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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…

Shale gas suppliers team up
Added: 21 May 2014
Two environmental services firms currently working with Cuadrilla today announced a joint venture t…
Keep it clean
Added: 1 May 2014
High water costs and environmental laws are forcing process plants to consider new cleaning methods.

Chancellor launches spending consultation
Added: 28 Apr 2014
Chancellor unveils plans to boost science, research and innovation expenditure in the UK.
Climate change – why bother?
Added: 16 Apr 2014
Does a renewed focus on adapting to climate change mean we should give up on trying to prevent it?

Research cutting biodiesel water usage
Added: 20 Mar 2014
European researchers are developing more sustainable biofuels using water-free techniques.
Turning plastic into fuel
Added: 18 Mar 2014
The development of new technologies to convert plastic film into fuel is imminent, according to was…

Bacteria boost for waste bioplastics
Added: 12 Mar 2014
Bacteria species can enhance the production of bioplastics from waste, according to new research.

Does industrial growth really matter?
Added: 5 Mar 2014
Over the past month or so we have heard a great deal from our political leaders about how passionat…

ExxonMobil licenses InteliRed
Added: 5 Mar 2014
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company has awarded the first commercial license for its InteliRed rem…
Interlink establishes UK base
Added: 12 Feb 2014
US human machine interface (HMI) and sensor technology firm Interlink Electronics has announced it …

Delays and overspend hit Sellafield
Added: 11 Feb 2014
Clean-up and decommissioning projects at the Sellafield nuclear plant are subject to considerable d…

Cuadrilla targets Blackpool shale sites
Added: 4 Feb 2014
Shale oil & gas developer Cuadrilla today announced plans for exploration at two new sites near Bla…

Risky business
Added: 29 Jan 2014
Maintaining safety standards as they evolve is an ongoing challenge in hazardous environments, repo…

Renewables project gets green light
Added: 27 Jan 2014
Scottish renewables firm Forth Energy has been given approval to build a combined heat and power (C…

Shale vital for “reshoring” says PM
Added: 24 Jan 2014
Prime Minister David Cameron today told world leaders gathered in Switzerland that development of s…