Simon Parry

Oct 26, 2024 | mdpi.com | Sabine Reinsch |David Robinson |Aidan Keith |Simon Parry

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May 20, 2024 | mewburn.com | Charles Orton-Jones |Simon Parry

Ports need to supply ships with megawatts of power to charge in under two hours. The BlueStor consortium is developing batteries for the job. Forward: features are independent pieces written for Mewburn Ellis discussing and celebrating the best of innovation and exploration from the scientific and entrepreneurial worlds. Catch the Stena Line Jutlandica ferry from Gothenburg to northern Denmark and you’ll enjoy the latest in diesel-electric hybrid transport.

May 13, 2024 | lrd.org.uk | Simon Parry

I’ve recently released a free guide to cyber security for trade unions through the TUC’s Digital Labs. The threats are very much real and ongoing, and the impact can be devastating. The guide aims to give practical advice on steps unions can take and can be downloaded from digital.tuc.org.uk/cyber-security-for-unions. Many cyber-attacks go unreported, but there have been a number in recent years targeting unions around the world.

Apr 23, 2024 | scmp.com | Simon Parry

The elephant in the room on a tour of Budweiser Budvar brewery, home of the original Budweiser, in the Czech Republic“Before we begin, are there any Americans here today?” asks the matronly tour guide as we stand impatiently at the brewery gates, bubbling with anticipation like grown-up versions of the children who won tickets to enter Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory. We exchange nervous glances as she scans the group through narrowed eyes.

Oct 19, 2023 | mewburn.com | Simon Parry |appeals. Simon

October has been a busy and exciting month for offshore wind news in the United Kingdom. Oxford University’s Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment released research which indicates that wind and solar power have the ability to provide enough energy to ‘vastly surpass’ the UK’s current needs.