Health Technologies

CQC partners with Microsoft for data platform – htn

  • February 2, 2023
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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has partnered with Microsoft to deploy Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service and a Microsoft Azure data platform. By introducing the data platform CQC aims to “enable the CQC team to focus on driving improvements for the providers it assesses” and help the organisation become more agile. An example comes from […]

Health Technologies

News in Brief: NHS Transformation Directorate and Digital Social Care develop e-learning, proton beam therapy trial launches, Oxford Hospitals opens imaging service and more – htn

  • February 2, 2023
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It’s time for another news in brief and as always there has been plenty happening in the health tech community… NHS Transformation Directorate and Digital Social Care create training for information sharing NHS Transformation Directorate has been working alongside Digital Social Care in developing new e-learning sessions to help social care staff better understand principles […]

Oil giant Shell posts highest-ever annual profit of $40 billion

  • February 2, 2023
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Shell said last month that windfall taxes imposed by the European Union and U.K. following the surge in profits would cost the group about $2 billion. Paul Ellis | Afp | Getty Images British oil giant Analysts polled by Refinitiv had expected full-year 2022 net profit to come in at $38.3 billion. For the final […]

‘Greenwashing’ is a good thing, according to one renewable energy tycoon

  • February 2, 2023
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Greenwashing should be seen as a positive sign that companies are moving in the right direction, according to the founder of British energy firm Ecotricity. “It’s everywhere,” Dale Vince told CNBC’s Tania Bryer in a recent interview. “But you know, I take it as a good thing. People say to me, ‘oh, there’s greenwashing, it’s […]

Quick Charge Podcast: February 1, 2023

  • February 2, 2023
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Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee […]

Here’s how the US can make EV road trips seamless

  • February 1, 2023
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The US needs to more than double the number of EV charging stations that currently meet minimum federal funding requirements in order to make long-distance EV road trips seamless, according to a new road map and analysis from low-carbon energy startup Carbon Solutions and energy nonprofit Great Plains Institute (GPI). EV road trips in the […]

Tesla Model S breaks winter range record

  • February 1, 2023
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Tesla Model S has broken the winter range record in a new wide-ranging cold weather range test conducted in Norway. For years now, Norway has been conducting extensive range and efficiency tests in cold weather, which is a concern for many potential EV buyers living in regions with harsh winters. This year’s test was the […]

Watch the longest-range EVs battle to see how far they last on a single charge

  • February 1, 2023
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Electric vehicle range continues improving, with many automakers now offering models with over 300 to 400 miles on a single charge. Watch some of the longest-range EVs battle it out to see which travels the farthest from 100% battery charge to completely empty. Longest-range EVs battle it out until dead You wouldn’t typically drive an […]

Saudi Aramco backs Brooklyn-based startup turning ammonia into fuel

  • February 1, 2023
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In the race to find cleaner fuels, the heavy duty transportation sector is woefully behind because batteries don’t have enough juice to power trucks and ships. Enter ammonia. New technology and new companies are working on turning ammonia into hydrogen to power tractors, trucks and even ships. The heavy duty trucking industry alone accounts for […]