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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…

Verder

Verder acquires Ponndorf pumps

Added: 13 Jul 2015

Positive displacement pumps manufacturer Verder has acquired German pumps company Ponndorf Gerätete…

Engineering skills shortage

Increase in engineering applicants

Added: 9 Jul 2015

Higher education authority UCAS has released figures that suggest more applicants are choosing to s…

Chancellor George Osborne Budget

Summer Budget: Industry response

Added: 8 Jul 2015

Chancellor George Osborne presented his 2015 summer Budget to Parliament earlier today but drew a m…

Food machine

Food industry cuts water use

Added: 7 Jul 2015

Major food and drink manufacturers have cut their water usage by almost a quarter, according to fin…

Chancellor George Osborne Budget

Budget ‘should prioritise productivity’

Added: 6 Jul 2015

Manufacturing trade body EEF says the government must focus on growth and productivity in its summe…

Amec Dunlin A North Sea oil

Report highlights platform removal

Added: 1 Jul 2015

A report looking at the cost-efficient decommissioning and removal of offshore oil and gas platform…

Flow meter LNG site

NEL invests £1m in flow meter facility

Added: 1 Jul 2015

Oil & Gas consultancy NEL is investing £1 million to create the UK’s only flow meter calibration fa…

National Grid control centre

Energy associations plan merger

Added: 1 Jul 2015

The Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE) and the UK Demand Response Association (UKDRA) have …

EDF Hinkley Point C site preparation

Nuclear supply scheme launched

Added: 30 Jun 2015

Leaders of the nuclear industry will gather in London today to launch an initiative to broaden the …

Cuadrilla shale site

Second Blackpool shale gas site refused

Added: 29 Jun 2015

Lancashire County Council today refused Cuadrilla planning permission to develop a shale gas site i…

Sewer drain cover

Sewerage deaths show toxic gas threat

Added: 24 Jun 2015

Multiple deaths in sewer networks this month show why it is vital for workers to pay attention to s…

MIT chip

MIT chip harvests IoT potential

Added: 23 Jun 2015

An ultralow-power chip developed by engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) im…