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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…

Clatterbridge hospital

Health sector embracing CHP

Added: 7 Feb 2014

Energy management firm ENER-G has been chosen by Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation…

Secretary of state Edward Davey

UK-France nuclear deal reached

Added: 3 Feb 2014

The UK and French governments have signed a declaration to develop commercial opportunities and ski…

Chemical Plant

Gazprom partners with Tata Chemicals

Added: 31 Jan 2014

Gazprom Energy has partnered with Tata Chemicals Europe to support production at the firm’s combine…

Vince Cable

“Reshore UK” scheme launched

Added: 31 Jan 2014

The Government has launched a new “one-stop-shop” service to help manufacturing firms return produc…

Battling blackouts

Battling blackouts

Added: 28 Jan 2014

As the UK’s electricity generating capacity continues to fall faster than new plants can be built, …

Invensys control room

Schneider acquisition promises energy growth

Added: 28 Jan 2014

Executives at Schneider Electric anticipate strong growth in the company’s energy management produc…

CCS plant

Renewables project gets green light

Added: 27 Jan 2014

Scottish renewables firm Forth Energy has been given approval to build a combined heat and power (C…