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Rail News – Late April 2021

Burton-on-Trent locomotive manufacturer, Clayton Equipment, has secured an eight-figure underwriting facility from HSBC UK to help with the build of 14 hybrid locomotives for Beacon Rail Leasing. The new contract will see Clayton Equipment produce hybrid machines, the first of their kind for the UK rail industry. The green locomotives are set to lower emissions by 90% per tonne haul, compared to their diesel counterparts, using large rechargeable traction batteries. https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/eastmidlands/news/2047557-maufacturer-steams-ahead-with-eight-figure-support-from-bank

Nuclear News – Late April 2021

Derby’s bid to establish a world-class advanced manufacturing research centre at Infinity Park Derby has taken a step closer, with the submission of a full planning application by Infinity Park Derby. The new research facility will be operated by the Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (Nuclear AMRC), if approved. The Nuclear AMRC helps companies develop new techniques to win work in the nuclear sector, and tackle manufacturing challenges in automotive, rail, aerospace, renewable energy and other high-value sectors. It is part of the ...

Power Generation News – Late April 2021

The tumbling costs of wind and solar can unlock demand that could power the world 100 times over, with a new report from think tank Carbon Tracker finding that renewables are set to push fossil fuels out of the electricity mix by the mid-2030s. A new report from Carbon Tracker finds that 60% of the world’s solar resource and 15% of its wind resource are economically comparable with local fossil fuel generation. As costs fall further, fossil fuels could be pushed out ...

Manufacturing News – Late April 2021

Manufacturing optimism in the three months to April improved at its quickest pace since April 1973, while investment intentions saw a strong, broad-based rebound, according to the latest CBI quarterly Industrial Trends Survey. The survey of 288 manufacturers found that firms expect to increase capital expenditure on buildings, plant & machinery, product & process innovation, and training & retraining in the next year (relative to the last). In particular, investment intentions for plant & machinery were at their strongest since July 1997. Manufacturing ...

Aerospace News – Late April 2021

The global impact of the COVID pandemic has been dramatically felt by the global aerospace sector, which almost overnight suffered a catastrophic collapse in demand, which resulted in an 80% decline in air traffic and over 60% of the global airline fleet grounded. The impact on the airlines and its key component supply chain has been immediate and is expected to remain in place for some time. With a rebound expected in 2021 and 2022—and forecast demand only expected to hit pre-pandemic ...

Automotive News – Late April 2021

UK car production rises on anniversary of pandemic-driven factory shuttering March UK car output grows 46.6% against Covid hit 2020 when pandemic forced factories to close. Monthly performance down -22.8% on five-year March average and Q1 down -4.0% year-on-year. Companies continue to wrestle with global supply chain issues, impact of new EU trading arrangements and Covid recovery at home and abroad. New SMMT member survey reveals nine-in-ten companies expending additional resource managing UK/EU trade requirements with six-in-ten large firms expecting Covid ...

General Industrial News – Early April 2021

House builders have been boosted by large infrastructure projects and the stamp duty holiday for some homes. The UK’s construction industry has grown at its fastest monthly rate in more than six years, as house builds soared in March and paused projects were restarted. According to a closely followed survey, the sector has accelerated since February and created more jobs than at any point in more than two years. The IHS Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rates different sectors of the economy by surveying ...

Rail News – Early April 2021

Toyota Motor Europe has secured a contract to supply fuel cell modules for a train project as a member of the Fuel Cell Hybrid Power Pack for Rail Applications (FCH2RAIL) consortium. The consortium partners, including Belgium, Germany, Spain and Portugal, are developing and testing a new zero-emission train prototype. Toyota Motor will be responsible for the supply and integration of fuel cell modules into the prototype as part of the FCH2RAIL project. The core part of the FCH2RAIL project features a hybrid, bi-modal drive ...

Defence News – Early April 2021

BAE Systems has revealed that the supply chain for the Dreadnought submarine programme supports almost 30,000 jobs and includes 1,500 UK companies. While nearly half of these jobs reside in the North West of England, the supply chain for Dreadnought extends to every region of the UK. Working with partners Rolls-Royce and the Submarine Delivery Agency as part of the Dreadnought Alliance, BAE Systems estimates it will spend in the region of £7.5 billion with 1,500 supply chain companies over the life ...

Power Generation News – Early April 2021

Plans have been submitted for a major "green hydrogen" scheme near Glasgow. The application by ScottishPower includes a 20MW electrolyser, a device which splits water into hydrogen and oxygen using electrical energy - in this case, via wind and solar power. The planned facility will be located near the UK's largest onshore wind farm, Whitelee, owned by ScottishPower. The project includes a combined solar and battery energy storage scheme to help power the electrolyser. ScottishPower said the facility would be able to produce up ...