Factfiles
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Most popular factfiles
- Combined Heat and Power CHP
This factfile examines the principles behind combined, heat and power (CHP), also known as co-generation.
PDF (872 k) Updated July 2008
Mobile Phones and Electricity Distribution Factfile
(1346 k) Updated July 2007
Control of substances hazardous to health COSHH
(75 k) Updated January 2007
Electromagnetic Compatibility for Functional Safety
(2339 k) Updated August 2008
Communicating by email - A good practice guide
(1475 k) Updated January 2008
Education related
Engineering and technology skills and demand in industry 2008 survey
(540 k) Updated August 2008
Engineering and technology skills and demand in industry 2007 survey
(165 k) Updated July 2007
Engineering and technology skills and demand in industry 2006 survey
(98 k) Updated May 2006
Studying Stem: what are the barriers?
(383 k) Updated February 2008
Education brief
(62 k) Updated April 2007
In the spotlight
- Identity Management: Myths and Realities
It is important to reform the processes of identity management in the UK, which are not fit for purpose in the 21st Century. However, the current Government plans are over complex and pay too little attention to the potential of technology to enhance personal privacy rather than diminish it. This fact file attempts to answer some questions as well as making clearer the concept of identity as applicable to a National Identity Register.
PDF (783 k) Updated September 2008
- Solar Power
Sunlight is the world's largest energy source and the amount that can be accessed with existing technology far exceeds the world's primary energy consumption. This factfile provides details on the various types of technology that can harness the sun's energy.
PDF (2475 k) Updated March 2007
Construction Design and Management Regulations (CDM 2007)
(82 k) Updated June 2008
More factfiles and reports
- Electrical Safety - A perspective based on incidents
This discussion paper provides information about electrical safety incidents and the serious nature of the issue. For discussion purposes it highlights the eight steps proposed that organisations might undertake to reduce the number of future incidents.
PDF (1819 k) Updated March 2009
- Nuclear Reactor Types
This factfile describes the 6 types of nuclear reactor used to produce commercial electricity round the world, together with current developments and some prototype designs.
PDF (1991 k) Updated May 2008
Colour Vision Defects
(325 k) Updated March 2007
IET briefing on energy efficient motors
(323 k) Updated April 2006
Portable appliance testing PAT Testing
(74 k) Updated March 2009
Information Assurance
(551 k) Updated March 2008
