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Engineers are designing a green ammonia plant that can reliably and efficiently generate ammonia using only intermittent renewable energy as the source of power. The project, led by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) with partners Frazer-Nash Consultancy has won early-stage funding from the UK Government to get it off the ground.

EUROLAB has been confirmed as an official Stakeholder Organisation at the BIPM-WMO Metrology for Climate Action Workshop. The workshop is expected to set out a series of recommendations on key technical challenge areas for metrology over the next decade.

BEIS have today issued further updated guidance on the introduction of the UKCA.  The new guidance can be found on the various links below:

The Summer edition of The Journal of the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee (All-Party Parliamentary Group) has been published. The issue coincides with the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee’s long-awaited return to the Palace of Westminster for their discussion meetings programme.

https://www.bmta.co.uk/images/The_Journal_of_the_Parliamentary_and_Scientific_Committee.pdf

The UK Government has introduced a number of new transitional measures impacting the introduction of UKCA. BEIS and UKAS will host a webinar on Tuesday 12 July 2022 at 2pm covering the new UKCA transitional measures introduced by the Government, as well as the accreditation process.

The joint IMEKO TC1-TC7-TC13-TC18 Symposium 2022 will take place in Porto (Portugal) from 31 August to 1 September 2022.

The “Cutting-Edge Measurement Science for the Future”, event has the institutional support of EUROLAB. It is followed by a day MATHMET satellite workshop, on 2 September, on mathematical and statistical applications related to the activity of the Technical Committees involved.

The MMN will be hosting its next event Thin Film Defect Characterisation on the 12th July at 3:30pm. This event will feature presentations from NPL’s Daniel O’Connor, the University of Huddersfield’s Hussam Muhamedsalih, and The University of Manchester’s Andrew Thomas.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/thin-film-defect-characterisation-tickets-256803645617

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The Manufacturer Measurement Network will host the How Diversity Benefits Business event featuring presentations from NPL’s Laura Watkin, NMIS’ Jennifer MacDonald and Huddersfield University Business School’s Jo Thomas.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-diversity-benefits-business-tickets-256808349687

BMTA Members are invited to IMEKO’s 45-minute Discussion Club “IMEKO Talks on Chemical Measurements”. To be held on 24 June 2022 from 1pm (CET), the talk on ‘Sensors and Biosensors for Drugs Analysis’ will be moderated by Dr. Sonia Tanimoto. FREE OF CHARGE

BEIS have today announced the following easements to the introduction of the UKCA. These easements are not universal and Members should familiarise themselves with guidance provided by on GOV.UK.

The Government statement is as follows:

What will future supply chains look like and what will manufacturers need to do to be part of that supply chain?

TÜV SÜD’s Global Flow Measurement Workshop is due to take place in Aberdeen on 25-27 October 2022.