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Shale impact set to be "minimised"
Added: 27 Nov 2013
Water UK and the UK Onshore Operators Group (UKOOG) will work together to help minimise the impact …

Cory opens first AD plant
Added: 26 Nov 2013
Cory Environmental has opened its first anaerobic digestion (AD) plant capable of generating 500kw …

AD feed-in tariffs "can be withdrawn"
Added: 22 Nov 2013
The government should consider withdrawing feed-in tariffs (FiTs) for anaerobic digestion (AD) plan…

Coal industry calls for technology backing
Added: 18 Nov 2013
Leading figures in the global coal industry gathered in Warsaw today to call for governments to bac…

Cost concerns limit energy efficiency investment
Added: 12 Nov 2013
Financial concerns trump environmental ones when it comes to considering investment in energy effic…

Ingersoll Rand launches efficient centrifugal compressor
Added: 7 Nov 2013
The Centac C800 centrifugal air compressor is designed for assembly, automotive food and beverage, …

Review calls for young engineers
Added: 4 Nov 2013
The Perkins Review will highlight the need to attract more young people to careers within the engin…

Lords to hear shale extraction evidence
Added: 1 Nov 2013
The House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee will hear evidence next week from companies wanting t…

Surge in combined heat & power use
Added: 31 Oct 2013
Combined heat and power (CHP) energy generation has seen an increase in its share of the UK supply,…

UK & US to work on water projects
Added: 30 Oct 2013
Engineers from UK & US universities will collaborate on the ‘clean water for all’ projects to devel…

The Cambridge MBA offers scholarship for process engineers
Added: 14 Oct 2013
Watch this interview with past LyondellBasell Cambridge MBA Scholarship recipient, now part of a le…

Waste gas firm secures £1m investment
Added: 8 Oct 2013
A UK firm developing advanced gasification from waste projects including Air Products’ Tees Valley …
When thermal oil freezes
Added: 7 Oct 2013
Engineers must rely on ambient temperature to restore solidified oil to its former viscosity, warns…

Birds shut down Cuadrilla site
Added: 4 Oct 2013
Shale gas developer Cuadrilla announces it is closing one of three sites on Lancashire coast over c…

£400m for science and engineering studies
Added: 30 Sep 2013
Today the government announced a £400 million investment to boost science and engineering study in …

Ensus biofuel plant restarts production
Added: 30 Sep 2013
One of Europe’s largest bioethanol plants has restarted production after a hiatus of nearly six mon…

Fracking safe
Added: 26 Sep 2013
Many consider fracking to be a dangerous process, fearing it releases gasses that pollute the water…

Move to boost lab and manufacturing links
Added: 19 Sep 2013
The Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has announced a fellowship scheme to s…

£20m for carbon capture projects
Added: 17 Sep 2013
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) yesterday announced a £20 million funding scheme to help ad…
Brave new world: Industry 4.0 technology
Added: 17 Sep 2013
Wireless devices are common in all workplaces these days, including process plants. But what would …