• Siemens Transform 2024 Explores Digital and Sustainability Transformation in Live UK Event

    Siemens Transform 2024 Explores Digital and Sustainability Transformation in Live UK Event

    By Siemens 17 – 18 July marks the return of Siemens Transform to Manchester Central. Join thousands of participants across industry for a unique technology showcase and discover how to transform the everyday, for everyone. Co-create real solutions for your business, explore the latest technology, collaborate with leading industry experts, and feel empowered to make a lasting impact. Join a community solving today’s most pressing challenges and discover tangible solutions to be more competitive, resilient, and sustainable to accelerate your transformation in 2024 and beyond. Find out more .

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • A Big Brand Multi-Utility Project

    A Big Brand Multi-Utility Project

    By HVSS In the bustling town of Dunstable (Luton Road), a significant project was undertaken to enhance the infrastructure supporting local businesses. The HVSS team embarked on a mission to provide water, electric, and gas connections for eight commercial units, including renowned brands like Starbucks and Greggs. The complexity of this endeavour transcended mere utility installations; it demanded a meticulous approach to both off-site and on-site installations, alongside overcoming challenges like maintaining access throughout the process. The off-site civil works played a critical role in laying the groundwork for the future success of the project. Engineers and construction crews planned and executed the installation of underground utility lines, ensuring seamless connectivity from…

  • Continuously Evolving the Plan on a Primary Substation at Magna Park

    Continuously Evolving the Plan on a Primary Substation at Magna Park

    By HVSS In today’s fast-paced world, reliable access to electricity is crucial for businesses to thrive. HVSS were required to undertake the construction of a 24MVA primary substation and associated 6km approximately of EHV (Extra High Voltage) cabling works including additional infrastructure for 17 commercial units. The continuity of the supply was critical and preliminary works were undertaken to run HV cables to provide power to the first unit using a temporary solution that was subsequently embedded within the overall scheme. HVSS undertook the design, supply and commissioning of all SCADA (Supervisory, Control and Data Acquisition) monitoring, control for the EHV substation and the wider High Voltage (HV) network’s embedded generation functionality. A continuously evolving master…

  • iconsys and partners receive further UK government funding for next development stage of more sustainable maritime technologies

    iconsys and partners receive further UK government funding for next development stage of more sustainable maritime technologies

    By iconsys iconsys, a leading independent UK based systems integrator with nearly two decades of experience and knowledge delivering turnkey power solutions into the marine industry, and its partners, have been awarded a grant of nearly £1.7million by the Department for Transport, for the next stage of development of a shore power system that aims to eliminate the operation of on-board diesel engines while its ships are discharging marine aggregates. Following the success of initial paper-based feasibility studies, iconsys is working in partnership with University of Warwick and global building materials supplier CEMEX, to deliver an intelligently managed shore power system demonstrator, specifically tailored to understand self-discharging commercial vessel’s demanding electrical load fluctuations…

  • 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…

  • UK Road Tunnel Operators Forum

    UK Road Tunnel Operators Forum

    By VVB Hosted by IET Enterprise Partner VVB and held at the Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE) in Westminster, the UK Road Tunnel Operators Forum marked a significant milestone for the road tunnel industry this year. It served as a crucial platform for experts to come together, exchange ideas, and tackle industry challenges head-on. The forum highlighted the vital role of collaboration and knowledge sharing in driving innovation. Throughout the event, there was a strong emphasis on fostering collective efforts to address common issues and develop forward-thinking solutions. Professionals from within the industry actively participated and offered a wide range of perspectives on best practices and strategies. Leaders in road tunnel technology delivered insightful presentations covering…

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