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Submerged testing of pump

Pumps market to benefit from value added services

Added: 3 Jul 2013

Value added services are set to boost global pumps market, claims Frost & Sullivan.

Wood

Gasification technology enables cheap production of biomass

Added: 3 Jul 2013

A new gasification method claims to turn forest residues into biofuel for less than a euro per litr…

BASF

€9.2m project to develop sustainable syngas

Added: 2 Jul 2013

Process for industrial-scale reaction of carbon dioxide with hydrogen claims to reduce CO2 emission…

Electrochemical desalination chip

Membrane-free desalination

Added: 2 Jul 2013

University led experts have developed a technique that electrically removes salt from seawater.

EDF apprentice trainee skills2

PM announces engineering initiative

Added: 1 Jul 2013

UK Prime Minister David Cameron has announced a multi-million pound enterprise set to create 100,00…

Shale gas fracking

Does hydrofracking contaminate water?

Added: 1 Jul 2013

A study led by experts at Duke University has found that those living near shale gas wells are at r…

Fully automated molecular farming facility

Fully automated molecular farming

Added: 28 Jun 2013

A team of researchers from Fraunhofer have constructed a GMP compliant plant factory for bio-vaccin…

Electrochemical emissions reduction

Cleaning up carbon dioxide

Added: 26 Jun 2013

Researchers at MIT have proposed a method that ‘scrubs’ the harmful emissions from fossil-fuel powe…

Sadara project bidding scheme

Export agency backs British bidding

Added: 26 Jun 2013

The UK Export Finance has announced a guarantee of £450 million to companies bidding for Saudi Arab…

WELTEC biomethane plant

Biomethane plant fires up

Added: 25 Jun 2013

Built in the shadow of the old Arneburg nuclear power plant, the refinery has the capacity to suppl…

Harnessing 'poo power' to generate electricity

Flushing out new energy resources

Added: 20 Jun 2013

Southern Water has announced the completion of CHP plants at three locations which capture biogas g…

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Waste-whiskey in the driving seat

Added: 20 Jun 2013

A Scottish biofuel group believes it is possible to convert waste whiskey into clean, renewable bio…

BV Dairy

Technique purifies dairy wastewater while producing energy

Added: 18 Jun 2013

A pan-European research team is developing a modular system to purify dairy wastewater electrochemi…

Molecular sieves

Molecular ‘sieves’ provide greener power generation

Added: 13 Jun 2013

Polymer molecular sieve membranes, when exposed to UV irradiation, could improve processes such as …

Biofuel

South-west to follow suit with bio-LNG

Added: 13 Jun 2013

UK bio-fuel supplier, Gasrec, has announced it will open a renewable energy refuelling station at A…

Wood

Cutting down on carbon emissions

Added: 12 Jun 2013

A recent study led by researchers at Dartmouth College suggested logging releases harmful amounts o…

U.S. basins

EIA increases estimates on UK shale gas reserves

Added: 12 Jun 2013

US agency claims UK has enough shale gas to meet its own domestic gas consumption demands for nearl…

Hydrogen from solar energy and rust

A bright future for hydrogen

Added: 11 Jun 2013

Scientists from the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) have produced hydrogen from sun…

BP rig oil2

Sir Ian Wood to carry out review of oil & gas sector

Added: 11 Jun 2013

DECC has announced a review of the oil & gas industry- the first of its kind for two decades.

CCS crop22

£3.25m funding aims to speed up CCS development

Added: 10 Jun 2013

EPSRC-funded research will look into how carbon dioxide can be stored underground.