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Solid approach to oil pollution
Added: 8 Aug 2012
London - UK Power Networks, the UK’s largest public utility, is to trial a pollution prevention sys…

Wanted - 350 senior engineers
Added: 6 Aug 2012
Middlesbrough, UK – Some 350 senior engineer vacancies were up for grabs at a recruitment event sup…

Legionella outbreaks spark industry response
Added: 2 Aug 2012
London - The recent outbreaks of legionella in Stoke-on-Trent and Edinburgh have led to a spike in …

Support, but Renewables Review leaves questions
Added: 26 Jul 2012
London – The Government has announced its decision on the support levels given to renewable energy …

Drax to convert to biomass within five years
Added: 25 Jul 2012
London – The Government has published its final decisions on support levels for the various renewab…

Collaboration to produce butadiene from biomass
Added: 24 Jul 2012
Versalis, Eni’s chemicals subsidiary in the production of elastomers, together with Genomatica and …

Bridging the divide
Added: 23 Jul 2012
The UK process industries need to resolve long-standing differences between academics and businesse…

MPs urge rethink of 'botched' Energy Bill
Added: 23 Jul 2012
London - The Government’s draft Energy Bill could impose unnecessary costs on consumers, lead to le…

EU-backed project harnesses the potential of food waste
Added: 23 Jul 2012
York, UK- Scientists at the University of York are leading a major EU-backed network that is explor…

Carbon Trust in energy-efficiency link with insurer
Added: 17 Jul 2012
London – The Carbon Trust has formed a partnership with global insurer RSA, whereby its technical e…

Research hub to address burning bioenergy issues
Added: 17 Jul 2012
David Willetts has launched a research hub dedicated to exploring bioenergy processes and techniques

UK industries pay world's highest 'carbon' costs
Added: 16 Jul 2012
London – UK energy and climate change policies add more to its energy-intensive industries’ electri…

Don Valley first in line for CCS funding
Added: 16 Jul 2012
Brussels – The EC has placed the 650MW Don Valley project at Stainforth in South Yorkshire at the t…

Operating procedure key to process safety
Added: 16 Jul 2012
Article based on Honeywell white paper. Contributors: Subhankar Dey - Senior Marketing Specialist, …

Fukushima: Could accidents be 'Made in Britain'?
Added: 16 Jul 2012
Given the scale of devastation suffered by Japan as a result of last year’s earthquake and tsunami …

Subitec secures funding for photobioreactors
Added: 16 Jul 2012
Subitec has secured €4.5m to launch its technology on the global market

Extinguishing fire using sound
Added: 16 Jul 2012
DARPA has demonstrated techniques to extinguish small flames using electric and acoustic suppression

Showa Denko starts biopolymer production
Added: 12 Jul 2012
Tokyo – Showa Denko KK (SDK) has started commercial-scale production of biodegradable polyester res…

Ministers 'not trusted' to reveal power plant risks
Added: 10 Jul 2012
London – Independent regulators should take a more prominent role in communicating the risks associ…

Capturing the electrical charge between plastics
Added: 10 Jul 2012
Triboelectric generator produces electricity by harnessing friction between surfaces