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The ECA has announced a programme of a variety of webinars covering coronavirus business issues and technical topics.
The Scottish Electrical Charitable Training Trust (SECTT) has reassured the industry that electrical apprenticeships and training are in safe hands following the introduction of a range of emergency measures during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Alcad has appointed Norco Group Ltd as its UK Service Centre for nickel technology industrial batteries, covering backup power systems for the North Sea’s offshore oil and gas industry, as well as transport, data centres, utilities, hospitals and other mission critical industries.
For organisations providing essential services during the coronavirus crisis, Recolight has announced help with storage of additional waste, while the Environment Agency has published guidance for sites that may exceed their permits during the current lockdown period.
New research has revealed that only 44% of recommendations to improve the safety and performance of critical energy infrastructure are fully implemented.
NICEIC and ELECSA have announced that they will be supporting the Electrical Industries Charity as their chosen charity partner for 2020.
The Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) has published guidance for the geophysical surveying for unexploded ordnance (UXO) and boulders, supporting subsea cable installation by improving the effectiveness of surveys.
As part of its ongoing measures to support COVID-19 relief efforts, ABB is joining forces with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
As a result of the government-imposed lockdown, energy demand for power has fallen dramatically, declining by 0.10TWh against March 2019. Research from Cornwall Insight predicts that if this 0.10TWh decline is maintained across the originally announced three-week lockdown, the aggregate impact of this daily decline across this period would be equivalent to an approximate 0.50% decline in total annual demand.
Hoppecke has outlined best practice for battery care and maintenance where electric vehicles are standing down during the Covid-19 pandemic.
