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Hospitals to use UV air cleaners to tackle COVID-19 after IMechE develops standard for NHS

A low-cost effective solution to remove COVID-19 from the air using UV sanitisers will soon be used in hospitals after a team led by engineers from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers developed a...

HVAC/Cooling systems
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Drax to invest £40m in next stage of carbon capture project

Drax plans capital investments of around £40 million at its North Yorkshire power station during 2022 on the first phase of its bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) project, with a view...

Power Plant
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Veolia and partners build up COVID early warning system from wastewater

The Vigie Covid-19 solution now can track signs of the Omicron variant in wastewater, acting as an early warning system of monitoring the pandemic’s progression.

Wastewater Plant
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New AR maintenance app launched on Siemens UBIK platform

Comos Mobile Worker is a new software application for mobile data management with integrated augmented reality functionalities from Siemens. It was developed in cooperation with Augmensys.

Computerised Maintenance Management Systems
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Operations Engineer seasonal closure

The Operations Engineer newsroom is now closed for the winter holiday.

Alarm Systems
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Remotely-operated vehicle for hazardous jobs

Cumbria nuclear engineering contractor Forth has delivered a new machine to Hunterston, a former nuclear power plant in Scotland, to enable nuclear waste to be removed from hazardous areas...

Mobile Plant
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Deadline for UK REACH to be extended

Defra, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, has announced plans to delay the implementation of transitional registrations under chemical regulation UK REACH; an industry consultation will...

Occupational Health
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Sunlight launches KnoWi cloud-based battery monitoring system

Sunlight Group Energy Storage Systems has launched a lead-acid battery monitoring system (BMS), KnoWi.

Batteries
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Socotec tests airborne asbestos detector

Working with Alert Technology, Socotec is trialling a portable real-time airborne asbestos warning device, the ALERT PRO1000, which emits an alert if asbestos fibres are detected within the...

Asbestos
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Dry-docking of LNG vessel includes major service for essential boil-off gas compressor

Burckhardt Compression has delivered a comprehensive overhaul service for Teekay LNG, a marine transportation company. As part of a long-term service agreement (LTSA) between the two companies,...

Compressors
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Amey celebrates Metrolink contract wins

Amey has won two contracts as part of Transport for Greater Manchester’s Metrolink Capacity Improvement Programme (MCIP) to upgrade the power supply infrastructure and expand the Queens Road Metrolink...

Rail Engineering
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High-voltage equipment suppliers win HSE exemption to bring in low-CFC gases

Britain’s workplace regulator has granted a legal exemption that will enable the use of more environmentally-friendly gases in the electricity distribution network.

Electrical Distribution