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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…

Discovery Park biomass plant

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

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…

Solidified carbon dioxide

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…

Biomass wood

Collaborative group proposes natural carbon use

Added: 19 Apr 2016

Academics and industry representatives have joined forces to develop a new model for decarbonisatio…

Water industry: turning the tide

Louisa Hearn | Added: 13 Apr 2016

The water industry may need to consider a very new approach to innovation if it is to triumph over …

Scientists target PET plastic puzzle

Added: 17 Mar 2016

Researchers around the world are inching closer to halting the environmental damage caused by the p…

biogas

Case study: slurry power

Added: 23 Feb 2016

A biogas plant is generating electricity from low-temperature waste heat.