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Ingersoll Rand launches efficient centrifugal compressor
Added: 7 Nov 2013
The Centac C800 centrifugal air compressor is designed for assembly, automotive food and beverage, …

Control rooms play catch-up
Added: 5 Nov 2013
They are present in most households and even my three-year old can operate one, so why are process …

Process industries “ignoring” cyber threat
Added: 5 Nov 2013
Owners and operators of process plants are failing to take the threat of system software hacking se…
Energy sector growth despite uncertainties
Added: 4 Nov 2013
The UK energy sector has contributed £102bn to the UK economy since 2012, despite many power plant …

Review calls for young engineers
Added: 4 Nov 2013
The Perkins Review will highlight the need to attract more young people to careers within the engin…

Lords to hear shale extraction evidence
Added: 1 Nov 2013
The House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee will hear evidence next week from companies wanting t…

Surge in combined heat & power use
Added: 31 Oct 2013
Combined heat and power (CHP) energy generation has seen an increase in its share of the UK supply,…

UK & US to work on water projects
Added: 30 Oct 2013
Engineers from UK & US universities will collaborate on the ‘clean water for all’ projects to devel…
Nuclear talent-sharing scheme launched
Added: 23 Oct 2013
The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) and its partners have launched a schem…

Hinkley Point C nuclear deal agreed
Added: 21 Oct 2013
EDF Energy today confirmed it had reached an agreement with the UK government over subsidies and de…

EDF launches energy efficiency centre
Added: 18 Oct 2013
EDF yesterday launched a dedicated energy efficiency centre at the home of its Italian subsidiary E…

Industry faces peak power shutdowns
Added: 17 Oct 2013
Industrial energy users may be asked to shut down production at times of peak power demand, accordi…

Nuclear engineers - Made in China?
Added: 16 Oct 2013
The headline of my editorial last week attracted plenty of criticism, with some accusing me of deni…

The Cambridge MBA offers scholarship for process engineers
Added: 14 Oct 2013
Watch this interview with past LyondellBasell Cambridge MBA Scholarship recipient, now part of a le…

Nuclear strike price “agreed”
Added: 10 Oct 2013
The UK government and EDF Energy have reportedly agreed a strike price for nuclear power-generated …

Waste gas firm secures £1m investment
Added: 8 Oct 2013
A UK firm developing advanced gasification from waste projects including Air Products’ Tees Valley …

Process groups fear energy price freeze
Added: 1 Oct 2013
The Labour Party’s plans to freeze energy bills for 20 months have raised fears over energy securit…

CCS “most efficient” power technology
Added: 1 Oct 2013
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is one of the most efficient technologies for cutting emissions wh…

£400m for science and engineering studies
Added: 30 Sep 2013
Today the government announced a £400 million investment to boost science and engineering study in …

Move to boost lab and manufacturing links
Added: 19 Sep 2013
The Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has announced a fellowship scheme to s…