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Member news A&P announced Fit For Nuclear
A&P Falmouth has been granted Fit For Nuclear (F4N) status by the Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (Nuclear AMRC), as part of its diversification into the civil new build nuclear market. The Fit For Nuclear (F4N) award is granted to companies which have benchmarked their performance against the standards demanded by the nuclear industry’s top tiers, and driven business improvements through a tailored action plan. As part of the F4N process, A&P Falmouth worked with the supply chain team at Hinkley Point C, the country’s first new build nuclear project in 20 years, to understand how the business can best add value to tier one contractors working on the project. F4N has been developed by the Nuclear AMRC with the support of its top tier partners, including nuclear new build developers and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. These industry leaders are using F4N to identify potential companies for their own supply chains.
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For more information: www.ap-group.co.uk
Aggreko: New research highlights alternative fuel disconnect
Maintenance and supply are impeding greater uptake of alternative fuels despite industry appearing to fully embrace environmental targets according to a new report, Bridging the Gap to Net Zero: Solutions towards the net zero challenge, from Aggreko. In a bid to help industry reach net zero targets effectively, Aggreko continues to question energy professionals about their use of onsite equipment. The latest insights come from 200 energy professionals across industry. Specifically, Bridging the Gap to Net Zero aims to gauge corporate appetite for change and uptake of alternative fuels. Unsurprisingly, a resounding 96% of respondents said their company’s environmental impact was a ‘medium to high priority’. However, while 82% of respondents confirmed their use of alternative fuels as a way of reducing corporate impact, 85% still identified diesel as their fuel of choice for powering onsite equipment, casting any notion of progress into doubt.
64% of the construction cost of Hinkley Point C will be spent with UK companies
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The report advises on the immediate changes that businesses can make in order to inch closer to net zero. Solutions explored include hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), gas-to-liquid (GTL), combined heat and power (CHP), battery and raising the efficiency of existing technologies.
Achieving net zero is far from simple and pragmatism will be central to success. This report does not attempt to define one path but instead discusses the different options businesses can use to instigate change. Chris Rason, Managing Director, Aggreko
As Aggreko continues to invest in new greener technologies, the report also reveals early results of emissions testing of HVO and GTL in its Stage IIIA generator fleet. The analysis was carried out by an independent engineering and environmental consultancy in compliance with ISO 8178 D2. Both fuels were tested and compared to EN590 diesel.
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For more information: www.aggreko.com
