The world’s fastest car just got faster
The Tesla Model S, the world’s fastest-accelerating car has just received an upgrade and will soon be able to go 1/10 of a second quicker. The upgrade will enable the car to go from 0-60mph in just 2....
Sweden to operate off 100% renewables by 2040
In a month that has not been too great in terms of the future prospects for renewable energy, Sweden have given environmentalists something to cheer about. Anne Vadasz Nilsson, the director general of...
New York to London in just over 3 hours!
Sir Richard Branson, one of the most famous entrepreneurs to come out of the United Kingdom to date, is the founder of the Virgin Group which controls more than 400 companies. However, if and when his...
China is committed to Paris agreement even if the US is not
Since the election of Donald Trump last week and his flat-out refusal to acknowledge climate change, much of the world has feared this would send a ripple effect around the world. Nevertheless, China,...
The largest moveable land-based structure ever built!
The Chernobyl disaster of 1986 will forever be one of those times in history, that when you think of it, you get a shiver down your spine. For the very few people that do not know of the event, the ca...
HS2 railway gets the green light!
Despite considerable opposition to the idea, the British government has announced they will be going ahead with plans to build the highly anticipated High-speed 2 (HS2) railway in full. The line is es...
How long will the base metals – Trump love affair last for?
Last week was exciting to say the least; the unexpected US election result saw the metals market become incredibly volatile. All base metals at some point last week reached year-to-date highs on the L...
Denmark have caught the high-speed fever
It seems like most countries in the world are building high-speed trains at the minute, you can also now add Denmark to that list. The northern European country have begun laying the tracks for their ...
Hanjin Shipping’s dire 2016 is nearly over!
The 2016 nightmare is nearly over for Hanjin Shipping; Korea Line Corp, has managed to fend off competition from national rival Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) and outbid them in an auction to obtain Ha...
Is government intervention hampering private investment into East-African renewables?
Many experts believe the contribution of governments within East-Africa is slowing the speed of growth in the renewable energies sector. Government involvement in the design, development and operation...
Duplex stainless steel
Duplex stainless steels are called “duplex” because they have a two-phase microstructure consisting of grains of ferritic and austenitic stainless steel. The picture shows the yellow austenitic phase ...
Improvement in container shipping but still cause for concern
The middle of 2016 was one of the worst periods of time ever encountered by the container shipping industry, several companies went bust, most notably Hanjin Shipping, and most companies were reportin...
The World’s Greenest Football Stadium
The home of football, the United Kingdom, is soon to be home to the world’s ‘greenest stadium’. Zaha Hadid Architects won an international competition ahead of 50 other companies to award the contract...
Is the US on course to dominate the manufacturing industry?
Okay, the whole world knows that right now, China is the factory of the world. For about two decades now, China has been a manufacturing juggernaut, producing a vast amount of the products used in eve...
Infrastructure industry excited by Trump
Leaders throughout the infrastructure industry in the United States are suddenly realising the opportunities presented by a Donald Trump leadership. Trump’s victory caused stock prices to soar for sev...
China will become largest producer of industrial robots
China is on course to become the world’s largest producer of industrial robots, after recent years show a phenomenal increase in domestic use and rates of production. Annual sales of Chinese-mad...
Copper finds a friend in Trump
The Comex copper price surged on Wednesday in response to the highly unexpected presidential win for Donald Trump, the base metal reached a one-year high. Copper for December settlement on the Comex d...
Can Trump stop the momentum of renewables?
Throughout his, to say the least controversial campaign, Donald Trump repeatedly disregarded the threat of climate change and said should (which we now know he will be) become President of the United ...
Britain and China to forge closer ties
British Prime Minister, Theresa May, has publically stated her desire to forge a closer economic relationship with China, the world’s second largest economy. Britain is already the number 1 source of ...
Tesla makes its move on Europe
In a move that perhaps gives the indication that Tesla is about to set its sights on European penetration, the clean-energy automobile manufacturer has announced they have agreed a deal to acqui...
European Union to fund huge Moroccan project
The European Union has agreed to fund a gigantic solar park, set to be constructed in the renewable energy orientated country of Morocco. Due to be named the ‘Noor plant’, it is expected to be the siz...
Hyperloop One to debut in the UAE
Hyperloop One, the firm who have carried and developed the brain child of tech-innovator Elon Musk, has signed a deal with the Dubai’s head of transport. On the 8th November, the company announced tha...
Chinese Mills are reducing steel production
An unexpected surge in coal prices has led to Chinese steel mills being forced to reduce output. Chinese steel companies have this year been under constant pressure to reduce their steel production bu...
Positively clean sweep from Base Metals
Monday was predicted to be a quiet day for the stocks of base metals ahead of the highly anticipated US elections; however, it was anything but quiet. London Metal Exchange (LME) trading on Monday 7th...
Africa is becoming a renewable energies headquarters!
The West-African country of Senegal has recently begun the construction of a major solar farm in the sub-Saharan desert, it is a 20MW project located in Bokhol and is called ‘Senergy2’. The project is...
More mergers expected in the shipping industry?
Last month saw the merging of Japan’s three biggest shipping lines, in response to an increasingly competitive industry, which earlier this year saw the collapse of South Korean giant, Hanjin Shipping...
Iran to reduce dependence on fossil fuels
Iran, historically a nation highly dependent on crude-based fuels is looking to alter the countries regulations in a bid to attract foreign investment into renewable energies. Recent years have seen I...
Copper responds to positive US and Chinese economic data
Copper prices have displayed positive trends in response to recent releases of Chinese and US economic data. Copper for December settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange ti...
£400 million shipping terminal opens in the UK
Liverpool2, one of the worlds’s most advanced shipping terminals, officially opened on Friday 4th November at the Port of Liverpool. The project has been funded by ‘Peel Ports’, one of the biggest por...
Uber publicises their approval for flying cars
On the 3rd of November, car sharing giant Uber released a 98 page report detailing their support for a future with flying cars. Uber cited that the increasingly congested cities and technological impa...
Buyers of steel in emerging markets remain cautious
The world’s emerging economies are seeing the price of steel slowly rise; however, their buyers remain sensitive to purchasing. Brazil – The Brazilian steel industry has seriously struggled to a...
Hotel developments to lead the way for growth in African tourism
A number of the world’s largest hotel chains are betting on Africa being their next big investment opportunity. Africa’s tourism sector is already on a momentous upwards slope and this is the obvious ...
How drones are revolutionizing the construction industry
Drones have been one of the fastest growing phenomenons in the last few years, both in terms of private and commercial use. To be the expansion into context, back in 2012 the Federal Aviation Administ...
Panama Canal to offer green incentives
The recently expanded and highly lauded Panama Canal has launched a new initiative named ‘Environmental Premium Ranking’, a scheme that aims to reward customers whom try their best to uphold hig...
Are bladeless wind-turbines the next big thing?
Spanish company ‘Vortex’ are potentially about to revolutionize the renewable energies industry and more specifically, wind-energy. Vortex is an adaptation from the original wind-turbines, basically i...
Man regains ‘sense of touch’ courtesy of robotic arm
Nathan Copeland, a 28 year old man from Pennsylvania, has managed to regain his sense of touch after being left paralyzed in 2004 from the chest down. Ten years later, Nathan was asked to partic...