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Energos efw plant

Turn up the heat on energy from waste

Added: 4 Jul 2012

London – Energy-from-waste (EfW) facilities must use their heat potential to maximise efficiency an…

Viridor Parkway

AD outshines solar and could grow 800%

Added: 27 Jun 2012

London – The UK’s anaerobic digestion (AD) industry is punching well above its weight in terms of e…

Dounreay coast

Major Dounreay hazard destroyed

Added: 19 Jun 2012

One of the most dangerous legacies of Britain’s early atomic research has been destroyed

Landia AD Ireland

Chopper pump saves district heating scheme Euro60k a year

Added: 18 Jun 2012

Callan, Ireland – A community-owned district heating scheme in Ireland save around 60,000 Euros a …

BOC boards 2Co Energy's carbon capture project

Added: 18 Jun 2012

London – Gases and engineering company BOC is to take a 15% stake in 2Co Energy Ltd’s development o…

FMF

Producing methanol using CO2 and hydrogen

Added: 14 Jun 2012

A research team at the Freiburg Materials Research Center (FMF) has developed a new system for prod…

Solar thermal

Solar thermal system to heat oil at food factory

Added: 14 Jun 2012

Novel solar thermal technology is being used to heat oil for making potato crisps

Metso WRG Lincs

Metso to automate UK waste-to-energy plants

Added: 13 Jun 2012

Helsinki – CNIM Group has selected Metso’s DNA automation systems for the North Hykeham greenfield …

CO2 Material

Honeycomb-like material has potential role in carbon capture

Added: 13 Jun 2012

A novel porous material that has unique carbon dioxide retention properties has been developed thro…

UK power plans too costly, says energy-users group leader

Added: 11 Jun 2012

London – The UK is unlikely to attract the investment needed to replace much if its power generatio…

Water

Chemical engineers discover new way to split water

Added: 11 Jun 2012

Nontoxic, noncorrosive method provides possible new route to hydrogen-gas production

Thorp

Sellafield reprocessing site to close in six years

Added: 8 Jun 2012

It has been confirmed that THORP operations in Cumbria are likely to cease in 2018

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Thermal storage using zeolite pellets

Added: 8 Jun 2012

Technology is being developed to store and reuse heat generated from biogas plants

Titanium dioxide nanocrystal

Reducing energy barriers to chemical reactions

Added: 8 Jun 2012

A new twist on an old chemical process has been shown to boost energy efficiency

Wallenius water

Ship technology could enhance process-water safety

Added: 7 Jun 2012

A technology used for treating ballast seawater on ships is now being offered as an alternative to …

Milk production factory

Biosensor detects one-billionth of a gram in minutes

Added: 1 Jun 2012

A new class of biosensor can detect exceptionally small traces of contaminants in liquids in 40 mi…

Agri Energy opens Liverpool biodiesel plant

Added: 31 May 2012

Liverpool, UK – Agri Energy has opened a multi-million plant to produce biodiesel from waste cookin…

Magnus Rønning

Metal-free catalysts aid sustainable processes

Added: 29 May 2012

A €4m EU-funded project aims to develop carbon materials that will replace precious metals in catal…

AD 'the missing link' for bioenergy

Added: 28 May 2012

Opinion piece by Rosaline Hulse of the Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association (ADBA):

The UK has…