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Silhouette of drilling rig in Wamsutter, Wyoming USA

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…

Fracking

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…

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UK ‘facing an electricity crisis’

Added: 26 Jan 2016

A report published by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) suggests the UK is threatene…

Liz Fletcher, Beamex

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 engineer

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 …

Portable SmartFID TOC analyser

Gas analyser measures solvents

Added: 12 Jan 2016

Quantitech has been appointed exclusive distributor in the UK and Ireland for ErsaTec, a manufactur…

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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 fracking

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…

Ashtead critical care

Critical care

Added: 17 Dec 2015

There are real advantages to be gained from renting specialist equipment, writes Will Russell of As…

Drax power station

Industry reacts to Paris verdict

Added: 17 Dec 2015

The UK business community has called on the government to support existing technologies, and embrac…

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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…

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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

Toxic load: detecting hazards

Added: 9 Dec 2015

Personal protection kit is about far more than hard hats and safety gloves.

SSE Ferrybridge coal power station

IChemE rallies climate change cry

Added: 4 Dec 2015

The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) Energy Centre Board has called on governments and po…

Microsoft founder, Bill Gates

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…

David Cameron COP21

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 - Agility

Soft assets: energy management

Added: 1 Dec 2015

Squeezing more efficiency from plant equipment is the next frontier for CMMS.