
Published: 11 December, 2024 Ocean Winds has announced it has appointed Føn Energy Services to provide a fully integrated Balance of Plant (BoP) operations and maintenance (O&M) service programme for the Moray West and Moray East offshore wind farms in Scotland. Føn Energy Services’ integrated BoP O&M offering covers inspection and corrective maintenance, including management…

Listen to this article Peter Heubeck The DfT’s “Restoring Your Railway” initiative has raised hopes of extending England’s rail passenger network. Yet Scotland has led the field in expanding its passenger network. This article describes the two largest completed projects and highlights best practice. Part One – Airdrie to Bathgate Growth and decline South of…
Derrick Taylor discusses how ensuring your compressed air distribution system operates efficiently is crucial for the overall efficiency and performance of your compressed air system How old is your compressed air piping system? Ensuring your compressed air distribution system operates efficiently is crucial for the overall efficiency and performance of your compressed air system. Here…

TDK Corporation announces push-in wire terminations for models in the high-reliability, TDK-Lambda HWS-A family of AC-DC power supplies. The HWS-A/E models are available with either vertical or horizontal orientated terminals, simplifying cable harnessing. Designed to automate manufacturing processes, the HWS-A/E models are both time and cost effective, and improve reliability. The terminal levers enable the…

Precision sensor manufacturer Micro-Epsilon has extended its capaNCDT range of high precision capacitive measurement systems with a new high-precision system for fast, offline thickness measurement of very thin electrically conductive film such as that used in production of batteries. A particular challenge of measuring thin conductive films or foils, like copper and aluminium in bare…

Industrial battery manufacturer Ultralife Corporation has launched the URB24200 – a lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) battery pack – to power lightweight motorised and data back-up applications. Such applications can be found in industrial, medical, and defence settings. The new battery joins a range of ten LiFePO4 batteries that offer uniform voltage during discharge and are…

Atlas Copco has launched a new industrial fluid cooler designed to deliver optimal cooling efficiency and flexibility while reducing environmental impacts. The TDV 01-06 series combines the energy-saving benefits of a dry fluid cooler with enhanced thermal efficiency provided by an adiabatic system. This offers customers an extremely flexible and energy efficient means of achieving…

Published: 04 December, 2024 Natural Power a leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, has announced it has supported Alterric with the construction of the Clais Wind Farm extension, for which foundations have just been poured. Located in the municipality of Clais in Seine-Maritime, France, the project consists of three wind turbines totalling 10.8MW. Fabien…

Recent developments in thermal signature analytics have expanded the applications of thermal cameras beyond routine troubleshooting; they now contribute to paper machine control, energy usage benchmarking, wet streak detection, and the identification and prediction of certain classes of sheet breaks. Industrial Video Solutions Inc (IVS), a US-based specialist in automation for the papermaking industry, is…

Toshiba introduces a high-voltage transistor output photorelay for 400V automotive battery-related control systems. Housed in a compact SO12L-T package, the TLX9150M delivers a minimum breakdown voltage (VOFF) of 900V with a maximum reaction (TON/TOFF) time of 1ms. This is critical for control-sensitive applications such as battery and fuel-cell control and battery management systems (BMS) for…