Willi Meixner was one of the main protagonists in the Siemens and Lincoln University partnership to found the first new School of Engineering in the UK for over 30 years. Willi was also on the panel which appointed me as Founding Head of the new School of Engineering, with the go ahead to start designing […]
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Siemens Venture Magazine – Energy collaboration
I was clearing out my hard drive, and found the Siemens Venture Magazine from May 2012, which featured mine and Jill’s collaborative work with Siemens, setting up and developing the new School of Engineering at the University of Lincoln. By the time magazine came out, I had stepped up from Founding head of School to […]
Siemens to build major offshore wind manufacturing site in Hull, UK
Siemens has announced its decision to invest £160 million (EUR190m) in wind turbine production and installation facilities in Hull. The facility will be spread across two sites comprising the previously announced Green Port Hull project construction, assembly and service facility and a new rotor blade manufacturing facility in nearby Paull, in East Riding. Siemens is […]
Visit to @UniofHull by Siemens Gas Turbine Engineers
Dr Phil Rubini, Reader in Thermfluids and Acoustics in the School of Engineering at the University of Hull hosted a visit by engineers from Siemens Duisberg. Phil has been conducting funded experimental verification of CFD and acoustic models of Siemens’ gas turbine combustors. The purpose of the visit followed a visit to Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery […]
CHP and Distributed Generation – the Lincoln Perspective
On Thursday this week I will be giving a short presentation at a workshop convened by the City of Lincoln council.The workshop title is A Decentralised Energy Solution for Lincoln. I will be placing activities in the School of Engineering with both Siemens and the City Council into context for the proposed project, and also […]