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Ultraviolet rig zaps water utility bug
Added: 20 Aug 2015
United Utilities has deployed ultraviolet rigs to help kill off the final traces of a bug affecting…
Shale firms offered exploration sites
Added: 19 Aug 2015
The Oil & Gas Authority (OGA) has announced 27 additional exploration sites where companies will be…
Fracking quick
Added: 19 Aug 2015
Is the government’s decision to ‘fast-track’ fracking applications a misguided masterstroke?
Fracking to be ‘fast-tracked’
Added: 13 Aug 2015
Energy and climate change secretary Amber Rudd and communities secretary Greg Clark have today anno…
Wastewater process cleans up C02
Added: 12 Aug 2015
Engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder have developed a wastewater treatment process that …
The power of cold
Added: 11 Aug 2015
Backup gensets offer a resilient means of protecting plant processes, but they are not sustainable …
Water industry scores with service
Added: 7 Aug 2015
Water companies enjoy a better reputation with the public than other utilities, according to a rece…
Enel boosts geothermal plant with biomass
Added: 6 Aug 2015
Enel Green Power has built the world’s first biomass plant tasked with boosting efficiency of geoth…
Less talk, more action
Added: 29 Jul 2015
The UK’s top professional and academic bodies squared up to the government on climate policy last w…
Licence wins to revitalise North Sea
Added: 28 Jul 2015
The Oil and Gas Authority has announced 41 new offshore licences for exploration on the UK Continen…
Carbon emissions proposal slated
Added: 17 Jul 2015
Changes to the European Commission’s European Union (EU) Emissions Trading System (ETS) have been h…
Budget to impact renewables
Added: 13 Jul 2015
Figures published by the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) suggest the anaero…
In demand
Added: 9 Jul 2015
With plant closures outstripping the supply of new electricity generating capacity, last month saw …
Summer Budget: Industry response
Added: 8 Jul 2015
Chancellor George Osborne presented his 2015 summer Budget to Parliament earlier today but drew a m…
Using captured carbon dioxide safely
Added: 8 Jul 2015
Industrial gases firm Linde is continuing to focus on advanced solutions for the recycling of carbo…
Food industry cuts water use
Added: 7 Jul 2015
Major food and drink manufacturers have cut their water usage by almost a quarter, according to fin…
Second Blackpool shale gas site refused
Added: 29 Jun 2015
Lancashire County Council today refused Cuadrilla planning permission to develop a shale gas site i…
Split planning decision for Blackpool shale
Added: 16 Jun 2015
Lancashire County Council planning officers yesterday recommended that one of Cuadrilla’s proposed …
GMB union backs shale gas
Added: 9 Jun 2015
The body representing UK shale gas developers yesterday signed an agreement with the GMB trade unio…
Thames Water pollution fine upheld
Added: 5 Jun 2015
The Court of Appeal yesterday upheld a £250,000 fine imposed on Thames Water for polluting a nature…
