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Insights 17/09/18

Hyperloop Technologies hurtle forward: concepts departing and arriving at 760mph now a reality

In a global feat of engineering collaboration, could the Hyperloop be the “greatest leap in transport infrastructure” and the fastest way to travel across the surface of the earth? Back in August 2013, Elon Musk of SpaceX and...

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Insights 01/09/18

Happy Birthday: The Victoria Line turns 50!

1st September 2018 marks the 50th birthday of the Victoria Line on London's Underground. It had been 50 years since the opening of the last Underground line - The Central Line - and it was opened to much fanfare. It took 8 years...

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Insights 21/08/18

Gatwick Airport struggles to provide flight information after damaged cable halts data flow

Working in the cable world we tend to like it when wider industry recognise how important cables are to their business, yet a damaged cable hit the news headlines yesterday demonstrating just how reliant we are on these unseen...

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Insights 15/08/18

At the forefront of innovation: Record-breaking solar plane to be built in the UK

Continuing to push the boundaries of air travel, Airbus has recently launched the production of the new Zephyr S - an unmanned solar driven plane. Launched at the Farnborough Airshow and reported by the BBC, the Zephyr S claims...

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Insights 01/08/18

China's Modern Silk Road and the machinery that's building it

Back in 2013, China’s President Xi Jinping presented the Belt and Road Initiative. It set out to connect 65% of the world’s population to China by creating a network of sea routes and land links. Costing an estimated three trillion...

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Insights 23/07/18

50MW Solar PV farm given the green light in Elgin, Scotland

Elgin Energy has received planning permission for a 50MW solar PV project at Milltown Airfield near Elgin in Moray, in the north east of Scotland. This is the largest consented solar PV project in Scotland to date. Projects of...

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