NEW ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY ADDRESSES THE ANNUAL SHORTFALL OF GRADUATE ENGINEERS
Following President Trump’s statement that the USA will leave the Paris Climate agreement, the BSRIA has announced that it will continue to emphasise the global importance of the deal. Julia Evans, BSRIA chief executive,
said: “It is extremely disappointing that President Trump has decided not to stick to the path in combatting climate change. This U-turn is a huge blow to the policies aimed at improving climate change and the associated agenda around renewable technologies. But, we can’t let this decision
derail future technology in renewables. BSRIA is committed to supporting the UK government in reducing carbon and, indeed, its position on this.” Lisa Peake - Editor
A new, independent, not-for-profit teaching university, based in Hereford, will focus on developing best-of-breed education models to meet the growing needs for engineering talent in the advanced manufacturing, bio- medical, defence and cyber, food, ICT, infrastructure, NGO and smart-city sectors. NMiTE aims to open its doors in September 2020 to the first 300 students at a purpose- built city centre campus in Hereford. It intends to be educating more than 5,000 students by 2032. The new university concept was launched in 2015 with the support of engineers, universities, business people and politicians. Britain has an estimated shortfall of 40,000 engineering graduates, and closing this gap is essential if the
country is to have the high-value skills needed for a successful modern economy. NMiTE is being created to help solve this problem with a radical new approach and curriculum that combines the best innovations from leading universities around the world. The fledgling university is being strongly backed by engineering businesses, the Herefordshire community, the
University of Warwick, professional engineering bodies and the UK Government, which recently announced over £8m in initial funding with more to follow shortly. The univeristy will focus on student learning with a special emphasis on enhancing pathways for women
(50:50 faculty and student gender commitment), opportunities for part-time study while employed, and interdisciplinary and problem-based/learning-by-doing, providing students with high value for money and applied experience that is designed to embed lifelong learning skills and enhance innovation, design and creativity capabilities.
www.nmite.org.uk
ABB TO POWER ONE OF THE LARGEST PRIVATE SOLAR ROOFTOPS IN DUBAI
One of the largest privately owned solar rooftops in the region will soon be powered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The 315kW solar rooftop, a project undertaken by the pioneering technology leader ABB, will be at the company’s Al Quoz facility in Dubai. The electricity it generates will be used for powering the ABB office, while feeding any surplus power to the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) grid. The UAE is renowned for its year around sunshine. The country is eager to develop a viable solar power market given the lengthy periods of sunshine it has each year. Abu Dhabi aims to generate seven per cent of its energy from renewable sources by 2020, while Dubai targets 15 per cent by 2030. This ABB solar rooftop further supports the
Shams Dubai initiative that was launched by the state utility provider, DEWA to connect solar energy to buildings, a part of the Distributed Renewable Resources Generation program. This leading initiative supports the vision of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice president and Prime Minister of the UAE, to make Dubai the smartest city in the world. It also supports diversifying the energy mix by promoting the use of clean and renewable energy sources to build a sustainable future for the Emirates. A variety of ABB string inverters will be used to convert current in this solar plant. ABB inverters with IP65 enclosure and fan-less design are well suited for this environment and an appropriate pick for solar installations in the
Middle East. All of the PVI, Trio and PRO 33 inverters will be connected to a state-of-the-art ABB building monitoring system (BMS) and can be monitored remotely. The BMS system will control and monitor the complete solar rooftop system, the i-bus KNX system (temperature and lighting control) plus the power management with the Emax2 air circuit breakers. This will enable monitoring of the inverters, meteorological department data, power metering and analysis of the building’s lighting and temperature settings as well. This solar rooftop is nearing completion and will be powered shortly.
ABB
www.abb.com
I/O for the most extreme conditions
WAGO’s I/O system, 750 XTR, is extremely weather resistant and can operate from -40 °C up to +70 °C, making additional heating or cooling equipment unnecessary. It is immune to electromagnetic interference as well as insensitive to vibrations and impulse voltages up to 5 kV, ensuring secure communications in demanding applications. With up to 16 channels in a 12 mm wide housing it requires less space, and has lower energy and maintenance costs; taking automation into extreme environments.
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4 JUNE 2017 | ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
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