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Introducing: Orbital’s Women in Engineering
Lindsey Amos, Lorna Slater, and Tiphaine Cazenave
We’re celebrating International Women’s Day on 8 March, 2021 by introducing you to our female engineers who are taking part in a generational movement to get more women involved in careers in science and technology.
Ongoing Optimisation Projects: Scaled Tank Testing
Calum Miller, Principal Engineer & Hydrodynamics Manager
Our R&D programme team leader describes how at Orbital we used scaled tank testing to identify and de-risk innovations capable of accelerating cost reductions for tidal stream energy.
A 2030 tidal stream energy target
Oliver Wragg, Commercial Director
As a global leader in one of the few commercially viable but not yet commercialised renewable energy technologies, it does feel like it is time that the UK recognised the tremendous potential of tidal energy by setting a target for 2030 output production.
Can Orbital become part of a new wave of super-major energy players?
Chris Milne, CFO
A global transition to cleaner fuels is the only chance we have of avoiding the most catastrophic effects of climate change.
Building Back Greener – The Orbital Commitment
Andrew Scott, CEO
In hardship and under pressure people develop coping mechanisms and as an optimist, I hope that our societal coping mechanism...
How low can you go? Minimising our carbon footprint
James Murray
At Orbital our focus is on delivering cost competitive electricity from tidal currents in an effort to provide the world...
Demystifying the Cost of Tidal Energy
Chris Milne, CFO
Levelised cost of energy (LCOE) is a term used a lot by politicians, the media, industries, and academics when discussing...
Engineering: Not Just for the Boys
By Lorna Slater, Engineering Project Manager
Currently only 9% of engineers in the UK are women, which completely baffles me. There is a shortage of engineers...
