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Power Generation News, April 2018

GE Renewable Energy and the UK’s Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult have signed a five-year research and development agreement to test and develop next generation offshore wind technologies. GE’s recently announced Haliade-X 12 MW offshore wind turbine and existing Haliade 150- 6MW will undergo advanced test and demonstration programs that accurately replicate real-world operational conditions to enhance performance and reliability. Research and development activities will include cooling technologies, converters, loading conditions across mechanical and electrical components, grid testing and design validation. This collaboration ...

Automotive Latest News, April 2018

The number of cars made in the UK during March fell by 13.3% from a year earlier as both domestic and overseas demand for vehicles declined. The Society of Motor Manufacturing and Traders (SMMT) said poor weather had affected production. It said car sales to the UK had dropped for an eighth month and double-digit falls in the home market and exports were a “considerable concern”. The SMMT said that cars made for the UK fell by 17.7%, while exports dropped by ...

Manufacturing News, March 2018

Staffordshire excavator manufacturer JCB is creating 600 production jobs as it looks to meet global demand for its famous products. The jobs will be created over the next three months, with 200 available immediately. The company said a strong order book had prompted the need for the additional workers, with positions available for welders, paint sprayers and assemblers. In addition to the 600 production line opportunities, JCB said it also had vacancies for more than 100 permanent employees in engineering and other staff ...

Rail News, March 2018

British Steel has secured a major German rail contract after enhancing its manufacturing capabilities with a seven-figure investment. The deal will see the company deliver around 20,000 tonnes of 120 metre rail a year to Deutsche Bahn, Europe’s largest purchaser of rail. It comes after the company spent £1m enhancing its Scunthorpe Rail and Section Mill so It could manufacture this longer-length rail. Before the investment, the longest rail British Steel could produce was 108 metres – a standard length in the ...

Oil & Gas News, March 2018

The oil and gas industry regulator has raised its forecast of what can be recovered from the waters around the UK over the next three decades. Changes in the way the sector operates are thought to have unlocked the potential for a further 2.8 billion barrels of oil or the gas equivalent.   It is now estimated that 11.7 billion barrels could be recovered between 2016 to 2050.   More than 43 billion barrels have been extracted from UK waters so far. Peak production was ...

Power Generation News, March 2018

Derby’s Rolls-Royce factory has signed a contract with EDF Energy to provide heat exchangers for nuclear island systems at Hinkley Point C nuclear power station. Rolls-Royce was selected in 2016 as preferred bidder for the heat exchangers, along with the primary, liquid and gaseous waste treatment systems and ultimate diesel generators. A team of 80 Rolls-Royce engineers and supply chain specialists are currently working on the projects at its Barnwood, Derby and Warrington bases. Hinkley Point C is the first nuclear power plant ...

Automotive News, March 2018

Jaguar Land Rover saw its sales slip last month, dragged down by falls in the UK and Europe. It was still the West Midlands-based luxury carmaker’s second best February in its history, as the new Range Rover Velar and Land Rover Discovery helped boost sales. But solid demand in China – up 3.3% – and in markets such as the Middle East and Russia failed to generate enough growth to counter the falls elsewhere. Overall sales for Jaguar Land Rover were ...

Marine News, February 2018

Rolls-Royce will consider selling its lossmaking commercial marine business as chief Warren East launches a new round of cost-cutting in a bid to accelerate his of cost-cutting in a bid to accelerate his shake-up of the blue-chip engineering business. Mr East is said to be looking at the strategic options for the marine business as part of a wider restructuring plan that includes consolidating Rolls-Royce’s five business units down to three. Mr East said there was a need to “reinforce behavioural ...

Manufacturing News, February 2018

The three-month average pay settlement in January was 2.4%. This was higher than the average of 2.1% across 2017 with the average for the month of January itself a shade higher at 2.5%. Throughout 2017 there was a gradual acceleration in pay growth across the sector as inflationary pressures kicked in and business conditions improved. Settlements at the start of 2017 were running at an average 1.8% increase, and ended the year at 2.3%. At the start of 2018, elevated CPI inflation ...

Oil & Gas News, February 2018

Bans around the world on single use plastic items such as carrier bags will dent growth in oil demand over the next two decades, according to BP. The UK-headquartered oil and gas firm said it still expects the global hunger for crude to grow for years and not peak until the late 2030s. The company’s energy outlook report, forecasts demand peaking at about 110m barrels per day between 2035 and 2040, up from around 97mb/d today. Much of the growth comes from ...