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United Utilities fined £600k for toxic spill
Added: 21 Jul 2016
United Utilities Water (UU) has been fined £600,000 after a highly corrosive bleach was released in…
Demise of DECC may spark investor ‘concern’
Added: 20 Jul 2016
Questions over energy and environmental commitments have flowed in the wake of the government’s dec…
Manufacturers fear ‘Brexit’ fallout as trading outlook weakens
Added: 19 Jul 2016
Business confidence among UK manufacturers has tumbled following the vote to exit the EU, according…
Scientists make ‘low-cost’ carbon capture breakthrough
Added: 6 Jul 2016
Scientists from the University of York have developed a low-cost, efficient method for capturing ca…
Viewpoint: all fired up for water waste debate
Added: 4 Jul 2016
Waste handlers must now plan for the impact of water they discharge to fight a major fire, writes H…
Biomass to power science park
Added: 27 Jun 2016
Construction of a new £140 million biomass plant has begun at science and technology innovation cen…
Crystal ‘clears up’ nuclear waste
Added: 13 Jun 2016
Researchers from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and the US have discovered a n…
Experts transform CO2 ‘into stone’
Added: 9 Jun 2016
In a new study, researchers working at the Hellisheidi geothermal power plant in Iceland have shown…
SABIC joins Teesside carbon capture collective
Added: 9 Jun 2016
Teesside Collective has added another industrial heavyweight to its group of companies working to d…
New IChemE president to redraw strategy
Added: 31 May 2016
The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) will undergo a thorough review of governance and str…
Wyke Farms scores Carbon Trust trifecta
Added: 16 May 2016
Wyke Farms has been granted triple certification to the Carbon Trust Standard for improving environ…
UK Continental Shelf offers ‘vast’ CO2 storage capacity
Added: 12 May 2016
There are no major technical hurdles to storing industrial scale CO2 offshore in the UK, according …
Yorkshire Water ordered to pay record £1.1m fine
Added: 4 May 2016
Yorkshire Water was fined £1.1million last week for a pump failure in 2013 that caused pollution to…
Paddle blade mixers offer safe solution
Added: 3 May 2016
Two 7500 litre JR Boone horizontal large-scale paddle mixers have been installed in FCC Environment…
New treatment for Argent Energy plant
Added: 3 May 2016
A Cheshire-based energy plant built to process waste fats, oils and greases (FOG) for biodiesel, is…
Veolia ramps up wastewater solutions
Added: 3 May 2016
Veolia Water Technologies has extended its range of heat pump vacuum evaporators, targeting smaller…
Case study: tighter water management boosts Kraft Heinz
Added: 3 May 2016
Advanced water technologies boost sustainability and cut costs at Italian Kraft Heinz food plant.
Waste management: smart solutions in the spotlight
Louisa Hearn | Added: 3 May 2016
Technologies for testing and treating water and solids are coming of age in the quest to squeeze sa…
Analysis: counting the cost of Carbon Capture & Storage cuts
Louisa Hearn | Added: 28 Apr 2016
Is the lack of joined-up thinking over Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS) investment a threat to the UK…
Scientists recruit cyanobacteria to create ‘clean’ chemicals
Added: 25 Apr 2016
German scientists are researching the use of cyanobacteria to provide a more sustainable method for…
