Engineering themes
Energy
A total of 91 items listed.
Response to: Energy storage technologies
Dr Simon Wilson CEng
Response to: Design & Technology editorial
David Barlex
Energy storage technologies
Dr Jonathan Radcliffe
Increasing demands for power combined with the itermittent nature of many renewable sources call for inventive solutions for storing energy
Keeping track of energy
Kevin Payne
From water-powered cooling systems to regenerative braking, London Underground’s engineers aim to keep London moving comfortably and efficiently
Response to: Balancing the energy network
Response to: Engineering's Olympic legacy
Perfecting the jet engine
Professor Philip Ruffles CBE FREng FRS
Larger fans and the application of composite materials will make jet engines of the future lighter and more efficient
Slimmer solar cells
Dr Richard Stevenson
Advances in manufacturing techniques allow new, flexible thin-film photovoltaic cells to collect solar energy more efficiently
Balancing the energy network
Phil Lawton
By 2020, 15% of the UK’s energy supplies will come from fluctuating renewable sources. National Grid’s engineers set out their plans for delivering a stable, secure energy mix
Small Modular Reactors
Professor Richard Clegg and Professor Mamdouh El-Shanawany
A new generation of small, factory-built nuclear reactors can provide sources of power for areas which lack a supporting energy infrastructure
Fusion turns to Engineering
Chris Warrick
The search for fusion energy has led to advances in remote handling, materials science, and plasma isolation chambers
Shale Gas
Dr Rebecca Pool
Ingenia traces the historical and technical background to shale gas, and the issues related to its extraction
