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BP predicts oil & gas energy ‘dominance’
Added: 11 Feb 2016
The 2016 Energy Outlook report published by BP suggests oil and gas will remain the dominant form o…

UK may struggle to meet CO2 targets after ‘disappointing’ U-turn
Louisa Hearn | Added: 10 Feb 2016
The government’s sudden decision to pull funding for carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects coul…

UK shale “within 10 years”
Rob Smith | Added: 2 Feb 2016
A letter leaked to Friends of the Earth (FoE) reveals government plans to implement industrial-scal…

UK ‘facing an electricity crisis’
Added: 26 Jan 2016
A report published by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) suggests the UK is threatene…

Calibration: Field factors
Added: 22 Jan 2016
The case for calibrating equipment in either a workshop or the field is not always black and white,…
Process safety: cleaning house
Rob Smith | Added: 19 Jan 2016
Failure to recognise hazards in process plants could prove fatal, writes Robert Smith.

Carbon capture cuts condemned
Louisa Hearn | Added: 14 Jan 2016
Prime minister David Cameron has been accused by UK ministers of double standards following recent …

Gas analyser measures solvents
Added: 12 Jan 2016
Quantitech has been appointed exclusive distributor in the UK and Ireland for ErsaTec, a manufactur…

Green gas industry ‘could quadruple’
Added: 22 Dec 2015
Additional funding for the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) budget has the potential to increase the …

Shale report highlights benefits
Added: 17 Dec 2015
The Task Force on Shale Gas has published its fourth report, which examines the economic impacts of…

Critical care
Added: 17 Dec 2015
There are real advantages to be gained from renting specialist equipment, writes Will Russell of As…

Industry reacts to Paris verdict
Added: 17 Dec 2015
The UK business community has called on the government to support existing technologies, and embrac…

Online calculator combats grit costs
Added: 17 Dec 2015
Hydro International has launched an industry tool to help assess the full operating cost impact of…

Government sinks £8.2m into water treatment
Added: 16 Dec 2015
Cranfield University has been awarded £8.2 million to shape the future of UK water treatment and in…

Water rules need 'urgent review'
Added: 16 Dec 2015
A report published by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) suggests European Union (EU)…

Toxic load: detecting hazards
Added: 9 Dec 2015
Personal protection kit is about far more than hard hats and safety gloves.

IChemE rallies climate change cry
Added: 4 Dec 2015
The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) Energy Centre Board has called on governments and po…

Billionaires' club to fund clean energy
Added: 3 Dec 2015
Tech billionaires Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg have joined a cast of high-profile executives in a…

Energy crisis
Added: 2 Dec 2015
Still warm with the glow of leading one of the first countries to officially turn its back on coal-…

Soft assets: energy management
Added: 1 Dec 2015
Squeezing more efficiency from plant equipment is the next frontier for CMMS.