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EC adopts proposal to restrict use of dangerous chemicals
Added: 22 Feb 2002
The EC has adopted a proposal to restrict the use by the general public of forty three chemicals wh…Fuel cells for Nissan
Added: 19 Feb 2002
UTC Fuel Cells has signed development agreements with the Nissan Motor Company to develop f…
Arsenic and old wood
Added: 18 Feb 2002
The US wood industry has reached an agreement with the EPA to stop using arsenic in pressur…
Biomass-based power comes to Germany
Added: 18 Feb 2002
Foster Wheeler Energia Oy has been awarded three power plant projects in Germany in the wake of the…Shecco keeps cars cool
Added: 18 Feb 2002
Denso Corporation has signed a global licensing contract with Hydro Pronova AS for the use of its S…llama droppings combat water pollution
Added: 30 Jan 2002
Scientists from Newcastle University are using llama droppings to help combat environmental…
Soybeans dissolve foam
Added: 30 Jan 2002
The amount of Styrofoam disposed of in landfills could be reduced in the future thanks to the work …Engineers develop odour eaters for pulp mills
Added: 23 Jan 2002
An academic in Canada is researching biofiltration techniques that use bacteria to 'eat' smelly, ai…BP and ChevronTexaco to build $23 million wind farm
Added: 16 Jan 2002
BP and ChevronTexaco today announced that they are to build and operate a 22.5-megawatt wind farm a…Now there is just one step to phenol
Added: 16 Jan 2002
Japanese process engineers have designed a process to convert benzene to phenol in a single…
Bug may help clean up PCB deposits
Added: 16 Jan 2002
Researchers from the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute have discovered a strai…
Are you in control?
Added: 16 Jan 2002
A recent survey was carried out by the Energy Efficiency Best Practice Programme (EEBPP) to find ou…Helium recovery good for fibre makers
Added: 9 Jan 2002
BOC has patented a new helium recovery system that aims to reduce the cost of manufacturing…
Diesels meet their match
Added: 7 Jan 2002
Can a low emissions natural gas engine generate the fuel economy and performance of a diesel engine…Immobilising nuclear waste
Added: 19 Dec 2001
A £1.2 million research venture between BNFL and the University of Cambridge is to investig…
EPA to fund 'green engineering' initiative
Added: 18 Dec 2001
The US Environmental Protection Agency is funding a 'green engineering' research initiative that ai…Water extraction process can increase safety and decrease costs
Added: 18 Dec 2001
University of Arkansas researchers believe water can replace solvents in food and pharmaceutical pr…Tough new bacteria lunches on pollutants
Added: 12 Dec 2001
Scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed strains of bacteria that can live in ha…Getting more from carbon dioxide
Added: 12 Dec 2001
Acrion Technologies, a small business sponsored by the US Department of Energy, is showcasing a met…