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Are tariff changes forcing the sun to go down on the solar industry?
Vicky Kenrick looks at the impact of the UK government's Feed in Tariff (FiT), which aims to increase the level...Smart grids - how far have we come?
Smart grids reduce energy network outages and disruption, minimise risk, lower costs, improve operational efficiency and help increase environmental sustainabilityBright future for solar power in space
Solar panels collect the energy and allow it to be transferred back to earth through microwaves or lasersProcess
Checking of thermocouple and platinum resistance thermometer (Pt100) sensors
Rapid and simple method of sensor checking and traceable calibration ‘on the bench’Checking of thermocouple and platinum resistance thermometer (Pt100) sensors
Non-contacting shaft sealing
Inpro/Seal Air Mizer is a permanent shaft sealing solution on product handling applications across multiple industriesTransmitter combines dewpoint and pressure measurements in compressed air applications
DPT146 complements Vaisala's broad offering for compressed air monitoring
Oil & Gas
Offshore oil platform protected by flame spray equipment
Thermal Sprayed Aluminium applied to an offshore oil platform to protect the structure from corrosionOffshore oil platform protected by flame spray equipment
Developing safe transfer to fixed structures offshore
Personnel-access system will 'stabilise personnel carrier regardless of the motion of the ship'Fossil fuels still attractive despite financial crisis
Recent discoveries not yet in production will cushion reverberations felt from economic crisis
Power
Sustainability in the industrial chain
Apparent adversaries become partners in the bigger picture. Femke Schaefer reportsSustainability in the industrial chain
Maintenance key to plant life extension
Serious investment is being made in maintenance and refurbishment of power generating plant as the world's demand for electricity continues to grow. Sean Ottewell reportsRising to the challenge of cybersecurity
A host of government initiatives and new technologies are helping to raise cybersecurity standards within the power industry. Sean Ottewell examines the consequences
Renewable Energy
Bright future for solar power in space
Solar panels collect the energy and allow it to be transferred back to earth through microwaves or lasersBright future for solar power in space
Custom tape-in-frame solution
Saint-Gobain Solar to launch SolarBond ReadyFrame at Intersolar EuropeSingle-phase solar inverters
New flowSOL 1 family targets single-phase, transformer-based solar inverter applications
Design
European biopower market 'growing'
Attractive option for utilities although sector faces challenges, says IHS market studyDevelopment kit helps build personalised pulse networks
Helps meet unique and custom specifications including pulse impedance, peak voltage, pulse width and pulse width under loadAnalyser for bio gas
System can analyse up to four anaerobic digesters at onceNano-factory promises great things for graphene science
University of Bath is opening a new Graphene Centre Laboratory that will study its properties and develop its potential applications
Electronics
5-Pin package increases creepage and clearance distance
Gate driver optocoupler provides designers high insulation voltage and high noise immunity5-Pin package increases creepage and clearance distance
