All Power & Water
Energy probe “creates uncertainty”
Added: 14 May 2014
The government was yesterday accused of introducing further uncertainty into the UK energy market a…
Fuel shortage forces Drax co-firing
Added: 13 May 2014
Drax’s second unit to convert to biomass is now operational, but only on a co-firing basis with coa…
Plastics and food drive production growth
Added: 9 May 2014
Manufacturing was the strongest area of UK production growth, with process industries such as plast…
Biffa opts for GE kit
Added: 7 May 2014
GE’s Distributed Power arm is working alongside Clarke Energy to help Biffa modernise UK landfill g…
A waste opportunity
Added: 6 May 2014
New integrated control system helps to bring defunct hazardous waste treatment works back to life.
Water life
Added: 6 May 2014
After decades of capital upgrades, the water industry is focusing increasingly on driving down its …
Toshiba invests £200m at Sellafield
Added: 2 May 2014
Toshiba is set to invest £200 million in new nuclear build at the Sellafield facility in Cumbria.
Fresh perspective
Added: 1 May 2014
Converting units at Drax from coal to biomass meant changing not only the fuel but also the traditi…
Keep it clean
Added: 1 May 2014
High water costs and environmental laws are forcing process plants to consider new cleaning methods.
Chancellor launches spending consultation
Added: 28 Apr 2014
Chancellor unveils plans to boost science, research and innovation expenditure in the UK.
Drax legal challenge over biomass snub
Added: 23 Apr 2014
Drax this morning announced it was launching a legal challenge against the government’s decision to…
Biomass projects handed price support
Added: 23 Apr 2014
Three biomass schemes are among the first renewables projects to receive support under the new cont…
Herts biomass project approved
Added: 23 Apr 2014
Construction of a biomass facility in Hertfordshire will commence next year following the grant of …
Areva team wins key Sellafield project
Added: 15 Apr 2014
Sellafield has selected a joint venture of Areva, Mace and Atkins (a.m.a.) as preferred bidder to b…
Water plant upgrade
Added: 14 Apr 2014
A Swiss water treatment plant has improved its process design with P&ID software.
Happily ever after?
Added: 8 Apr 2014
Today marks the end of support for Microsoft’s Windows XP operating system - but what effect will i…
Rising costs affect chemicals sector
Added: 8 Apr 2014
The rising cost of electricity and gas is a major threat to the UK chemicals industry, a new report…
400MW biomass cap uncertain
Added: 7 Apr 2014
Government is struggling to reach its 400MW biomass cap as the scrapping of several schemes leaves …
Scottish biomass projects scrapped
Added: 28 Mar 2014
Plans to develop three combined heat and power (CHP) biomass plants in Scotland have been scrapped,…
Research cutting biodiesel water usage
Added: 20 Mar 2014
European researchers are developing more sustainable biofuels using water-free techniques.
