• A Symphony of Art & Science: Introducing Spear, the 140m trimaran yacht concept. A new collaboration between T. Fotiadis Design & Lateral Naval Architects.

    A Symphony of Art & Science: Introducing Spear, the 140m trimaran yacht concept. A new collaboration between T. Fotiadis Design & Lateral Naval Architects.

    By BMT Group Limited With its striking streamline design, Spear combines efficiency, comfort, and expansive open spaces to create an unparalleled cruising experience. From the moment you step aboard, you're greeted by the sleek lines and a streamlined profile that define Spear's aesthetic. Crafted with precision and attention to detail, every aspect of this superyacht is optimised for high-speed cruising, suitable for the adventurous owner. As there isn’t anything else in the market quite like Spear, with a length of 140m, 4,650 Gross Tonnage (GT), and a beam overall of 23m, it was difficult to find a suitable baseline to compare to. After consideration, a 110m monohull of 4,400 GT provided the closest solution. At a generous cruise speed of 18 knots, the trimaran's propulsion power…

  • 6G Terahertz Communications for Future Heterogeneous Wireless Network (6G-TERAFIT)

    6G Terahertz Communications for Future Heterogeneous Wireless Network (6G-TERAFIT)

    By University of Bradford et al. This work is supported by the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) under grant EP/Y035135/1, and HORIZON-MSCA-2022-SE-01-01-ID: 101131501, MARIE SKŁODOWSKA-CURIE ACTIONS Staff Exchanges (SE) University of Bradford, United Kingdom: Raed A Abd-Alhameed, Viktor Doychinov, Vuong Mai, Ifiok Otung The Instituto de Telecomunicações, Campus Universitário de Santiago 3810-193 Aveiro: Issa T. E. Elfergani, Jonathan Rodriguez Paderborn University, Germen: Jens Förstner, Christian Hedayat SARAS TECHNOLOGY LIMITED, United Kingdom: Ashwain Rayit THINGENIOUS LIMITED, Greece: Aristidis Konstantas, Dimitris Uzunidis Summary and objectives of the project: Numerous new applications, such as big data analysis, artificial intelligence…

  • Leonardo work with veterans to build biodiversity

    Leonardo work with veterans to build biodiversity

    By Leonardo IET members were amongst the employees from the Bristol and Yeovil sites of aerospace engineering company Leonardo, who worked alongside veterans recently to plant 4,000 saplings in the Usk Valley in Wales, creating hedgerows to build biodiversity. The role of trees in absorbing CO2 is well-known, with the UK Government setting a target to plant 30,000 hectares of UK woodland by March 2025. Like trees, hedgerows capture CO2 from the air and store it in their biomass and in the soils beneath, providing habitats, corridors and food for wildlife. However, in the last 75 years there has been a 50% decrease in UK hedgerows, leading to Natural England setting a 335,000 km hedgerow expansion target, and the Committee on Climate Change aiming for a 40% increase by 2050. Leonardo…

  • UK digital twin leader joins Siemens’ open digital business platform

    UK digital twin leader joins Siemens’ open digital business platform

    By Siemens UK leader in digital twin technology Simsol, has joined Siemens Xcelerator – an open digital business platform designed to speed up the digital transformation of industry in the UK and overseas. Simsol provides innovative digital twin solutions based on Siemens Plant Simulation and Process Simulate software to simulate factory automation, enabling the integration of robotics, control, motion and safety for automated and human operators to drive productive, safe and efficient operations. Manufacturers will now be able to access Simsol services from the global Siemens Xcelerator marketplace, helping to boost the technology specialist’s international reach. The agreement also increases Simsol’s exposure as a partner for solving customers’ production challenges to Siemens customers…

  • Visionary visualisation: Sweco joins global ExPEDite partnership to build digital twin design into renewable energy planning

    Visionary visualisation: Sweco joins global ExPEDite partnership to build digital twin design into renewable energy planning

