Automotive, F1 & Motorsport
Audi sues Chinese EV manufacturer
Automotive conglomerate Audi, has filed a lawsuit against Nio – one of China’s most renowned EV manufacturers. The suit was filed last week in a Munich court.
Jun 2022
Audi sues Chinese EV manufacturer
Automotive conglomerate Audi, has filed a lawsuit against Nio – one of China’s most...
28 Jun 2022
Sony & Honda agree to produce electric cars together
As of last week, Sony and Honda have officially entered into a joint venture agreement to establish...
23 Jun 2022
Cost of living increases energy costs … again
On the 14th July, the first of two payments to help the poorest households with the cost-of-living...
21 Jun 2022
ScotRail puts forward 'breakthrough' pay deal to RMT union
ScotRail has finally come to an agreement with the RMT union to increase pay by 5% after 700...
14 Jun 2022
Staff shortages cause flight cancellations
Throughout the Jubilee weekend, flight cancellations and airport disruption continued, leaving...
09 Jun 2022
Rivian lawsuit causes problems for Amazon
Rivian has decided to sue Amazon’s seat supplier the Commercial Vehicle Group Inc. over a...
07 Jun 2022
Can gravity be used as an Energy source?
There are several new projects aiming to exploit the Earth’s gravity for power.
31 May 2022
The LAPD buy a $1.2 million electric fire truck
The Los Angeles City Fire Department (LAFD) has deployed the first fully electric fire truck in...
26 May 2022
ScotRail driver pay row cause protests
From last Monday, ScotRail is planning to cut almost 700 services a day due to a shortage of...
24 May 2022
German employment is back above pre-pandemic levels
Employment in Germany rebounded above pre-pandemic levels for the first time in the first quarter...
20 May 2022
The flying taxi hub proving to be a hit in Coventry
Once known as the UK’s motor city - Coventry - this spring, has returned to the forefront of...
19 May 2022
Formula E reveals all-electric generation 3 car
The other week, Formula E unveiled its new Gen3 car. The all-new car boasts a redesign that Formula...
17 May 2022
Closing the skills gap in SCADA
The climate crisis is driving aggressive expansion in renewable energy technologies–and that...
12 May 2022
How Intel can help overcome the global chip shortage
Intel has unveiled its plans for a massive chip-manufacturing site in Germany as the company plans...
10 May 2022
European Automotive brands brace for Russian gas cut off
Russia’s war with Ukraine has continued for over two months now causing catastrophic changes...
05 May 2022
Britain's railways to be re-nationalised?
Back in January, we published a blog debating the possibility of our railways becoming...
28 Apr 2022
The power of data in wind
The UK now relies less on the oil and gas beneath the North Sea and more on the wind that blows...
26 Apr 2022
The world is beginning to invest in lunar infrastructure
Engineers from two U.S, universities are developing technologies for living and working on the...
21 Apr 2022
What effects would Fracking have in the UK?
Ineos – a multinational chemicals company based in the UK, says it wants to build a fracking...
19 Apr 2022
HS2 cuts their carbon footprint with new designs
HS2 the other week revealed the final designs for the Thame Valley Viaduct and the construction...
14 Apr 2022
Mane continues support of major commissioning project – Phase 2, Spring 2022
Mane is proud to announce that, following a successful phase one, they have been requested to...
12 Apr 2022
Key Take aways from the Global wind report 2022
This week the annual Global Wind Report for 2022 was published by the Global Wind Energy Council...
07 Apr 2022
What is Tesla's new Berlin Gigafactory?
On the 22nd of March 2022, Tesla opened up a new Gigafactory in Berlin making it the first...
05 Apr 2022
What is in Mane's Dedicated Search Partnership?
At Mane, we offer a variety of methods in which the client can work with us.
31 Mar 2022
China now has the fastest train in the world!
At the start of the 21st century China had no high-speed railways, but now in 2022 the country has...
29 Mar 2022
Can boats sail through space?
If sea breezes are to propel sailboats between the waves, then what is to propel spacecrafts...
24 Mar 2022
Is Green Hydrogen Gas the Answer?
As of next year, a little over 300 homes in Buckhaven – a small neighbourhood on the east...
22 Mar 2022
The Elizabeth Line is nearly here, but will it fail?
The Elizabeth line which was planned in 2010 had a budget of £14.8 billion but is now...
17 Mar 2022
How effective is Tesla's Giga Press?
Tesla – the leading EV manufacturer in the world – continues to outperform its...
15 Mar 2022
Rail fares rise to it's highest point in 9 years
Rail fares in England and Wales will be rising by 3.8% this March which has caused an uproar in...
10 Mar 2022
What are Russian plans for Chinese energy supply?
In January, Mane published a blog arguing for European policumakers to take action upon weaning the...
08 Mar 2022
The Russian Invasion's impact on global aviation
Last Thursday Russia invaded Ukrainian land causing outrage across the globe. These actions have...
