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Year 2021
Faster than a start-up: Technology transformation at MHI
This article was previously published in our newsletter, if you're not already a subscriber, sign up here. When I was appointed as Chief Technology Officer of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) in April 2020, I was given a clear mandate: to transform MHI Group's technological foundation in order to lay the basis...
How Electrofuels Create Another Route To Net Zero
Transportation is responsible for nearly a quarter of the world’s direct carbon emissions from fuel combustion, which must be reduced to meet climate targets. While sales of emissions-free electric vehicles are increasing, decarbonizing hard-to-electrify sectors like shipping, trucking and aviation remains a challenge. But electrofuels could...
Hydrogen: The Answer to Future Energy Needs?
Hydrogen is fast approaching a tipping point. Its potential as a fuel has long been acknowledged. And now, as the world races to limit the effects of global warming, its promise as an emission-free energy carrier is being rediscovered. With hydrogen, we could decarbonize transport, heating systems and industrial processes – areas...
Are hand pallet trucks putting your business at risk?
Q: How safe are your hand pallet trucks? A: You might well be breaking the law!
Does your company use hand pallet trucks? If so, you could easily be falling foul of the law… Independent research suggests that moving a load of just 500kg could put you the wrong side of...
Drive up your productivity, not your costs
Watch your weight. If the total weight of the truck, including load, exceeds 10% on the rear axle, your operators can work with more confidence.
Interested in boosting productivity without having to invest in the most powerful and expensive equipment? Expert researchers explain the crucial factors to look out for. Surely good...
Mitsubishi and Iberdrola to develop green hydrogen projects
Spanish power company Iberdrola is working with car maker Mitsubishi’s power business to develop green hydrogen and battery energy storage projects. Mitsubishi Power said on Thursday (20 May) it has signed a collaboration agreement with Iberdrola that will see the two companies create new teams to develop green hydrogen production facilities,...
Cutting corners places lives at risk
Workplace accidents cost European businesses more than 384 million Euros each week.
But, as companies of all shapes and sizes strive for maximum impact with minimum outlay, experts are concerned that the current focus on saving money could lead some managers to cut corners when it comes to safety: putting lives...
Are your warehouse trucks working for you?
Need extra-flexible goods handling? Four-way reach trucks, for example, operate in four directions. These workhorses are especially suitable for long, bulky good such as boards, planks and pipes.
When it comes to picking the right warehouse truck, your choice is influenced by how much you want to lift, how high you...
Reinventing the train
Try to picture the transport of the future, and you might imagine driverless cars, jet packs or even teleportation. But how about the humble train? While firmly rooted in the past as one of the key drivers of the industrial revolution, trains also have an extremely important place in our...