All News

EU agrees to crisis steel meeting
Added: 30 Oct 2015
EU ministers have agreed to hold an emergency meeting on the UK steel crisis following an appeal fr…
Urgent call to meet energy ‘trilemma’
Added: 30 Oct 2015
Time is running out for the government to make crucial planning decisions on the UK’s energy ‘trile…

Multifuel power plant wins approval
Added: 28 Oct 2015
A second multifuel power station situated at Ferrybridge, West Yorkshire has been approved for cons…

Food workshop envisions future
Added: 28 Oct 2015
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) will host a workshop next month that aims to deliver a step-cha…

Graphene printing gets speed boost
Added: 27 Oct 2015
A team of chemical engineers from Cambridge University has developed a method for printing electron…

Manufacturing hinders UK growth
Added: 27 Oct 2015
The UK economy grew between July and September despite a lack of manufacturing production, statisti…

Emerson makes predictive power play
Added: 26 Oct 2015
Emerson has acquired US power protection supplier IntelliSAW, as it seeks to expand its stable of c…

Honeywell expands chemicals footprint
Added: 23 Oct 2015
Honeywell has bought Sigma-Aldrich’s research chemicals business in a bid to expand its portfolio o…
Graduate skills causing concern
Added: 22 Oct 2015
The majority of employers in the UK are unsatisfied with graduates, a new report suggests.

UK poised for nuclear future
Added: 21 Oct 2015
Hinkley Point C will go ahead after EDF Energy and China General Nuclear Corporation (CGN) confirm …

Keadby power station to reopen
Added: 20 Oct 2015
Energy provider SSE has announced it will bring its 735MW gas-fired power station at Keadby, North …

UK water research gets £3.9m boost
Added: 20 Oct 2015
A new £3.9million research project has been established to help meet the UK’s future needs for a cl…

Call for 'urgent' action on UK steel
Added: 19 Oct 2015
The UK government has laid out its strategy to assist the ailing steel sector following a crisis su…

Linde opens pilot synthesis gas plant
Added: 19 Oct 2015
Linde has invested €5 million (£3.7 million) in a new plant that will produce low-emission synthesi…

Algae-power under the microscope
Added: 16 Oct 2015
A new high-tech facility in Munich will investigate whether the cultivation of algae can provide a …

Winter blackout fears allayed
Added: 15 Oct 2015
National Grid has published its annual Winter Outlook report, which looks at the energy margins ava…

GE opens app store for industry
Added: 12 Oct 2015
GE said it aimed to create the world’s largest app marketplace for industry as it opened up its Pre…

Girls get a taste of food engineering
Added: 12 Oct 2015
Female students have been given a glimpse into food engineering by KP Snacks, as part of an industr…

Ineos acquires North Sea assets
Added: 12 Oct 2015
Oil and gas exploration and production firm Ineos Upstream has acquired all UK North Sea gas fields…

Urgent call for CCS funding
Added: 7 Oct 2015
Targets for lowering carbon emissions from industry will remain out of reach without carbon dioxide…