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RES North Blyth Biomass Power Station

400MW biomass cap uncertain

Added: 7 Apr 2014

Government is struggling to reach its 400MW biomass cap as the scrapping of several schemes leaves …

Biomass

Scottish biomass projects scrapped

Added: 28 Mar 2014

Plans to develop three combined heat and power (CHP) biomass plants in Scotland have been scrapped,…

Scientists produce H2 for fuel cells using an inexpensive catalyst under real-world conditions

Research cutting biodiesel water usage

Added: 20 Mar 2014

European researchers are developing more sustainable biofuels using water-free techniques.

Chancellor George Osborne Budget

Budget: £7bn energy deal for industry

Added: 19 Mar 2014

Chancellor George Osborne today used his annual Budget to announce a package of measures to help en…

Poultry processing

Turkey giant seals biomass deal

Added: 19 Mar 2014

Bernard Matthews turkey farms are to benefit from the installation of 170 biomass boilers, partly f…

BP chemicals plant facility

Chemicals industry renews budget plea

Added: 18 Mar 2014

The chemicals industry has renewed its calls for Chancellor George Osborne to cut the cost of energ…

Biomass

A biomass mess (again)

Added: 12 Mar 2014

The government looks as though it will now be lucky to fill its arbitrary 400MW cap for new biomass…

Nuclear skills shortages

Workforce meltdown

Added: 12 Mar 2014

The nuclear industry supply chain is taking matters into its own hands as it seeks to battle a decl…

RES North Blyth Biomass Power Station

100MW biomass project scrapped

Added: 6 Mar 2014

The developer of a 100MW biomass power plant in Northumberland has decided to abandon the project d…

Drax Power Plant 2

Does industrial growth really matter?

Added: 5 Mar 2014

Over the past month or so we have heard a great deal from our political leaders about how passionat…

Cold plate bonding Wessex Water

Sticky solution

Added: 5 Mar 2014

Cold plate bonding cures sludge-buffer-tank corrosion at Wessex Water.

Chancellor George Osborne Budget

Industry pushes for Budget energy discounts

Added: 3 Mar 2014

Manufacturing organisations are calling on Chancellor George Osborne to roll back the cost of vario…

Drax

Brussels responds to Drax state aid complaints

Added: 25 Feb 2014

The European Commission has responded to allegations that Drax power station received unlawful fina…

Peterhead CCGT plant, Aberdeenshire

Shell signs North Sea CCS deal

Added: 24 Feb 2014

The UK government has today announced a deal with Shell to develop the world’s first gas carbon cap…

Biomass

UK bioenergy potential failing

Added: 20 Feb 2014

The UK is failing to make the most of its bioenergy generation capabilities, according to new resea…

tinytag data loggers

Understanding power usage

Added: 19 Feb 2014

Backup generator firm hires Gemini Data Loggers to calculate which pieces of kit use the most energ…

BP chemicals plant facility

Efficiency evangelists needed to fight cuts

Added: 18 Feb 2014

A combination of government funding cuts to support for energy efficiency measures and waning inter…

Cutting the cord

Interlink establishes UK base

Added: 12 Feb 2014

US human machine interface (HMI) and sensor technology firm Interlink Electronics has announced it …

Sellafield nuclear facility

Delays and overspend hit Sellafield

Added: 11 Feb 2014

Clean-up and decommissioning projects at the Sellafield nuclear plant are subject to considerable d…

Water

Smart water spend to double

Added: 11 Feb 2014

Global spending on smart water management (SWM) technologies is set to more than double in the next…