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Major Dounreay hazard destroyed
Added: 19 Jun 2012
One of the most dangerous legacies of Britain’s early atomic research has been destroyed

Chopper pump saves district heating scheme Euro60k a year
Added: 18 Jun 2012
Callan, Ireland – A community-owned district heating scheme in Ireland save around 60,000 Euros a …

Babcock completes Dungeness overhaul
Added: 18 Jun 2012
London - Babcock has completed an overhaul of the reactor gas circulators as part of a major outage…

BOC boards 2Co Energy's carbon capture project
Added: 18 Jun 2012
London – Gases and engineering company BOC is to take a 15% stake in 2Co Energy Ltd’s development o…

Wireless helps Barking Power listen out for problems
Added: 14 Jun 2012
London - Barking Power Ltd operated by Thames Power Services, has installed Emerson Process Managem…

E.ON harvests rainwater at Castleford power station
Added: 13 Jun 2012
Castleford, UK - ELGA Process Water, part of Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies, has supplied a …

Metso to automate UK waste-to-energy plants
Added: 13 Jun 2012
Helsinki – CNIM Group has selected Metso’s DNA automation systems for the North Hykeham greenfield …

Severn Trent workers to vote on strike action
Added: 13 Jun 2012
London – Members of the GMB trade union employed by Severn Trent Water have voted to reject a pay o…

Workings behind inexpensive catalyst revealed
Added: 12 Jun 2012
A newly developed carbon nanotube material could help lower the cost of fuel cells, catalytic conve…

UK power plans too costly, says energy-users group leader
Added: 11 Jun 2012
London – The UK is unlikely to attract the investment needed to replace much if its power generatio…

Chemical engineers discover new way to split water
Added: 11 Jun 2012
Nontoxic, noncorrosive method provides possible new route to hydrogen-gas production

Sellafield reprocessing site to close in six years
Added: 8 Jun 2012
It has been confirmed that THORP operations in Cumbria are likely to cease in 2018

Thermal storage using zeolite pellets
Added: 8 Jun 2012
Technology is being developed to store and reuse heat generated from biogas plants
Ship technology could enhance process-water safety
Added: 7 Jun 2012
A technology used for treating ballast seawater on ships is now being offered as an alternative to …

World’s first X-ray machine capable of studying liquid surfaces
Added: 7 Jun 2012
A new liquid X-ray machine could significantly improve the performance catalysts

Jacobs lands UK nuclear contract
Added: 31 May 2012
London – NuGeneration Ltd (NuGen) has awarded Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. a contract to provide e…

Energy Bill: When the chips are down
Added: 31 May 2012
Well done to the UK’s chip shop owners, who have managed to fight off a tax hike on hot takeaway fo…

New materials to cut costs for CO2 capture
Added: 31 May 2012
Study discovers zeolite minerals that are one-third more efficient for carbon capture

AD 'the missing link' for bioenergy
Added: 28 May 2012
Opinion piece by Rosaline Hulse of the Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association (ADBA):
The UK has…

South East Water adds pressure management technology to tackle leaks
Added: 28 May 2012
London – With temporary water use restrictions now in place to protect water supplies, South East W…