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Danfoss drives set for maximum energy efficiency for water applications
Added: 26 May 2017
The VLT AQUA Drive from Danfoss is designed to offer a unique combination of three strengths: energ…
Academies: Brexit will see multi-million pound gap in STEM research support
Added: 24 May 2017
Britain’s departure from the European Union will leave a significant gap in support for the country…
Case study: monitoring is the key to water flow
Added: 22 May 2017
Standalone monitoring ensures bearing faults don’t result in a loss of water supply.
Graphene breakthrough could massively cut nuclear energy costs
Added: 9 May 2017
Manchester University researchers are claiming a breakthrough that could reduce the CO2 emissions a…
Report warns half of all Scots jobs to be automated by 2030
Added: 8 May 2017
Nearly one in two jobs in Scotland are at risk of automation by the end of the next decade, suggest…
UK and France agree to strengthen nuclear skills development
Added: 26 Apr 2017
The National Skills Academy Nuclear (NSAN) and the Institut National des Sciences et Techniques Nuc…
Energy efficiency ‘most important area’ for government to focus on, report finds
Added: 24 Apr 2017
Improving energy efficiency is the “single most important area” for the government to focus on if i…
In full flow: Totex is finally taking effect in the water sector
Added: 4 Apr 2017
A sector once seen as slow moving and traditional is now in its most dynamic period for decades. To…
Former BP engineer David Peattie named nuclear authority CEO
Added: 1 Mar 2017
Former BP engineer David Peattie has been appointed to the role of chief executive officer (CEO) at…
EPSRC invests £4.6m in nuclear robot development
Added: 28 Feb 2017
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has invested £4.6 million in the dev…
Brexit could threaten new nuclear reactor build in the UK, says report
Added: 16 Feb 2017
The UK’s decision to leave the European Union (EU) could threaten nuclear fuel supplies and new nuc…
Quantitative methods could protect plants from hacks, say researchers
Added: 12 Feb 2017
Using quantitative methods to prioritise cyber security will help protect power stations from hacks…
Managing the impact of extreme rainfall events
Added: 2 Feb 2017
The changing climate is affecting the day-to-day operations of industrial businesses, with the risk…
Climate change and the risk to business: adaptation, innovation and resilience
Added: 18 Jan 2017
Climate change will have significant implications for industrial businesses and their water process…
£660m nuclear industry pension cuts ‘a point blank betrayal’
Added: 8 Jan 2017
The GMB, Unite, Prospect and ASLEF/TSSA unions are meeting on Monday (9 January) to discuss strike …
Plant Equipment: how efficient are thermal fluid systems?
Added: 3 Jan 2017
Thermal fluid-based heat transfer systems offer an efficient alternative to the steam variety, but …
Manchester Uni makes nuclear waste recycling leap
Added: 2 Jan 2017
Researchers at the University of Manchester have used pulsed electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) …
CMA upholds £2.6m water tank cartel fine
Added: 21 Dec 2016
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has imposed fines of more than £2.6 million on three bu…
ABB handed Ferrybridge demolition contract
Added: 15 Dec 2016
Energy firm SSE has appointed ABB’s engineering and consultancy division to handle decommissioning …
Regulators to assess deployment of new nuclear reactors in the UK
Added: 12 Dec 2016
The Office for Nuclear Regulation, the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales have launched…
