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SMEs and Net Zero – challenges and opportunities
Money & Business

SMEs and Net Zero – challenges and opportunities

...energy, sourcing, reusing and recycling materials locally. There is no need to wait for another wave of high-tech innovation to save us, but we do need to invest substantial amounts in developing the necessary skills and knowledge so that we can implement (existing) technologies successfully. Secondly, we now have much more effective ways of engaging SMEs, including a...
Let your money do the talking: fossil fuel divestment and COP26
Nature & Environment

Let your money do the talking: fossil fuel divestment and COP26

...energy has rapidly become cost-effective. Renewables now provide 42% of UK electricity, 29% globally and the industry is growing exponentially. Despite this, globally, fossil fuel companies receive nineteen times greater levels of subsidies compared to renewable energy. Additionally, fossil fuel companies, often with government support, continue to prospect for more oil...
In your garden: Birds and nesting boxes
Nature & Environment

In your garden: Birds and nesting boxes

...energy to cool down rather than expending energy on growth. To keep the nesting box at the right temperature place it in a north or east facing position. This avoids excessive heat and can also help in keeping out the wind. To reduce the rain impact, make sure it is tilted forward slightly when you erect it, this avoids the rain getting into the box. The image to the...
5 quick tips to boost your wellbeing
Education & Development

5 quick tips to boost your wellbeing

...energy and emotions, so creating a transitional routine can help us decompress as we switch from one to the next. This ‘airlock’ might involve a short walk, reading, having a coffee and chat, or simply finding a moment of calm. These activities help our brain process past events, dissolve negative feelings, and prepare us for what's next. They don’t need to take...
Friction welding
Science, Maths & Technology

Friction welding

...energy from a continuously running electric motor and (b) kinetic energy stored in a rotating flywheel. Production rates depend on number of welds per cycle, weld area, material and method of loading and unloading; typical rate 1–4 welds min-1. In-cycle upset removal, by shearing or turning, increases weld cycle by 5–20%, but may reduce overall costs, since it is...
Astronomy with an online telescope Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Astronomy with an online telescope

...energy output of the Sun - The Sun radiates a lot of energy. Think about the warmth of the Sun on a bright summer day; the energy reaching us from the Sun has travelled 150 million km through space, spreading out in all directions. The Sun as a source of energy To provide this amount of warmth at such a great distance, the Sun must generate and emit huge quantities of...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Migration
Science, Maths & Technology

Migration

...energy provide examples of the use of celestial and magnetic cues for navigation by migratory birds...Migration: 1 Introduction to movement and migration - Not all animals migrate in the same way as birds. The mass migrations of locusts do not involve a round trip for any individual, for their life cycle is shorter than the seasonal cycle. The round trip of the monarch...
Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Environment: understanding atmospheric and ocean flows
Nature & Environment

Environment: understanding atmospheric and ocean flows

...energy dominate natural systems and cause these changes. You will consider flows of water, heat and even pollution around the planet and look at how, through positive feedback processes, the flows that are affecting the Arctic are already changing the whole planet. There will be further changes, with an impact on us all. The Arctic is often considered a victim of climate...