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Ofwat appoints new chief executive
Added: 24 Jul 2013
UK water regulator Ofwat today announced the appointment of Cathryn Ross as its next chief executiv…
Biodiesel firm sold to conglomerate
Added: 24 Jul 2013
Scottish biodiesel producer Argent Energy was yesterday sold to a UK subsidiary of the global group…
Lords question economics of shale
Added: 23 Jul 2013
The House of Lords has issued a call for evidence on the economic impact of shale gas development i…
Vattenfall wipes £3bn off power plant values
Added: 23 Jul 2013
Swedish utility Vattenfall today announced it was writing SEK 29.7 billion (£2.98 bn) off the value…
Distillery secures biomass funding
Added: 23 Jul 2013
Installation of a biomass boiler funded at a whisky distillery south of Inverness has become the fi…
UK offers 30% tax rate for shale gas
Added: 19 Jul 2013
Chancellor George Osborne announces “most generous tax regime in the world” for Shale developers.
Tomato and apple peel used for water treatment
Added: 19 Jul 2013
New research suggests cost-effective method of producing potable water.
Water firms seek urgent shale gas talks
Added: 18 Jul 2013
Water companies in the UK yesterday called for urgent talks with shale gas developers to head off p…
Autonomous systems and energy storage research secure £132m
Added: 17 Jul 2013
Funding of up to £132 million was today announced by MP David Willetts for three key areas of resea…
Improving heat transfer in industrial plants
Added: 16 Jul 2013
MIT researchers have undertaken the first systematic study of the factors that control boiling heat…
Biomass charcoal promises soil cleaning solution
Added: 16 Jul 2013
Former industrial land polluted with chemicals and heavy metals could be cleaned up for reuse by ch…
Cuadrilla expands UK shale gas exploration
Added: 10 Jul 2013
Cuadrilla is set to increase its exploration programme for shale gas in northeast England.
Connecting electronics in liquid metal
Added: 10 Jul 2013
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a 3D printing technology to create …
Materials boost for supercapacitors
Added: 9 Jul 2013
A group of scientists have developed a method that synthesises enhanced materials for supercapacito…
No 'one-size-fits-all' approach to CCS
Added: 9 Jul 2013
Better appraisals are needed on geomechanical deformation at CCS sites, according to a study by Bri…
Is sustainable intensification the answer?
Added: 9 Jul 2013
Sustainable intensification could help meet the challenges of increasing demands for food, argues a…
Electricity generated from tree fungus
Added: 8 Jul 2013
The University of Freiburg has found a way to make a species of tree fungus useful for the producti…
Protecting water networks from contamination
Added: 5 Jul 2013
An international project is developing technology to rapidly identify and deal with contaminated dr…
Platinum-free catalyst could cut cost of hydrogen
Added: 5 Jul 2013
Researchers have developed a catalyst that creates hydrogen fuel without the use of expensive plati…
Technique set to produce renewable chemicals
Added: 4 Jul 2013
Researchers from Liverpool University have been awarded funding to develop renewable chemicals prod…
