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Insights 07/06/21

Balancing the grid – China’s response to ensuring continuity in power

Balancing a power grid is something countries throughout the world contend with daily, adding the element of extreme heat from the weather has meant China’s southern region has had to act fast to ensure the continuity of power...

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Insights 02/06/21

The Growing Number of Data Centres Around the World

UPDATE: The data collated for 2022 shows the USA still claims the top spot with 2701 data centres. Germany has just pipped the UK for second place with 487 and 456 data centres respectively. (Data centers worldwide by country...

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Insights 25/05/21

The nationwide Energy Mix transmitted by UK DNOs

Update May 2022 : The UK generated approximately 15% of it's electricity demands from its c.7GW nuclear capacity during 2021, a drop of 5% on the previous year. The winter of 2021 was harsher than usual, placing additional demands...

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Insights 10/05/21

Racing forward: EV Charging in the UK

UPDATE 13/08/21: With the number of EV chargers rising in order to meet the growing demand, the West Midlands has overtaken London as the region with the fastest-growing network of electric car chargers. Coventry has been a larger...

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Insights 10/05/21

Virgin Hyperloop - Passenger testing

UPDATED: Since November 2020's first passenger trials we can now take a look inside the 28-seat pods which could be customised for long and short distances, as well as for freight. It's a step further forward towards commercial...

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Insights 07/05/21

Space-based Solar Power

A concept that was thought up by science-fiction writer Issaac Asimov in 1941 could now become a reality thanks to the UK Space Agency and UK government. Research has been launched into whether solar power in space could be beamed...

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