    By Jason Wheelhouse Earlier this year, an exciting kick-off summit took place in Latvia to launch an innovative ‘digital x sustainability’ project, as 19 partners from 11 countries met to develop plans and visions for a potentially transformative reset in the way district-wide energy estates can be planned and designed. Here, Sweco Digital Delivery Manager Dinos Ipiotis reflects on the aims and opportunities of ExPEDite as it looks to make ‘digital’ the default setting in society-scale net zero strategy. Dinos explains: “Our ultimate collective challenge in the ExPEDite partnership is to enable the planned creation and management of, as the name suggests, PEDs – Positive Energy Districts. These are, in short, urban or extra-urban areas capable of generating, using and distributing energy…

  • Capula generating green energy following solar PV installation

    Capula generating green energy following solar PV installation

    By Capula Industrial automation and control systems integrator for critical infrastructure and energy, IET Enterprise Partner Capula has recently completed a solar photovoltaics (PV) installation at its offices in Stone, Staffordshire With a continued commitment to reducing carbon emissions, Capula has invested in a system that will supply green energy to its facilities and has already generated over 20 MWh of electricity in just 3 months. Commenting on the installation, Steve Tellwright, Capula’s People & Quality Director, said, “We continue to support our clients in the energy sector as they deliver projects that are providing greener energy to the UK. “As the energy landscape changes, as well as supporting our customers, we also must look at how we meet our energy needs as part of…

  • SuperTAPP SG saves £20k+ per distributed energy connection

    SuperTAPP SG saves £20k+ per distributed energy connection

    By Fundamentals Adding transducers to integrate distributed energy resource (DER) connections with a Distribution Network Operator’s (DNO) management system typically costs upwards of £20,000. Fundamentals’ SuperTAPP SG voltage control relay has extensive transducer functionality built-in and therefore offers significant savings whilst future-proofing for future DER connections Fundamentals CEO Dr Jon Hiscock explained: “Many operators are not aware that DER connectivity is a key feature of our SuperTAPP SG solution, which is already being deployed to implement advanced voltage control functionality required for new DER connections. The activation of DER connectivity as part of the SuperTAPP SG solution would obviate the need for separate transducers and significantly reduce the cost of…

  • Collaboration and commitment to project success in the heart of Derby

    Collaboration and commitment to project success in the heart of Derby

    By HVSS In 2019 IET Enterprise Partner HVSS were approached to tender for a significant job on a sprawling 50-acre industrial and logistics warehouse park located in the heart of Derby, developed by St Modwen in partnership with Network Rail. The scope of the project involved providing 7.2MVA of electricity, Medium Pressure (MP) gas and water with the project feasibility being hinged on an offsite route spanning 2.8km, demanding ethical, cost-effective solutions. During this scheme, HVSS had full involvement with Derby City Council and National Grid to complete the initial substation connection which was situated over a laborious and demanding 3km route from the site location and within the busy city centre. A further five substation installations have taken place totalling six new substations…

  • ITI Group advances the upgrade of SSEN Distribution infrastructure

    ITI Group advances the upgrade of SSEN Distribution infrastructure

    By ITI Group ITI Group has commenced work on an advanced design of operational technology panels in the latest stage of SSEN Distribution’s nationwide substation upgrades. SSEN (Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks) Distribution’s vision is to upgrade the communications infrastructure to approximately 1,500 substations across the UK, with the aim of improving efficiency, in order to achieve output targets at lower operational cost. The end goal is to meet OFGEM pricing targets, while maintaining the safe and secure transmission of operational data back from geographically dispersed sub-stations and other electrical infrastructure within the SSEN Distribution portfolio. ITI Group started work in early 2022 on an initial test and development project, building panels for Dundee and…

  • The IET in partnership with DE&S to commit to professional competence

    The IET in partnership with DE&S to commit to professional competence

    We are delighted to be working in partnership with Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) and announce the launch of the new DE&S Central Payment Scheme (CPS) with the IET, to acknowledge the level of professional competence of their civil servants and the commitment to their professional development. DE&S, part of the Ministry of Defence, are a mix of 12,500 talented civil servants and military personnel located across the UK and abroad, delivering a programme of work of over £13bn annually, ensuring the UK Armed Forces have all the equipment and support they need for their operations. We spoke to Fayth Stone IEng MIET, Professional II Engineer at DE&S, on her journey so far: “As an engineer I’m always looking for new ways to develop myself both personally and professionally, and one of…

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