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Vector Atomic Validates Quantum Navigation Sensor at Sea

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023
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Vector Atomic is developing atomic inertial sensors for GPS-free navigation and geophysical exploration.

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  • Vector Atomic is developing atomic inertial sensors for GPS-free navigation and geophysical exploration.
  • On March 29, Vector Atomic will present results from a 20 day at-sea gravity survey using their atomic gravimeter at the 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Inertial Sensors & Systems ( IEEE Inertial ).
  • Under the Gravity Assisted Inertial Navigation Systems (GAINS) program supported by the Office of Naval Research ( ONR ), Vector Atomic has developed an 8 L atomic sensor.
  • Vector Atomic also successfully fielded three optical atomic clocks with picosecond-level timing error during this exercise.

Mayor of West Midlands visits enfinium Kelvin multi-million-pound Net Zero Hub facility in West Bromwich

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Wednesday, March 8, 2023
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Due to come online from 2025, the Kelvin energy-from-waste facility will produce homegrown energy from non-recyclable waste that would otherwise go to landfill or be exported abroad.

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  • Due to come online from 2025, the Kelvin energy-from-waste facility will produce homegrown energy from non-recyclable waste that would otherwise go to landfill or be exported abroad.
  • 395,000 tonnes of waste will be processed by the facility every year, producing enough electricity to power 95,000 homes.
  • Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands, said "I was delighted to visit the site of enfinium's £500 million investment into West Bromwich.
  • Once completed, our Kelvin project will provide critical infrastructure that will support green economic growth in West Bromwich and across the West Midlands region for years to come.

enfinium Kelvin partners with Canal & River Trust to clean up local canal

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Tuesday, June 28, 2022
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In partnership with the Canal & River Trust, enfinium staff spent the day helping to pick litter and recycle discarded plastics that could cause harm to the local environment and wildlife.

Key Points: 
  • In partnership with the Canal & River Trust, enfinium staff spent the day helping to pick litter and recycle discarded plastics that could cause harm to the local environment and wildlife.
  • The canal is managed and maintained by the Canal & River Trust, a nationwide charity who aim to transform canals and rivers into spaces where local people want to spend time and feel better.
  • Tara Sexton, volunteer leader at Canal & River Trust, said, "It was great working with enfinium on this project and we look forward to collaborating with them again soon.
  • The Canal & River Trust cares for and brings to life 2,000 miles of canals and rivers across England & Wales.

Sandwell College students take part in global virtual reality study

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Thursday, December 2, 2021
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LONDON, Dec. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Sandwell College has been taking part in a global project involving students from Paris, London, and Toronto to help young people improve their workplace and career skills.

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  • LONDON, Dec. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Sandwell College has been taking part in a global project involving students from Paris, London, and Toronto to help young people improve their workplace and career skills.
  • Ben Haddock, Emerging Technologies Demonstrator, Sandwell College, says: "There are a lot of things students aren't taught about at school.
  • The college is now looking to build a dedicated 'Bodyswaps Experience' area so that students can practise for upcoming job interviews inside private training booths.
  • The college plans to make VR soft skills training available to all students by the end of 2022.

Transport for West Midlands Chooses Chordant's oneTRANSPORT Data Marketplace

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Friday, July 12, 2019
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LONDON, July 12, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) and Chordant Inc. today jointly announced that Chordant's oneTRANSPORT Data Marketplace ( http://www.onetransport.io ) was chosen by TfWM to help deliver improved transport services for residents and travelers across the region.

Key Points: 
  • LONDON, July 12, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) and Chordant Inc. today jointly announced that Chordant's oneTRANSPORT Data Marketplace ( http://www.onetransport.io ) was chosen by TfWM to help deliver improved transport services for residents and travelers across the region.
  • Chordant's oneTRANSPORT Data Marketplace service will enable TfWM to take better advantage of real-time information about the operations of its road and transport networks, by bringing together real-time data from multiple individual transport data systems across the individual West Midlands Metropolitan Boroughs, to provide a more holistic understanding of transport operations across the region, and to provide external organisations with access to this data under open data licensing terms.
  • Transport for West Midlands (TfWM), the transport face of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), works with all parts of the WMCA and alongside the seven Metropolitan Councils (Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall, and Wolverhampton) to ensure the region benefits from an effective transport system that meets the economic and environmental needs of the West Midlands.
  • We have created one of the largest Smart City deployments, integrating hundreds of transport data sources into a transport data marketplace.

FS50739138

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Thursday, February 21, 2019
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The complainant has requested information from Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (‘the council’) regarding allegations made into the conduct of a councillor and the investigation and report that followed. The request included interview statements, correspondence and communications between named and unnamed individuals. Although the council provided some information, the majority of it was withheld under section 12 (cost of compliance), section 30 (investigations and proceedings), section 40(2) (third party personal data), section 41 (information provided in confidence) and section 42 (legal professional privilege). The Commissioner’s decision is that the council was entitled to rely on sections 30(1)(a)(i) and (ii) and 30(1)(b), 40(2) and 42(1) to withhold this information. However, the Commissioner finds that the council has breached section 10(1) of the Act in that it failed to provide a valid response to the request within the statutory time frame of 20 working days. She also finds that the council did not correctly apply section 12(1) to part of the information, though the passage of time means that the Commissioner is unable to order any steps in respect of this. With regard to its application of section 12(1) the council also breached section 16 of the FOIA by failing to provide adequate advice and assistance to aid the complainant. The Commissioner does not require the council to take any steps.

Key Points: 
  • The complainant has requested information from Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (the council) regarding allegations made into the conduct of a councillor and the investigation and report that followed.
  • The request included interview statements, correspondence and communications between named and unnamed individuals.
  • The Commissioners decision is that the council was entitled to rely on sections 30(1)(a)(i) and (ii) and 30(1)(b), 40(2) and 42(1) to withhold this information.
  • The Commissioner does not require the council to take any steps.