Showing 115 articles for: Environmental and Climate
Keeping carbon grounded
Professor Jane Rickson
Agricultural engineering techniques are reducing, capturing and storing carbon emissions from soil.
Sustainable second lives
Hugh Ferguson
Reusing and recycling when transforming building can save significant carbon emissions.
Rethinking the future through design
Dr Mark Fletcher FREng discusses the interdependencies between natural systems, engineered systems, and public health and wellbeing.
Sound moorings for a renewable career
Maritime engineer Dr RV Ahilan FREng discusses how his interest in fluid mechanics led him into offshore work and renewable energy.
Helping the green revolution
David Williams and Muhammad Imran Khan
Hornsea One is the world’s largest offshore windfarm, generating enough electricity to supply over one million UK homes, while Hornsea Two is under construction.
Cleaning wastewater with algae
Geoff Watts
When a toilet is flushed, bath emptied or washing machine finishes, that wastewater needs to be treated and discharged safely into the environment. Algae provide a cheaper and lower-carbon method of purification.
Biofuels’ journey to the mainstream
Dominic Joyeux
Biofuels have been around for many years but have not been widely adopted. However, recent government initiatives on climate change and reducing greenhouse gas emissions are encouraging their use in transport.
A great British polar explorer
Sarah Griffiths
Polar research ship the RRS Sir David Attenborough has been designed for extreme environments, and boasts state-of-the-art technology and robotics that will aid scientists’ exploration of the polar oceans.
Engineering Award Winners
In June, the Royal Academy of Engineering hosted its annual Awards Dinner, which celebrated and recognised a number of engineers who have made a remarkable contribution over the course of their careers.
Future-proofing the next generation of wind turbine blades
Kirsten Dyer and Peter Greaves
Before deploying new equipment in an offshore environment, testing is absolutely vital. Replicating the harsh conditions within the confines of a test hall requires access to specialist, purpose-built facilities.
Study Shows Link Between Engineering and Economic Development
A new global study carried out by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) has found that there is a strong positive correlation between engineering strength and a country’s economic development.