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CCS axe threatens future of coal
Added: 1 Nov 2011
The UK government has decided not to construct carbon capture and storage (CCS) facilities at the L…

Clean coal must stay high on the agenda
Added: 1 Nov 2011
With its capacity to reduce CO2 emissions from coal-fired power stations by up to 90%, carbon captu…

Why energy-saving plans are failing to go the distance
Added: 1 Nov 2011

Depending on the relative cost of enery at the time, energy-efficiency programmes and capital inves…

Pulsonic taps Watson-Marlow for wastewater sampler pumps
Added: 31 Oct 2011
Halifax, UK – Wastewater instrumentation manufacturer Pulsonic Technologies Ltd has opted to use a …

SSE gets green light for new Ferrybridge power plant
Added: 31 Oct 2011
London – SSE Generation Ltd, part of Scottish and Southern Energy, has received consent from the UK…

UK axes Longannet carbon capture and storage project
Added: 20 Oct 2011
London — The UK government has opted not to proceed with the construction of carbon capture and sto…

Fukushima: UK report declares that nuclear power is still safe
Added: 12 Oct 2011
London — Energy secretary Chris Huhne has issued the final report by chief nuclear inspector, Dr Mi…

K-Tork retrofit saves desert effluent treatment plant
Added: 10 Oct 2011
Las Vegas, Nevada — Rotork’s recent acquisition K-Tork International Inc. has completed a $1.9-mill…

SSE taps Honeywell for automated demand-response project
Added: 6 Oct 2011
London — Scottish and Southern Energy plc (SSE) has selected Honeywell to carry out the first autom…

EA creates new National Water Quality Instrumentation Service
Added: 6 Oct 2011
London — The Environment Agency (EA) has created a new National Water Quality Instrumentation Servi…

Woodhouse asset management deal with Costa Rican power company
Added: 4 Oct 2011
London — ICE, the major electrical utility company of Costa Rica, has awarded a three-year contract…

Biomass players in the dark
Added: 4 Oct 2011
Lack of progress with Drax and Siemens plan to add 900MW of new capacity highlights barriers to exp…

Severn Trent Services for major de-nitrification project in China
Added: 20 Sep 2011
Shanghai, China — Severn Trent Services has gained a contract to provide a de-nitrification system …

Scottish Water strike threat despite pay agreement
Added: 19 Sep 2011
London — Industrial action can not be ruled out at Scottish Water later in the year if changes to S…

CH2M Hill water-reuse plant project earns international award
Added: 19 Sep 2011
Denver, Colorado — CH2M HILL has been awarded the 2011 WateReuse International Award from the WateR…

Fiddlers Ferry contractor PJD earns international safety recognition
Added: 13 Sep 2011
Castle Donington, UK – UK mechanical engineering contractors PJD Group has been shortlisted as one …

United Utilities plant turning human waste into usable energy
Added: 7 Sep 2011
Blackburn, UK – United Utilities is converting a by-product of wastewater treatment at the giant Bl…

Welsh Water adds Bentley project software
Added: 7 Sep 2011
London – “In England and Wales private sewers and lateral drains that go beyond the boundary of the…

Sludge treatment 'first' in Scotland
Added: 6 Sep 2011
Hamilton, UK – The first Scottish installation of Zickert sludge treatment technology from Hydro In…

US majors target Israeli wastewater-to-electricity technology
Added: 15 Aug 2011
Caesarea, Israel – Energy Technology Ventures – a joint venture between GE, NRG Energy and ConocoPh…