03 Mar 2022
What was Storm Eunice's effect on wind turbines?
On Friday the 18th, wind turbines were generating close to half of the UK’s electricity...
01 Mar 2022
Luxury cars worth $100 million ablaze in cargo ship fire
Last Wednesday off the Portuguese archipelago the Felicity Ace a 650-foot-long cargo ship which is...
23 Feb 2022
Hybrid powered trains and what they mean for the industry?
The following week Chiltern Railways in partnership with Porterbrook and Rolls-Royce tested the...
22 Feb 2022
Lockheed Martin Space contracted to build the MAV
Lockheed Martin Space has been contracted by NASA to start development on the Mars Ascent Vehicle...
17 Feb 2022
What the ‘levelling up’ plan means for Wales
Levelling up has been the governments slogan for a while now but what does this actually mean.
15 Feb 2022
Gender diversity in offshore wind
Until quite recently, the offshore wind sector has been significantly dominated by male workers.
10 Feb 2022
What are eVTOLS?
eVTOL is short for ‘electric vertical take-off and landing,’ and it refers to a type of...
08 Feb 2022
What is ScotWind and what it means for Scotland?
As the host of the global COP26 climate summit, Scotland is positioned to become a major and highly...
03 Feb 2022
How does the continued chip shortage affect the industry?
Although the semiconductor chip shortage was apparent in early 2021, no one thought it would...
01 Feb 2022
Should Europe reduce its reliance on Russian gas?
Russia currently has the world’s largest gas reserves – with most of them located in...
27 Jan 2022
Will our Railways be Nationalised?
2022 is perceived to be a year no different. By the financial year’s end, passengers could be...
25 Jan 2022
How will the aerospace sector achieve net-zero by 2050?
The aviation industry accounts for 7% of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions and 12% of the...
20 Jan 2022
Issues facing construction supply chains this year
A supply chain is indicative of an interconnected hierarchy of supply contracts imperative in...
18 Jan 2022
How will Sony's venture into the EV market go?
Last week, Sony unveiled its plans to start an electric car company. It’s goal - to compete...
13 Jan 2022
The Aerospace and Aviation's 5 potential trends we could see in 2022
It is becoming all the more clear that over the horizon is hope; aviation recruitment specialists...
06 Jan 2022
Emerging electric Vehicle brand plans in 2022
Its 2022 now which means new electric vehicles will be gracing the market with their presence.
04 Jan 2022
Should there be a Nuclear Fusion Megafund?
In our previous blog concerning the latest affairs in the energy sector, we discussed the viability...
23 Dec 2021
Rail electrification plans blocked by Treasury
The Telegraph has reported that a £30bn plan to electrify Britain’s railways has been...
21 Dec 2021
Can Nuclear Fusion provide a baseload power supply
In his pioneering 1896 study, Swedish chemist, Svante Arrhenius, pointed out that with an increase...
16 Dec 2021
Finding Asteroids Before they find us with DART
Finding asteroids before they find us is a frightening game – one that those who occupied the...
14 Dec 2021
King’s Cross honours first Black British train driver
King’s Cross Station has unveiled a plaque commemorating the UK’s first Black train...
09 Dec 2021
Emerging Electric Vehicle brands and their popularity around the world
The electric vehicles (EV) market is booming at the moment with 2.6 million electric vehicles being...
07 Dec 2021
UK to support 13 low carbon projects in South Africa.
The British High Commission in Pretoria has announced it will support 13 innovative low carbon...
02 Dec 2021
How the scrap of the HS2 leg to Leeds affects the North of England.
On Thursday the 18th November, the Conservative parliament announced they would be scrapping the...
30 Nov 2021
UK car production hits worst low since 1982
The SMMT’s latest manufacturing figures show that the UK auto industry is still being hit...
25 Nov 2021
New Manchester rail timetable scraps controversial changes
The Department of Transport has confirmed a new timetable for train services in the north-west of...
23 Nov 2021
How does COP26 affect UK rail and infrastructure?
COP26 is sure to be the moment when the world moves from ambition to action. Although just 1.5...
19 Nov 2021
COP-26 Stance on the Automotive Industry
COP-26 Stance on the Automotive Industry.
18 Nov 2021
COP-26 Plan for the Energy Sector
COP-26 Plan for the Energy Sector
16 Nov 2021
How COP-26 Impacts The Aerospace Sector
How COP-26 Impacts The Aerospace Sector
15 Nov 2021
Night Tube to reopen after 20 months
Central and Victoria line services will start running on Friday and Saturday nights from November...
08 Nov 2021
Power from France cut for 2 years after fire.
The fire-damaged IFA interconnector, which carries power between France and the UK, will not be...
08 Nov 2021
Selling sustainability in business aviation
With a full recovery from COVID still two to three years away for airlines, business aviation is...
