Energy Engineering

ScottishPower Renewables and Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC - Masdar have completed a major construction milestone at the £4 billion East Anglia THREE offshore windfarm, with all 95 foundations now installed off the Suffolk coast. Weighing in at 1,200-1,800 tonnes, standing 67-84 metres tall and with a diameter of up to 10.6 metres, the monopiles are the largest to be installed from a jack-up vessel in Europe.

Leading civil engineering and building contractor, Farrans, a Sisk Company, ​has commenced construction on Berkswell Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in the West Midlands of England for client BW ESS. The 200 MW / 857 MWh project located close to Solihull is beginning to take shape, with early works progressing across the site. Once operational, Berkswell will have capacity to power over 500,000 homes for 4 hours.

Kongsberg Maritime and a consortium of leading Norwegian maritime companies and research institutions have launched WINTEGRATE, a major research and innovation project aimed at accelerating the adoption of wind propulsion in commercial shipping. The project has been awarded up to NOK 68 million through Norway's Green Platform programme.

Transense Technologies plc, a UK-based developer of advanced sensor systems, and Unison, a GE Aerospace company, have highlighted a collaboration that helped advance torque-sensing technology for next-generation aerospace propulsion. The technology powered the first hybrid-electric flight above 30,000 feet and the first hybrid-electric transatlantic crossing, a milestone displayed at the prestigious Farnborough International Airshow.

Nova Pangaea Technologies, the UK company with a unique process to create sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from waste biomass, has completed successful endurance trials that further validate its technology. The trials, which took place at its demonstration plant on Teesside, show continuous stable operation in production runs of up to 72 hours and achieved above target yields.

RES has been awarded the Safety from the System and Operational Control contract for ScottishPower Renewables' East Anglia TWO offshore wind farm. Located off the coast of Suffolk, England and with capacity to generate up to 960 megawatts (MW) of clean energy, it will produce enough green electricity to power the equivalent of nearly 1 million homes.

Rising energy costs and increasing sustainability targets are forcing manufacturers to rethink their energy strategies. Yet compressed air, one of the largest energy consumers in industrial production, often remains overlooked. With energy accounting for up to 80 per cent of a compressed air system's lifecycle costs, operators are recognising that efficiency is no longer just about the compressor itself, but about the performance of the entire system.

Vertical Aerospace (Vertical) has completed the UK's first public demonstration flight of a full-scale wing tilt-rotor electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft at Farnborough International Airshow, marking a major milestone for UK aerospace and advanced air mobility.

A specialist solar installer based in Worthing has completed what is believed to be the UK's largest power stack battery installation to date. Sopoco, an independent solar and battery storage installer, delivered the landmark 1.1MW battery storage installation for AJW Group, the global aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) specialist headquartered near Horsham in West Sussex.

Anemoi Marine Technologies ('Anemoi') and several industry partners have concluded a joint development project (JDP) that integrates Anemoi's Rotor Sails - comprising two folding, EX‑rated units - into the design of a medium-range (MR) tanker - simplifying selection and installation of the technology. The design was developed with Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) and ship operator Hafnia.