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Enel Green Power

Enel boosts geothermal plant with biomass

Added: 6 Aug 2015

Enel Green Power has built the world’s first biomass plant tasked with boosting efficiency of geoth…

Spritam

FDA approves 3D-printed drug

Added: 5 Aug 2015

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has broken ground by approving the manufacture of the wor…

Drax

Energy data reveals renewables surge

Added: 4 Aug 2015

The Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) published its annual Digest of UK Energy Statistic…

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Food industry feels the pinch

Added: 3 Aug 2015

A recent survey of UK food manufacturers reveals that optimism has slightly cooled since last year,…

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Hinkley Point C takes "step forward"

Added: 3 Aug 2015

EDF Energy has announced a number of new preferred bidders for its proposed nuclear power station, …

Shell's Ormen Lange gas field in Norway

Jobs cuts sweep through energy sector

Added: 30 Jul 2015

Royal Dutch Shell and Centrica have both revealed plans to cut thousands of jobs in response to cha…

Offshore oil rig

Licence wins to revitalise North Sea

Added: 28 Jul 2015

The Oil and Gas Authority has announced 41 new offshore licences for exploration on the UK Continen…

Elster smart meter

Honeywell buys into 'smart' technology

Added: 28 Jul 2015

Honeywell has announced plans to buy Elster, a supplier of advanced utility metering technologies, …

Sheet metal

Metal flow 'boosts' manufacturing

Added: 28 Jul 2015

Researchers at Purdue University, US have discovered a new type of metal deformation and a way to s…

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Graduates 'not pursuing' engineering

Added: 27 Jul 2015

A report published by the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE) highlights several issues surrounding …

BASF performance products

BASF to split pigments unit

Added: 27 Jul 2015

BASF will form a new global pigments business unit early next year as it adapts to “challenges” in …

Drax biomass storage domes

Axe falls on biomass power subsidies

Added: 23 Jul 2015

UK government ministers have revealed a range of cuts to subsidies for renewable energy, targeting …

Water Industry

Payback time for the water industry

Added: 22 Jul 2015

Water utilities in Europe are tackling the problem of aging infrastructure by focusing on innovatio…

Andy Furlong, IChemE director of policy

IChemE calls for 'urgent' climate action

Added: 21 Jul 2015

The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) has joined forces with 23 prominent UK organisations…

Drax Power Plant

Blackout fears amid plant closures

Added: 17 Jul 2015

Winter blackouts are increasingly likely as the UK’s energy capacity margin falls to 1.2% - its low…

Sabic process plant

Carbon emissions proposal slated

Added: 17 Jul 2015

Changes to the European Commission’s European Union (EU) Emissions Trading System (ETS) have been h…

Rockwell

Rockwell seal for systems firm

Added: 17 Jul 2015

Control systems supplier Boulting Technology has joined a handful of firms in the UK to become a Ro…

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3D printing to revolutionise food industry

Added: 14 Jul 2015

The use of 3D printers will radically change how and where food can be manufactured, academic sugge…

Biogen AD plant

Budget to impact renewables

Added: 13 Jul 2015

Figures published by the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) suggest the anaero…

KSB app

Mobile app reveals pump efficiency

Added: 13 Jul 2015

To help plant operators increase productivity and transparency as well as improve competitiveness a…