All Power & Water

Honeywell buys into 'smart' technology
Added: 28 Jul 2015
Honeywell has announced plans to buy Elster, a supplier of advanced utility metering technologies, …

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…

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…

Budget to impact renewables
Added: 13 Jul 2015
Figures published by the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) suggest the anaero…

In demand
Added: 9 Jul 2015
With plant closures outstripping the supply of new electricity generating capacity, last month saw …
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…

Energy associations plan merger
Added: 1 Jul 2015
The Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE) and the UK Demand Response Association (UKDRA) have …

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 …

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…

Air leaks ‘costing’ UK industry
Added: 16 Jun 2015
Compressed air leaks are costing UK industry thousands of pounds every year, according to fluid pow…

Report backs CCS tax break for oil industry
Added: 16 Jun 2015
The government must introduce tax breaks and other fiscal incentives to encourage the use of Carbon…

Industry meets to expand plant shutdowns
Added: 15 Jun 2015
Representatives from the process industries will meet in London this week to discuss how to grow th…

Innovative process starts at sewage plant
Added: 10 Jun 2015
Nottingham’s Stoke Bardolph wastewater treatment works is close to completing a three-stage biologi…

Thames Water pollution fine upheld
Added: 5 Jun 2015
The Court of Appeal yesterday upheld a £250,000 fine imposed on Thames Water for polluting a nature…

Have a safe summer
Added: 3 Jun 2015
So summer is here, and there’s more than whiff of safety issues in the air.

New hazards: COMAH 2015
Added: 3 Jun 2015
The introduction of new COMAH regulations will see many smaller firms affected by the rules for the…

Manufacturing loses momentum
Added: 1 Jun 2015
Figures released today suggest manufacturing is growing at a slower rate than expected, though CIPS…

Manufacturers want EU referendum
Added: 26 May 2015
UK manufacturers have called for a referendum on European Union (EU) membership to take place by au…

Compressing costs
Added: 20 May 2015
New energy-efficient technologies mean compressors needn’t cost the earth.

Ferrybridge power station to close
Added: 20 May 2015
SSE has announced it will shut its Ferrybridge coal-fired power station in West Yorkshire next year…