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66 TESTING – OUT OF THE ‘JAWS OF DEATH’
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Water demand in the UK will exceed supply in just 25 years, the head of
the Environment Agency has warned – with part of the blame falling on
leaking pipework. What can be done to avert this?
68 TESTING – SAFETY SYSTEMS
A new publication from the Engineering Equipment and Materials Users
Association o ers practical guidance on some of the problems which
have to be dealt with when testing real process plant equipment. Here,
the organisation introduces the topic and the document
70 POWER GENERATION – LNG SHIPPING
The Volkswagen Group has deployed a car freighter powered by
lique ed natural gas, with a second due to enter service later this year.
The move marks a new direction for heavy shipping
72 POWER GENERATION – WIND TURBINE MAINTENANCE
Not only are o shore wind turbines a long way from shore, their rotating
machinery is housed tens of metres above the surface of the water. The
nancial incentive to minimise the need to perform inspections and carry
out maintenance has encouraged development of solutions
76 MOBILE WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT
Operations Engineer explores mobile workforce management software
and the bene ts that it can bring to remote workers fore
78 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
The Environment Agency, along with a variety of partner organisations, is
celebrating 10 years of successful soft engineering of Cumbrian rivers
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