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Investing in pumped hydro storage could save up to £690m a year on pathway to net zero
Study by independent researchers for SSE Renewables found that just 4.5GW of new long duration pumped hydro storage with 90GWh of storage could save up to £690m per year in energy system costs by 2050, as the UK transitions to a net-zero carbon emission system. read more
Decision-making under uncertainty – online event
Visit us at Imperial Business Partners "Decision-making under uncertainty" online event 25 Feb from 11-12:30 to discuss your business needs. read more
Imperial’s new COVID-19 testing lab goes live
Imperial’s contribution to the Testing Alliance launched. Includes the UKAS accredited Molecular Diagnostic Unit (MDU) and existing high-throughput robotic platform for RNA extraction. read more
Tackling London’s air pollution will increase life expectancy of children
Report by researchers from Environmental Research Group predicts London air quality policies, and wider improvements in air quality, will increase average life expectancy of a child born in London in 2013 by six months. read more
Press release: MedCity-led university Testing Alliance to offer 20,500 extra daily COVID-19 tests
London’s leading life science and academic institutions have united to respond in an unprecedented way to the coronavirus pandemic by ramping up diagnostic testing capacity for the UK. read more
Imperial part of London Alliance offering 20,500 more COVID tests a day by March
Imperial joins Department of Health and Social Care's partnership with the London Testing Alliance, brought together by life science cluster MedCity to ramp up testing. read more
Case studies
Bio-Inspired Aerial Robotics
Dr Mirko Kovac is Director of the Aerial Robotics Laboratory at Imperial College London, and Senior Lecturer in Aero-structures. His research focuses on the development of biologically inspired flying robots for distributed sensing of air and water, search and rescue plus autonomous repair and construction. read more
Structures under extreme loading
The consultants shared their expertise in seismic assessment and design to support the development of EN1998, also known as Eurocode 8. read more
Paediatric HIV symposium – 20th International AIDS Conference
Our consultants shared their expertise in anti-retroviral drugs, HIV infections/paediatric HIV to help ViiV Healthcare deliver symposia on growing the future leaders in paediatric HIV at the International Aids Conference 2014. read more