Showing 69 articles for: Sustainability
Response to: Energy storage technologies
Dr Simon Wilson CEng
Response to: Design & Technology editorial
David Barlex
Green facelift for concrete buildings
Professor Doug King FREng
Recladding energy-inefficient buildings is far less carbon-intensive than knocking down and rebuilding
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
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
Delivering the games
Sir John Armitt CBE FREng FICE
The chair of the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) explains how the ODA has helped clear the Stratford site for the Olympic Park and prepared the permanent venues and infrastructure for the 2012 Games
Straddling the Thames
Hugh Ferguson
How engineers have widened and rebuilt Blackfriars railway bridge to withstand barge strikes, accommodate increased Thameslink traffic, and house London’s largest solar array
Underwater Windmills – Harnessing the world’s marine currents
Peter Fraenkel
How tidal stream generators can become a significant source of renewable energy