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Autonomous Sailing Boats
An online event, Anahita Laverack will talk about how these vehicles can endure multi-month missions, and how their compact size makes deployment straightforward: a ten-strong constellation of C-Stars can be launched from a small fishing vessel. These robots allow users to harness the power of mass-deployed ocean sensor networks to unlock breakthrough insights in climate and weather research, industry operations, and marine domain awareness.
- Speaker:
- Anahita Laverack
- Date/Time:
- Wednesday 23rd April 2025 @ 7:00 PM
- Venue:
- Online via Microsoft Teams
- Hosted By:
- IET Solent
- Details:
- https://events.theiet.org/events/autonomous-sailing-boats/
Online
Weather Resilience in Rail
An inside view on how the rail industry is preparing and delivering with respect to climate change
- Speaker:
- John Lawrence
- Date/Time:
- Tuesday 20th May 2025 @ 12:00 PM
- Venue:
- Online via Zoom
- Hosted By:
- Railway TN
In-Person
Micro-Hydro Turbine - An impressive DIY project
Explore the potential of micro hydropower with a 9.5kw Turgo turbine, supplied by "Hydrover Turbines" in Wales, monitored by "Sustainable Control Systems" gear, and designed by Jamie Wallace of "Highland Eco Ltd." The groundwork used second-hand 300mm pipe from a local fish farm, and it has run flawlessly for 10 years.
- Speaker:
- Kenny Macarthur
- Date/Time:
- Wednesday 7th May 2025 @ 6:30 PM
- Location:
- Stornoway Campus - UHI North West & Hebrides, Stornoway, HS2 0XR
- Hosted By:
- IET Scotland North
In-Person
Hydrogen and Wind - A perfect match?
Wind energy is highly variable, but a claim frequently made is that it is possible to turn a large wind turbine into a power source as reliable as a conventional power station by combining it with hydrogen generation. In this talk, we will consider if this is really possible and explain the compromises needed if we are to live in a world powered only by wind.
- Speaker:
- Dr Alasdair MacLeod
- Date/Time:
- Wednesday 28th May 2025 @ 6:30 PM
- Location:
- Stornoway Campus - UHI North West & Hebrides, Isle of Lewis
- Hosted By:
- IET Scotland North