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Insights 18/07/18

UK rail timetable chaos reflects growth and dependence on commuter trains

If you are one of the many Brits who use the train to get to work then you are unlikely to have escaped the ongoing rail travel problems entirely and for once it's not the fault of the ageing infrastructure, an issue with signalling...

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Insights 10/07/18

Seismic Monitoring from Subsea Cables

We’ve long known that there’s more to cables than simply transmitting power or data from point to point, but the latest research from the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), is proposing using subsea fibre-optic cables as earthquake...

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Insights 26/06/18

UK Parliament votes for third runway expansion of Heathrow Airport

On 25 June the UK Parliament voted by 415 votes to 119 to give the go-ahead to construction of a third runway at Heathrow airport near London. The expansion of Heathrow will be one of the biggest construction projects in Europe....

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Insights 25/06/18

Happy Birthday to Manchester Airport

Manchester Airport turns 80 on 25 June – and the Airport has announced a programme of activities to celebrate. The traditional symbol for an 80th anniversary is oak, and the Airport is using that as a means of representing its...

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Insights 20/06/18

New Regulations for the Irish Mining Industry

Ireland received new Mine Regulations this month. It is expected that the Mine Regulations will allow for simpler compliance with Health and Safety Regulations in this sector. The launch of the new Mine Regulations took place...

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Insights 13/06/18

The new 2030 EU Renewables Target

Negotiators from the EU Commission, Parliament and Council have reached an ambitious agreement to increase the renewable energy target for 2030 to 32%. This represents a 5% increase from its previous target of 27%. The agreement...

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