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Research to develop chemical supplies for industry
Added: 24 Jan 2013
Grants from the EPSRC and BBSRC are aiming to advance sustainable processes in industry
Orange peel could deliver valuable chemicals
Added: 24 Jan 2013
A UK group is planning to industrialise a process that turns orange peel into valuable chemicals
Road to renewable energy
Added: 18 Jan 2013
The UK is making “significant progress” with plans to increase renewable energy supply, according t…
Whisky-to-fuel scientist leads the way (Comment)
Added: 10 Jan 2013
London - Professor Martin Tangney has been named Innovator of the Year by the Institute of Chemical…
UK renewable electricity capacity up 40%
Added: 8 Jan 2013
London - The UK is making “significant progress” with plans to increase renewable energy supply, ac…
ScottishPower sludge-to-fuel plant running smoothly
Added: 8 Jan 2013
The Daldowie Fuel Plant, commissioned in 2002 and operated by SMW Ltd, part of ScottishPower, is on…
Drax secures funds for biomass conversion plan
Added: 4 Jan 2013
Drax, UK – Drax plc has secured committed financing to support group plans to transform its 4,000MW…
Electricity-intensive businesses offered flexible energy
Added: 3 Jan 2013
London - British Gas Business is offering energy-intensive businesses a “flexible energy” service w…
City to harvest energy from water pipes
Added: 2 Jan 2013
Portland, Oregon – Lucid Energy, a company pioneering the development of in-pipe hydropower, is to …
EU puts carbon capture funding on hold
Added: 19 Dec 2012
Brussels - The European Commission has opted to not to award any of the €275-million fund earmarked…
New energy centre for Kodak
Added: 17 Dec 2012
London – Kodak Ltd site in Harrow, north west London, operates a combined heat and power (CHP) plan…
Fracking opens up industry divide
Added: 16 Dec 2012
London - The UK government’s decision to allow the resumption of shale gas exploration in the UK ha…
Green light for fracking
Added: 13 Dec 2012
London – Exploratory hydraulic fracturing (fracking) for shale gas can resume in the UK, subject to…
Energy Institute launches training scheme
Added: 10 Dec 2012
London – The Energy Institute (EI) has launched an approved training provider scheme as part of its…
Energy policy: Reality check needed (Comment)
Added: 10 Dec 2012
Volker Beckers CEO of RWE npower has voiced his concerns about the current direction of UK energy p…
DuPont breaks ground on cellulosic biorefinery
Added: 6 Dec 2012
Work is gathering pace on one of the world’s largest commercial-scale cellulosic biorefineries
Projects to address UK's material dependency
Added: 4 Dec 2012
The EPSRC is funding four new projects to address the UK’s limited resources and high material depe…
Reducing bulk solvents in the process industries
Added: 3 Dec 2012
Bulk solvents used in the process industries can pose a serious threat to human and environmental h…
Energy Bill still holds threats for UK chemicals manufacturers
Added: 3 Dec 2012
London – UK chemicals makers need more details of measures to protect energy-intensive industries f…
Tata saves £250k on fume-extraction energy costs
Added: 30 Nov 2012
Rotheram, UK – Tata Steel has cut annual energy costs by £250,000 following the installation of var…
