China doubles solar power capacity
Posted on 6 Feb 2017 by Michael Cruickshank
New information out of China indicates that the country has, over the last year, doubled its solar energy capacity.
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The IoT solution hanging rivals out to dry
Posted on 3 Feb 2017 by Nick Peters
How computing giant Intel teamed up with a British technology company to bring the Internet of Things into the washroom. Nick Peters reports. Annual Manufacturing Report 2017 published
Posted on 3 Feb 2017 by Jonny Williamson
This year's in-depth Annual Manufacturing Report assesses the state of UK manufacturing, looking at everything from skills through to finance, IT and the new technologies of Industry 4.0. The Manufacturer: best blogs of 2016
Posted on 3 Feb 2017 by Jonny Williamson
The Manufacturer received a lot of insightful and thought-provoking contributions during 2016. Here’s 12 of the most shared and popular. Ford CEO calls for reducing fuel economy targets
Posted on 30 Jan 2017 by Michael Cruickshank
The CEO of Ford Motor Company has called on the US Government to reconsider planned fuel economy targets for future automobile production.
Trump talks with Tesla and Apple about making US manufacturing great again
Posted on 25 Jan 2017 by Aiden Burgess
With Donald Trump now sworn in as the 45th President of the United States of America, questions remain as to how the new administration will implement its manufacturing and trade policies and what impact these will have. Dutch trains first in the world to travel by 100% wind power
Posted on 18 Jan 2017 by Aiden Burgess
Every Dutch electric train on the national railway now runs on 100% wind power after NS Dutch Railways partnered with energy company Eneco to use its wind turbines to generate the energy needed to power the nation's electric trains. London Mayor dumps iconic Routemaster buses as part of election pledge
Posted on 11 Jan 2017 by Aiden Burgess
London's Mayor, Sadiq Khan, has halted production of the new, Thomas Heatherwick-designed, double-decker Routemaster buses. Carbon capture and storage takes a leap forward thanks to basalt
Posted on 11 Jan 2017 by Aiden Burgess
US researchers have taken another step closer to developing a scaleable option to capture and store carbon dioxide (CO2) using a new technique that involves injecting liquefied gas into ancient lava flows. Winds of change as solar becomes world’s cheapest form of energy
Posted on 4 Jan 2017 by Aiden Burgess
Solar power is set to become the world's cheapest form of energy according to a new report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance.