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Danone and EDF sign efficiency deal
Added: 5 Nov 2014
Food and drink giant the Danone Group has signed a deal with EDF to improve the energy efficiency o…
United Biscuits sold for £2bn
Added: 4 Nov 2014
UK food manufacturer United Biscuits (UB) has been sold to Turkish company Yidiz Holding for a repo…
Emerson enters management consulting
Added: 3 Nov 2014
Emerson Process Management has launched a maintenance-focussed management consulting service to dev…
Didcot back to 75% capacity after fire
Added: 29 Oct 2014
The Didcot B power station unit damaged by fire last week has returned to partial operation, plant …
Spare grid capacity down to 4%
Added: 29 Oct 2014
National Grid yesterday warned that the UK’s spare electricity generating capacity this winter will…
LNG valves win for Bestobell
Added: 23 Oct 2014
Bestobell Marine has secured a major order to supply its cryogenic globe, check and FLIV valves for…
Mandatory energy audits in force
Added: 23 Oct 2014
Large businesses are now legally obliged to carry out energy audits following legislation that came…
Growth drives pump uptake
Added: 23 Oct 2014
The food & beverage and pharmaceutical sectors are helping sustain the positive displacement pump m…
Process sectors lead productivity growth
Added: 22 Oct 2014
The pharmaceutical and chemical sectors were today named by the government as the two sectors most …
Fire halves Didcot capacity
Added: 20 Oct 2014
The 1.4GW Didcot B power station will run at half its generating capacity for the foreseeable futur…
Wood Group wins Shell CCS FEED
Added: 16 Oct 2014
Shell has hired Wood Group’s subsea engineering division to carry out the front end engineering des…
Ineos buys second Scottish shale licence
Added: 13 Oct 2014
Chemical company Ineos today acquired a majority interest in a shale gas development licence in Sco…
Sizewell B in maintenance shutdown
Added: 13 Oct 2014
EDF’s Sizewell B nuclear power station was yesterday shut down for a £60 million maintenance and re…
Yokogawa wins energy from waste deal
Added: 9 Oct 2014
Yokogawa yesterday confirmed it had been awarded a contract to supply control and safety systems fo…
Brussels approves Hinkley Point financing
Added: 8 Oct 2014
The European Commission today cleared the financing of EDF’s proposed Hinkley Point C nuclear plant…
Government "blows" renewables budget
Added: 3 Oct 2014
The government was today criticised for allocating 58% of its renewable energy budget to just eight…
Chemists boost biofuel production
Added: 3 Oct 2014
Chemical engineers in the US have modified yeast tolerance to enhance biofuel production capacity, …
World’s first CCS plant opens
Added: 2 Oct 2014
The world’s first commercial-scale Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) will begin operating in Canada …
Ineos buys Grangemouth power plant
Added: 2 Oct 2014
Ineos today announced it is buying the gas-fired combined heat and power (CHP) plant that provides …
Renewables budget increased
Added: 2 Oct 2014
The government today announced it was increasing financial support for renewable energy by £95 mill…
