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Patented process gives sludge a second chance

Added: 3 Apr 2001

Researchers at the Illinois Institute of Technology have developed and patented a process by which …

Walking the tightrope to ensure safety and profits

Added: 15 Mar 2001

'The ensuing slanging match between environment-alists and the industry has been one of the most co…

Dramatically reducing emissions

Added: 5 Mar 2001

The results of a test of a new diesel fuel additive show reductions in toxic diesel emissions that …

A new use for your old crab

Added: 27 Feb 2001

It might not seem like a big deal. But research into processing crab waste has won a Maryland-based…

Thermo King develops cool transport system

Added: 19 Feb 2001

Ingersoll-Rand's Thermo King unit has developed an innovative transport refrigeration syste…

France for fuel

Added: 19 Feb 2001

Air Liquide and Nuvera Fuel Cells are to form a joint venture that will develop and market …

DuPont forms fuel cell business

Added: 9 Feb 2001

DuPont has formed a fuel cell business unit to pursue growth in the emerging proton exchang…

Seeing the cold light of sustainable development

Added: 7 Feb 2001

New scientific evidence published this month in Science magazine points to a thinning of th…

Software helps to save water

Added: 7 Feb 2001

Process integration has been applied to water flow and consumption, with encouraging results.

Relieve the pressure

Added: 7 Feb 2001

Are you feeling the pressure yet? In just over a year's time, the Pressure Equipment Directive will…

Hydrogen storage joint venture unveiled

Added: 6 Feb 2001

Shell Hydrogen, Hydro-Quebec (HQ) and Gesellschaft fur Elektrometallurgie (GfE) are to establish a …

Swedish Space and Volvo to develop environmentally friendly rocket fuel

Added: 31 Jan 2001

The Swedish Space Corporation and Volvo Aero have formed a joint-venture company to develop environ…

Going green in a supercritical way

Added: 30 Jan 2001

Researchers at the Taiwanese Industrial Technology Research Institute have developed a water-saving…

Wastewater is the fuel

Added: 29 Jan 2001

FuelCell Energy is to install and operate a 1MW Direct FuelCell power plant in Renton, Washington u…

Mercury testing in Alabama

Added: 14 Dec 2000

Alabama Power has been selected by the US Department of Energy to participate in a programme to …

Time running out over Climate Change Levy

Added: 13 Dec 2000

The Climate Change Levy comes into force in April, but companies still do not know how it will affe…

'Landfill habit' could be difficult to break

Added: 6 Dec 2000

The UK could need to more than treble the amount of waste it recycles if it is to meet Euro…

Say no to halogens

Added: 22 Nov 2000

NEC Corporation researchers have developed a printed wiring board (PWB) free of halogen and…

Clean gasoline

Added: 17 Nov 2000

BP claims to have developed a breakthrough gasoline desulphurisation technology that has the potent…

AEP to fund first demo of emission reduction technology

Added: 15 Nov 2000

American Electric Power (AEP) is to finance the first commercial-scale demonstration of the Thermal…