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Government "blows" renewables budget
Added: 3 Oct 2014
The government was today criticised for allocating 58% of its renewable energy budget to just eight…
Chemists boost biofuel production
Added: 3 Oct 2014
Chemical engineers in the US have modified yeast tolerance to enhance biofuel production capacity, …
World’s first CCS plant opens
Added: 2 Oct 2014
The world’s first commercial-scale Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) will begin operating in Canada …
Renewables budget increased
Added: 2 Oct 2014
The government today announced it was increasing financial support for renewable energy by £95 mill…
Biogas boost for food processors
Added: 11 Sep 2014
Food and drink processors with anaerobic digestion (AD) facilities were yesterday given a boost by …
There’s something about AD
Added: 3 Sep 2014
This summer saw a flurry of acquisitions in the UK’s anaerobic digestion market. John McKenna looks…
Majority of UK supports fracking
Added: 11 Aug 2014
Public opinion poll suggests ’widespread backing’ for shale gas production to go ahead in the UK.
Shale environmental video goes live
Added: 31 Jul 2014
Cuadrilla yesterday posted a video online outlining the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) proce…
Scientists enhance bioplastics process
Added: 30 Jul 2014
Food waste method could dramatically enhance the way bioplastics are developed, new research sugges…
Subsidy wins for biomass and AD
Added: 25 Jul 2014
Biomass and anaerobic digestion (AD) plants will be able to compete for £155 million annually under…
UK plans national radioactive storage site
Added: 24 Jul 2014
Plans for a single geological disposal facility (GDF) to hold all of the UK’s radioactive waste wer…
Traffic fears block shale bid
Added: 22 Jul 2014
Concerns over potentially high levels of traffic have led planners to block a proposed exploratory …
Process champions moved in reshuffle
Added: 15 Jul 2014
Two key allies of the process industries were today removed from their posts by Prime Minister Davi…
Biomass pre-processing study launches
Added: 11 Jul 2014
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) today launched a programme assessing the impact of pre-proc…
Diverting disaster
Added: 10 Jul 2014
In the wake of an industrial disaster, updating plant safety technology is often the first port of …
Minister offers assurance on biogas tariffs
Added: 10 Jul 2014
The government is seeking to avoid the stalling of biogas projects under development by offering as…
AD sector 'guilty of poor pump maintenance'
Added: 8 Jul 2014
Many of the country’s anaerobic digestion (AD) plants are ignoring maintenance of their mixing syst…
GE acquires water and biogas firm
Added: 1 Jul 2014
GE’s water business today announced it had acquired UK process firm Monsal, which specialises in th…
Energy failures threaten firms
Added: 10 Jun 2014
Certification body says organisations are exposed to financial risk if they fail to improve energy …
Energy efficiency competition progresses
Added: 4 Jun 2014
Three firms complete design stage in the Energy Technology Institute (ETI) £2.8m waste to energy co…
