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Reusing co-streams from fish and oil plant processing
Added: 13 Aug 2012
Researchers are developing together new ways of using the substantial co-streams from fish and oil …
Microbes convert energy to pure methane
Added: 10 Aug 2012
Microbes that convert electricity into methane gas have been discovered by scientists from Stanford…
Nottingham Uni signs research deal with Wahaha
Added: 10 Aug 2012
The University of Nottingham has signed a memorandum of agreement to undertake research and develop…
ABB launches hazardous-area wireless devices
Added: 8 Aug 2012
London – ABB has launched a wireless mesh router and wireless bridge for hazardous field automation…
Instrumentation: Engineers not using their intelligence
Added: 8 Aug 2012
London – Over 40% of companies are not using intelligent features embedded within process instrumen…
Solid approach to oil pollution
Added: 8 Aug 2012
London - UK Power Networks, the UK’s largest public utility, is to trial a pollution prevention sys…
Major UK investments unveiled at Olympics summit
Added: 7 Aug 2012
London – Global oil & gas and petrochemicals companies are to announce plans for major investments …
Lotte Chemical advances Wilton PET project
Added: 7 Aug 2012
Wilton, UK - Lotte Chemical UK Ltd (LCUK) has progressed its project to expand PET (polyethylene te…
Honeywell bolsters cyber-security arsenal
Added: 6 Aug 2012
Introduces whitelisting system to combat viruses and malware attacks on DCS system
Wanted - 350 senior engineers
Added: 6 Aug 2012
Middlesbrough, UK – Some 350 senior engineer vacancies were up for grabs at a recruitment event sup…
Early closure for E.ON power plant
Added: 3 Aug 2012
London – E.ON UK has is to mothball its Grain-A oil-fired power station on the Isle of Grain in Ken…
Legionella outbreaks spark industry response
Added: 2 Aug 2012
London - The recent outbreaks of legionella in Stoke-on-Trent and Edinburgh have led to a spike in …
BP 'slipped and tripped' to Macondo disaster
Added: 31 Jul 2012
Houston, Texas – Prior to the Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf of Mexico, BP, Transocean, tr…
Nuclear engineering summer camp
Added: 27 Jul 2012
Manchester, UK - Nuclear engineering was on the curriculum for a group of 50 teenagers taking part …
Tax relief for UK gas fields
Added: 26 Jul 2012
London – Industry has welcomed the Chancellor’s announcement of a new tax relief to encourage more …
Support, but Renewables Review leaves questions
Added: 26 Jul 2012
London – The Government has announced its decision on the support levels given to renewable energy …
Drax to convert to biomass within five years
Added: 25 Jul 2012
London – The Government has published its final decisions on support levels for the various renewab…
Collaboration to produce butadiene from biomass
Added: 24 Jul 2012
Versalis, Eni’s chemicals subsidiary in the production of elastomers, together with Genomatica and …
Analysis of petroleum soil contamination
Added: 24 Jul 2012
A new hand-held device for rapid on-site analysis of petroleum soil contamination could facilitate …
MPs urge rethink of 'botched' Energy Bill
Added: 23 Jul 2012
London - The Government’s draft Energy Bill could impose unnecessary costs on consumers, lead to le…
