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Amec opens energy research lab
Added: 23 Sep 2016
Amec Foster Wheeler has opened a new laboratory to conduct research on different types of energy sy…

Government approves Hinkley Point deal
Added: 15 Sep 2016
The UK government has today given approval for Hinkley Point C nuclear plant, but has introduced a …

Nuclear industry fuelling jobs growth
Added: 13 Sep 2016
A report by the Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) reveals high skilled jobs in the sector have inc…

Editor’s comment: the nuclear energy agenda
Rob Smith | Added: 5 Sep 2016
Despite Hinkley Point C taking centre stage, it isn’t the only major new nuclear project the UK has…

New nuclear: a blueprint for low-carbon energy?
Rob Smith | Added: 5 Sep 2016
The development of new nuclear plants will play a major role in the UK’s future energy mix as low-c…

Smart energy revolution ‘fanciful nonsense’
Added: 5 Sep 2016
Energy workers’ union GMB has dismissed claims by National Grid that winter blackouts could be avoi…

Xylem pumps and mixers aid biogas production
Xylem Water Solutions | Added: 1 Sep 2016
The Xylem range of mixers and pumps are designed for substrate mixing and pumping during biogas pro…

Case study: water utility pump crisis resolved by rapid repair
Added: 22 Aug 2016
Engineering services firm completes quick fix for catastrophic pump failure.

Yorkshire Water hit with £350k sewage leak fine
Added: 18 Aug 2016
Yorkshire Water has been handed a £350,000 fine after sewage was illegally discharged into Rud Beck…

Horizon to fire up nuclear skills centre
Added: 12 Aug 2016
Horizon Nuclear Power has announced plans to invest £1 million in a new engineering centre at the G…

EEF enlists Oracle for next ‘industrial revolution’
Added: 2 Aug 2016
EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, has teamed with cloud application specialist Oracle, to help …

Fresh delays hit Hinkley Point
Added: 29 Jul 2016
The government has announced plans to review the go-ahead of Hinkley Point nuclear plant just hours…

Funding carbon capture an ‘urgent priority’
Added: 28 Jul 2016
Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS) is essential to meeting the global warming limits established in the…

Severn Trent slugged with £426k fine for sewage leak
Added: 27 Jul 2016
Severn Trent Water has been fined £426,000 for a series of incidents where crude sewage leaked into…

Thirst for skills spurs action in water sector
Added: 26 Jul 2016
Senior water and environment industry figures have developed an action plan to address concerns ove…

United Utilities fined £600k for toxic spill
Added: 21 Jul 2016
United Utilities Water (UU) has been fined £600,000 after a highly corrosive bleach was released in…

Demise of DECC may spark investor ‘concern’
Added: 20 Jul 2016
Questions over energy and environmental commitments have flowed in the wake of the government’s dec…

Manufacturers fear ‘Brexit’ fallout as trading outlook weakens
Added: 19 Jul 2016
Business confidence among UK manufacturers has tumbled following the vote to exit the EU, according…

Water for reuse: how filtration is cleaning up
Added: 18 Jul 2016
For small-scale operations, filtration can offer an efficient way of handling process water for reu…

Graduate innovators given helping hand
Added: 13 Jul 2016
The Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) has awarded four enterprise fellowships to graduate entrep…