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Biomass/CCS power plant could cut CO2 emissions

Added: 20 May 2011

London – The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has unveiled plans for a power plant combining bio…

Enel "astonished" by clean-coal project ruling

Added: 19 May 2011

Rome – Enel has expressed “astonishment” at a ruling voiding an Italian environment ministry approv…

Atlas Copco for Ma'aden aluminium project

Added: 19 May 2011

Stockholm – Atlas Copco has received two orders totaling $50m, related to the Ma’aden aluminum proj…

Power station protest called off

Added: 19 May 2011

London – GMB trade union members postponed a demonstration outside West Burton Power Station after …

ABB to automate major UK gas storage facility

Added: 18 May 2011

Cheshire, UK – ABB is to automate a major gas storage facility being built in Cheshire for Storengy…

Sinopec orders Burckhardt compressors

Added: 18 May 2011

Winterthur, Switzerland - Sinopec Wuhan Co. has awarded Burckhardt Compression two orders to delive…

BP selling assets to Perenco

Added: 18 May 2011

London – BP is to sell its interests (see panel) in the Wytch Farm, Wareham, Beacon and Kimmeridge …

Oxford Catalysts for Brazil biofuels plant

Added: 18 May 2011

Oxford, UK – Oxford Catalysts Group’s microchannel reactor technology is now set to  be deployed in…

UK reports on Fukushima nuclear lessons

Added: 18 May 2011

London – An interim report published today says lessons should be learned from the crisis at Fukush…

Metso, Fortum make headway with oxyfuel combustion

Added: 16 May 2011

Tampere, Finland – Metso Corp. and Fortum claim to have made significant progress in a joint R&D pr…

Emerson kit for Romania power plant

Added: 16 May 2011

Rovinari, Romania – SC Complexul Energetic Rovinari has selected Emerson Process Management to supp…

BASF FINA roadmaps wireless at petrochemicals site

Added: 16 May 2011

Mountain View, California – BASF FINA Petrochemicals LP has established a wireless application site…

Total, ExxonMobil in Polish shale gas deal

Added: 16 May 2011

Paris – Total has entered an agreement with ExxonMobil to farm into the Chelm and Werbkowice shale …

Steel maker taps Metso for new plant

Added: 13 May 2011

Espoo, Finland – Finnish steel major Outokumpu has awarded Metso Corp an electrification and automa…

Patrick Raleigh, Editor

Legal weapon

Added: 12 May 2011

Patrick Raleigh, Editor

Patrick Raleigh, Editor

Law suits seem to be flying across the process industries sector at present,…

Vivergo dispute rumbles on

Added: 12 May 2011

Work halted as JV pulls plug on Redhall contract. Patrick Raleigh reports

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Mobile maintenance

Added: 12 May 2011

Patrick Raleigh reports on a new e-maintenance strategy at Brembo

Wireless strengthens

Added: 12 May 2011

Global demand for wireless-enabled industrial products is growing 18% (CAGR), estimates IMS Researc…

UK submits 12 energy projects for Euro4.5bn fund

Added: 11 May 2011

London – The UK government has submitted 12 UK-based projects to the European Investment Bank (EIB)…

Linde, Sapphire in algae fuel production deal

Added: 11 May 2011

Munich, Germany – Linde Group and Sapphire Energy, Inc. thave signed a multi-year agreement to co-d…