Claims culture — how does this help maintain our infrastructure? ∞
I noticed an article on the BBC news website under the headline “Council faces large crash payout”
Appeal judges have ruled that a council could be liable to pay a...
Content tagged: engineering
Beauly–Denny power line upgrade given go-ahead ∞
Over a year after the public enquiry, it has been announced that the controversial upgrade to the Beauly—Denny transmission line has been given the go ahead. (BBC News...
Monar Dam Panorama ∞
I took a panoramic set of photos from the bottom of the dam at the end of Loch Monar in Glen Strathfarrar, comprising 41 handheld shots, which I have processed into this quicktime panorama…
Tesco freight to be moved to rail ∞
As I was saying in my response to Simon’s post about SNP priorities, dualling the A9 is not the first priority, getting freight off the roads and onto...
SNP Priorities ∞
Simon has been writing over at his blog about the fact that we are now one year on from the election of the SNP (minority) government, and what...
"If this is a national disaster, I'm a tomato" -Times Online ∞
An interesting article about the (lack of) disaster in the response to the flooding across central England last week If this is a national disaster, I’m a tomato...
Concrete Canvas ∞
Concrete Canvas is a fascinating concept in engineering, a self contained, self deploying temporary structure that can last for up to 10 years.As far as I can see...
Power Generating Ramp ∞
According to the BBC, a ramp has been designed that “creates“ power as cars drive over it. BBC News story
On first reading it seems that the inventor...
Atmospheric Vortex Engine ∞
An interesting concept for generating renewable energy is the Atmospheric Vortex Engine.
This is an extension of the principal of the solar chimney. The solar chimney is a device...
Nuclear Powered Scotland ∞
The BBC has recently published two articles showing opposite ends of the political spectrum on nuclear power.
Nuclear future ‘a serious option’
proclaims the first headline. The article goes on...