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Shell targets shale, but not in EU

Added: 1 Nov 2011

Shell Chemicals is planning to tap into THE enormous potential of shale gas as part of efforts to b…

New water quality monitoring service

Added: 1 Nov 2011

The Environment Agency (EA) has created a new agency, called the National Water Quality Instrumenta…

Environmental monitoring: Joined up power plants

Added: 1 Nov 2011

The appetite for the development of new waste-to-energy and biomass incineration plants is increasi…

SSE gets green light for new Ferrybridge power plant

Added: 31 Oct 2011

London – SSE Generation Ltd, part of Scottish and Southern Energy, has received consent from the UK…

Sainsbury's to send all waste to AD

Added: 31 Oct 2011

London – Sainsbury’s has signed a three-year deal with Biffa, which will see all food waste from th…

Time to switch on to switching off

Added: 28 Oct 2011

Birmingham, UK – UK industry is facing a ‘perfect storm’ of carbon taxes, the closure of many power…

UK axes Longannet carbon capture and storage project

Added: 20 Oct 2011

London — The UK government has opted not to proceed with the construction of carbon capture and sto…

Scientists develop technology to detect leaks from underwater gas pipelines

Added: 19 Oct 2011

Southampton, UK — A new ultra-sensitive technology which can monitor leaks from underwater gas pipe…

Fukushima: UK report declares that nuclear power is still safe

Added: 12 Oct 2011

London — Energy secretary Chris Huhne has issued the final report by chief nuclear inspector, Dr Mi…

EA creates new National Water Quality Instrumentation Service

Added: 6 Oct 2011

London — The Environment Agency (EA) has created a new National Water Quality Instrumentation Servi…

GE 'green' power kit for William Grant distillery

Added: 5 Oct 2011

Girvan, UK - GE is to supply a combined heat and power system, with a Jenbacher J620 gas engine, to…

Biomass players in the dark

Added: 4 Oct 2011

Lack of progress with Drax and Siemens plan to add 900MW of new capacity highlights barriers to exp…

Heat exchanger company wins Euro1m grant to tackle pig manure problem

Added: 28 Sep 2011

Watford, UK — Pig manure is a huge problem across Europe and has been identified as a major environ…

SPS helps Chivas Brothers achieve effluent discharge compliance

Added: 28 Sep 2011

Moray, UK — Chivas Brothers Ltd has taken delivery of a fourth packaged lamella DAF (dissolved air …

Severn Trent Services for major de-nitrification project in China

Added: 20 Sep 2011

Shanghai, China — Severn Trent Services has gained a contract to provide a de-nitrification system …

CH2M Hill water-reuse plant project earns international award

Added: 19 Sep 2011

Denver, Colorado — CH2M HILL has been awarded the 2011 WateReuse International Award from the WateR…

Ensus sits out biofuel woes

Added: 13 Sep 2011

Competition for US imports and continuing uncertainty over regulatory support mechanisms have promp…

British Gas, Bio Group in waste-to-gas project

Added: 13 Sep 2011

London — British Gas and Bio Group are to jointly establish a facility to convert commercial food w…

United Utilities plant turning human waste into usable energy

Added: 7 Sep 2011

Blackburn, UK – United Utilities is converting a by-product of wastewater treatment at the giant Bl…

Sludge treatment 'first' in Scotland

Added: 6 Sep 2011

Hamilton, UK – The first Scottish installation of Zickert sludge treatment technology from Hydro In…