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CCS crop22

£3.25m funding aims to speed up CCS development

Added: 10 Jun 2013

EPSRC-funded research will look into how carbon dioxide can be stored underground.

Food Greencore

Tiny hot bubbles improve food and fuel processing

Added: 10 Jun 2013

Sheffield University researchers believe they have found a more efficient way to dry products for f…

Scientists produce H2 for fuel cells using an inexpensive catalyst under real-world conditions

Fuelling the future with hydrogen

Added: 7 Jun 2013

A hydrogen powered internal combustion engine is designed to reduce CO2 emissions to near zero.

GE Power and Water

GE collaborates for deep-water exploration

Added: 7 Jun 2013

GE Oil & Gas have struck a deal to supply subsea wellheads for hydrocarbon drilling in the Gulf of …

Carbon sponge

Enzyme-catalysed process captures CO2

Added: 5 Jun 2013

Carbon capture expert Akermin demonstrates a technique that has an emissions capture rate close to …

Micro-dispensing valve

Micro-dispensing valve from Intertronics

Added: 4 Jun 2013

The Liquidyn P-Jet CT jetting valve is designed for high performance micro-dispensing of a variety …

Micromech dispenser & packager

Food dispenser and packager

Added: 4 Jun 2013

Yaskawa and Micromech have teamed up to design a small motion system to serve the packaging industr…

Wireless torque sensor

Wireless torque sensor prevails

Added: 4 Jun 2013

An innovative TorqSense wireless torque sensor from Sensor Technology provided an effective solutio…

In-cylinder transducers

Integrated electronics for in-cylinder transducer

Added: 4 Jun 2013

The ICT800 and ICT820 models from Penny + Giles are designed to simplify installation and eliminate…

Shale gas

Shale turns up the volume

Added: 4 Jun 2013

A report by prospector IGas has stated that reserves of shale gas could fuel the UK for at least fi…

Biofuel

Producing biofuel at a cost

Added: 4 Jun 2013

Genetic engineers have discovered a method of producing biofuels from lignocellulose materials - us…

LEWA Burckhardt CCS2

Proposal to implement better BECCS

Added: 4 Jun 2013

The Institute of Chemical Engineers has discussed the contribution of bioenergy in future energy pr…

Correct pump selection

Counting the costs of shortcuts

Added: 3 Jun 2013

The tendency to place price before performance can lead to poor product choice. Are pump & valve ma…

Bill Newton - Flowserve

Rapid developments in the pump industry

Added: 3 Jun 2013

Flowserve’s Bill Newton takes a look at how concurrent engineering could improve the speed of produ…

Plastics-to-diesel facility

Meeting challenges in the mix

Added: 31 May 2013

Current developments and project activity highlight the increasing range of demands on process equi…

ZT Safety harness

ZT Safety launches the Universal Harness

Added: 29 May 2013

The Universal Harness safety system is designed to eliminate the use of groin straps during prolong…

OhmGuard hose system

Hose continuity tester from Newson-Gale

Added: 29 May 2013

The OhmGuard system ensures hoses do not pose an electrostatic ignition risk in potentially combust…

Dalkia wood

'Ultraselective' process creates p-xylene from biomass

Added: 29 May 2013

Chemical engineers have discovered a new process for making p-xylene from biomass.

CCS

Carbon capture in Europe is a 'farce'

Added: 28 May 2013

Researchers funded by the Global CCS Institute claim that European efforts to develop CCS have beco…

Interview with Colin Wait - Red Dragon Valves

Tailored technologies

Added: 28 May 2013

Red Dragon Valves’ Colin Wait provides an insight into how bespoke solutions are helping smaller co…