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Drax biomass running at half capacity
Added: 30 Jul 2013
A lack of storage facilities has forced the first of Drax’s converted biomass units to run with an …
Thames supertunnel contracts launched
Added: 29 Jul 2013
Thames Water today published a contract notice for up to £2.3 billion of tunnelling works to build …
100MW biomass project approved
Added: 24 Jul 2013
The £250m development of a biomass power plant in the North East of England was approved by governm…
Ofwat appoints new chief executive
Added: 24 Jul 2013
UK water regulator Ofwat today announced the appointment of Cathryn Ross as its next chief executiv…
Vattenfall wipes £3bn off power plant values
Added: 23 Jul 2013
Swedish utility Vattenfall today announced it was writing SEK 29.7 billion (£2.98 bn) off the value…
Demand for energy flexibility
Added: 23 Jul 2013
As energy prices become less predictable, industrial customers are demanding supplier relationships…
Robust water monitoring
Added: 23 Jul 2013
Through its Bran+Luebbe brand, SPX offers a range of high performance, fully automatic water analys…
Outlining software simulation
Added: 22 Jul 2013
Cal Gavin’s Martin Gough outlines the importance of software simulation ahead of any equipment inst…
Reversing expectations
Added: 22 Jul 2013
Reverse osmosis is becoming an increasingly attractive option for steam system users, argues Mike G…
Let technology rule shale safety debate
Added: 19 Jul 2013
My first week as editor of Process Engineering has been dominated by events surrounding the UK’s pr…
Tomato and apple peel used for water treatment
Added: 19 Jul 2013
New research suggests cost-effective method of producing potable water.
Water firms seek urgent shale gas talks
Added: 18 Jul 2013
Water companies in the UK yesterday called for urgent talks with shale gas developers to head off p…
Autonomous systems and energy storage research secure £132m
Added: 17 Jul 2013
Funding of up to £132 million was today announced by MP David Willetts for three key areas of resea…
Improving heat transfer in industrial plants
Added: 16 Jul 2013
MIT researchers have undertaken the first systematic study of the factors that control boiling heat…
Growing case for CHP
Added: 10 Jul 2013
If carefully adopted, facilities for power generation and transfer of waste heat offer significant …
No 'one-size-fits-all' approach to CCS
Added: 9 Jul 2013
Better appraisals are needed on geomechanical deformation at CCS sites, according to a study by Bri…
Electricity generated from tree fungus
Added: 8 Jul 2013
The University of Freiburg has found a way to make a species of tree fungus useful for the producti…
Protecting water networks from contamination
Added: 5 Jul 2013
An international project is developing technology to rapidly identify and deal with contaminated dr…
Platinum-free catalyst could cut cost of hydrogen
Added: 5 Jul 2013
Researchers have developed a catalyst that creates hydrogen fuel without the use of expensive plati…
Gasification technology enables cheap production of biomass
Added: 3 Jul 2013
A new gasification method claims to turn forest residues into biofuel for less than a euro per litr…
