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Ricardo Multi-Year Deal to Develop Hybrid-Electric Aerospace Tech

The multi-year deal will see the Ricardo aerospace engineering team support Pratt & Whitney Canada in the development of advanced hybrid-electric propulsion technologies for next generation aircraft. The project is part of Pratt & Whitney Canada's regional hybrid-electric flight demonstrator programme. The company is targeting a 30% improvement in fuel efficient and commensurate reduction in carbon dioxide emissions, compared to today's most advanced turboprop engines for regional aircraft.

Bringing 3D Printing to the Moon with Laser and AI

Scientists are planning a flight to the Moon to melt lunar dust with laser radiation. In the Moonrise project, the research team wants to explore the question of how we can use lasers to build landing sites, roads or buildings out of lunar dust in the future.

Strain-Sensing Smart Skin Ready to Deploy

A strain-sensing smart skin that uses very small structures, carbon nanotubes, to monitor and detect damage in large structures is ready for prime time. The "strain paint" first revealed in 2012 uses the fluorescent properties of nanotubes to show when a surface has been deformed by stress.

Steel in our Buildings Could Generate Clean Energy

Solar roofing panels which are greener, lighter, cheaper and flexible, and which can be printed on the steel used in buildings, are the focus of a new three-year research collaboration between Swansea University and Tata Steel.

Event Report: Electric & Hybrid Marine 2022

The Electric & Hybrid Marine conference is one of the largest conferences in the world dedicated to promoting low carbon technologies for the maritime sector. This IDTechEx premium article discusses conference highlights from analysts attending the event in person. Coverage includes hydrogen, alternative fuels, ammonia, solid-oxide fuel cells, the latest battery pack prices, hydrofoiling container ships, LTO battery applications, and more.

Flywheel Energy Storage to Stabilise Europe's Grids

S4 Energy, a Netherlands-based energy storage specialist, is using ABB regenerative drives and process performance motors to power its KINEXT energy-storage flywheels, developed to stabilize Europe's electricity grids.

Nofar Energy Significant Solar Project in Romania

This week, Nofar Energy announced the entry of another significant project with a capacity of 255MW. The project is in the advanced stages of development. It will be built on 290 hectares of land in southern Romania near a high-voltage power line that will allow the direct flow of the electricity produced.

Floating Offshore Wind : European Project NextFloat

Technip Energies, X1 Wind and a consortium of 10 leading international entities have been selected by the European Commission to deliver the NextFloat project, an ambitious program accelerating industrial-scale floating wind.

New Passenger Ferry is Powered by Sun and Torqueedo

This summer, there's a new way to get to a vacationers' paradise in the Baltic Sea: a solar-electric ferry. A 14.65-meter-long emission-free vessel is operating several times a day between the village of Kamp on the mainland and the sunny island of Usedom, part of the popular 350-kilometer Berlin - Usedom cycle route.

Baltic Power Contract for Installation of Offshore Wind Turbines

A company from the ORLEN Group has signed a reservation contract with Cadeler of Denmark for the transport and installation of some 70 turbines for the Baltic Power offshore wind farm - a joint project of PKN ORLEN and Northland Power Inc.

Xerox Elem Additive and US Navy Deploy First Metal 3D Printer at Sea

Xerox Elem Additive Solutions today announced that an ElemX liquid metal printer was recently installed on board USS Essex (LHD 2), making it the first metal additive manufacturing machine deployed on a US Naval vessel.

One Year Later, Pittsburgh International Airport to Expand Microgrid

It has been a year since Pittsburgh International Airport became the first major US airport to be powered entirely by a microgrid using natural gas and solar energy, and the system has been delivering benefits ever since.

Taiga Begins Deliveries of its Orca Electric Personal Watercraft

Taiga's 2022 Orca marks its world's first electric personal watercraft sale.

Allison Transmission: eAxles for Commercial Vehicles

Allison Transmission is the world's largest manufacturer of fully automatic transmissions for medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles. It is also the leader in hybrid propulsion systems for city buses. During this interview, IDTechEx focussed on Allison Transmission's products and progress in providing electric drive systems to commercial vehicles.

Amkor — Advanced Semiconductor Packaging

A comprehensive overview of advanced packaging technologies and business strategies at Amkor.

European Robotics Forum 2022 — Part One

This premium article includes the interviews IDTechEx had at the European Robotics Forum 2022 with urban air mobility manufacturers, navigation software providers, service robot manufacturers, and inspection robot manufacturers, as well as some general analysis of the market in each of these industries. For the interviews with agricultural robots, social robots, robots in the food processing industry, and more companies, please refer to the upcoming second part of this event summary on the IDTechEx portal, 'European Robotics Forum 2022 — Part Two'.

Franka Emika

Headquartered in Germany, Franka Emika is a collaborative robot manufacturer that names itself as the first cobot maker with haptic feedback.

Robotnik

Robotnik is a Spanish mobile collaborative robot manufacturer. Its main products include mobile platforms (AGVs, AMRs, etc), as well as integrating cobots and mobile platforms together.

ANYbotics

Founded in 2016, ANYbotics is a Swiss spin-off from ETH Zurich specializing in legged robots used for inspection. Its product, ANYmal D, is the fourth-generation product and is priced at around €140,000.

Zero-Emission Truck Market Primed for Growth

The vast majority of new trucks sold today are powered by diesel engines, but like other on-road vehicle segments, this is set to change.