Programme

Windsor Hotel Worthing 

BN112LX

Alternatives to the high carbon internal combustion engine. Will include hydrogen, fuel cell and electric propulsion.                 Gerard Sauer       (a lifetime motor consultant)

Dec 30th 2021

The sun and space  technology for observations, Chris Brockley-Blatt      BEng(Hons)CEngFIMechE  Senior Project Manager, Mullurd Space Science Laboratory.

Submarines through the ages. The history and technology of submarines from early ww1 to latest nuclear submarines.

Nigel Manger ( a submariner) Captain RN retired

Tues 12 April 2022.  Talk by Dr Penny Atkins, Deputy Director of the Advanced Engineering Centre at the University of Brighton, and Prof Andrew Atkins formerly Global Technologist at Ricardos, and now visiting professor at Loughborough, Brighton and Portsmouth Universities.

Hydrogen – can it decarbonise our lives?

Hydrogen has been identified as having a key role in our journey to net zero carbon by 2050. The UK Hydrogen Strategy identifies it as a replacement for the hydrocarbon fuels we rely on that is both clean at point of use and low carbon. The Strategy sets out an ambition for a thriving hydrogen economy by 2030 producing 5GW of the gas. But how will we make, store, distribute and use this energy vector?  There are a range of technological options with widely varying commercial and environmental impacts.  This talk will present an overview of recent technological developments in the developing hydrogen sector to understand the role it can play in efforts to reduce the environmental impact of our everyday activities.

Submarine Museum, Gosport. Time to be advised

Planetarium, Chichester

1030 for an audio and visual presentation of our planets and stars

An £8 attendance fee applies

Sheffield Park National Trust water lily festival – 1000hrs. This will be a guided visit. Suggest lunch is taken at the site’s cafeteria. It  should be noted that the Sheffield Park Bluebell railway terminal is just down the road and handy for an afternoon visit. Guide £3 per person plus £12 entrance fee to the park which includes parking. National trust members entrance free.

AGM & Talk, Eastleigh locomotive works – Colin Boocock

Covers the full 100+years history of Eastleigh Locomotive Works in Hampshire including Colin’s own experience there in1950s and 1960s, and brings the story up-to-date with the closure of the works in 2006 and its resurgence since then. 

Talk, HS1, Crossrail and HS2– from a Traction Power Perspective

From the UKs first high-speed railway to its latest and a bit in between.

– Louise Moore.

Geology Engineering

Windsor

Hotel,

Worthing