08 Nov 2021
First UK space port to launch rocket next year.
Scotland is constructing the UK’s first space port, with the first rocket launch planned next...
03 Nov 2021
Is Honda shooting itself in the foot by quitting F1 (again)?
Honda’s on-again-off-again relationship with Formula 1 is off again… but is the...
02 Nov 2021
EDPR to invest £12.86bn in UK energy by 2030
EDPR has been present in the UK market for more than ten years and has acquired solar and wind...
01 Nov 2021
Why manufacturing needs Gen Z
Gen Zs, born between the mid-1990s and 2010, are now entering the workforce in increasing numbers....
27 Oct 2021
Net-zero railway could create 6,000 jobs.
Building a net-zero railway could provide 6,000 green jobs between 2024 and 2050, says a new study...
25 Oct 2021
Southeastern to be renationalised over £25m contract breach
The Department for Transport will renationalise Southeastern this Sunday after the rail operator...
15 Oct 2021
Major Vessel Owners from across Europe set to benefit from UK staffing strategic partnership
As an indicator to the continuing success of the UK offshore wind industry, Mane Energy, a leading...
14 Oct 2021
Halogen bulbs are now banned
From October 1st, shops throughout the UK are banned from selling halogen light bulbs. The...
06 Oct 2021
UK’s biggest taxi firm to go all-electric by 2023
Britain's biggest private vehicle hire firm, Addison Lee, is investing £160 million in...
03 Oct 2021
Literal star wars as international militaries head to space
Space warfare used to be the domain of the US and Russia, with few other nations able to match...
03 Oct 2021
Ending energy poverty by 2030 could mean 500m new jobs for Africa and Asia
A new study by the Rockefeller Foundation has revealed that if the world manages to end the era of...
02 Oct 2021
Teen HS2 fan names carbon-friendly train
15-year-old rail fan Jermaine Allen had the honour of naming a new HS2 freight train that will cut...
30 Sep 2021
UK scores record drop in new car emissions
UK scores record drop in new car emissions.
23 Sep 2021
Orkney launches £2.2m hydrogen ferry project
A £2.2 million project has been launched on the Scottish island of Orkney to explore...
23 Sep 2021
Government to spend £650bn on infrastructure by 2030
The UK government has pledged to spend £650bn on infrastructure schemes in the next decade,...
22 Sep 2021
New unmanned aircraft in UK skies
A new remotely-piloted aircraft for the RAF has been seen in UK skies as it prepares to enter...
20 Sep 2021
National Highways uses Minecraft to inspire tomorrow’s engineers
National Highways is using the world’s best-selling video game, Minecraft, to inspire young...
19 Sep 2021
Government cracks down on energy greenwashers
The Department for Business is launching a review of energy marketing as companies accuse each...
19 Sep 2021
New aircraft tech could mean greener skies now – not in 10 years
New aircraft tech could mean greener skies now – not in 10 years.
16 Sep 2021
Wheatley to Spend £100 million on Greener Homes
Wheatley to spend £100 million on greener homes.
10 Sep 2021
UK and India launch £0.87bn Green Growth Initiative
UK and India launch £0.87bn Green Growth Initiative.
09 Sep 2021
Shell to install 50,000 EV chargers on UK streets by 2025
Shell to install 50,000 EV chargers on UK streets by 2025.
07 Sep 2021
HS2 on-track to support 34,000 jobs
HS2 on-track to support 34,000 jobs.
02 Sep 2021
Can hospitality achieve net zero by 2030
Can hospitality achieve net zero by 2030?
01 Sep 2021
Facebook to go ‘water-positive’ by 2030
Facebook to go ‘water-positive’ by 2030.
31 Aug 2021
EV startups could challenge Tesla by thinking small
EV startups could challenge Tesla by thinking small.
27 Aug 2021
Government awards its first ever green transition loan
Government awards its first-ever green transition loan.
26 Aug 2021
Electric vehicles speeding past diesel
Electric vehicles speeding past diesel.
25 Aug 2021
Mane Awarded Major Contract for Offshore Energy Project
Mane Awarded Major Contract for Offshore Energy Project.
24 Aug 2021
Spanish company wins major HS2 contract
Spanish company wins major HS2 contract.
23 Aug 2021
NASA invests in eSTOL aircraft that could beat eVTOL
NASA invests in eSTOL aircraft that could beat eVTOL.
20 Aug 2021
Welsh social homes create positive energy – literally
Welsh social homes create positive energy – literally.
19 Aug 2021
Plans in for £180m vertical village in Milton Keynes
Plans in for £180m "vertical village" in Milton Keynes.
12 Aug 2021
IKEA pays customers to switch to green energy
IKEA pays customers to switch to green energy.
10 Aug 2021
How green is your building New AI tells you instantly
How green is your building? New AI tells you instantly.
06 Aug 2021