy, has announced the acquisition of renewable energy group ENOVA’s project company, ENOVA Energieanlagen....
Published: The Engineer Online - 19 December 2008

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