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Vince Cable

“Reshore UK” scheme launched

Added: 31 Jan 2014

The Government has launched a new “one-stop-shop” service to help manufacturing firms return produc…

Energy efficient technologies aren't always implemented

Energy costs limit aluminium growth

Added: 17 Jan 2014

The high price of energy is limiting investment in the UK aluminium sector, industry representative…

Offshore wind farm at dusk

Plan to pay process plants to use electricity

Added: 7 Jan 2014

Exclusive: National Grid is considering paying major energy users such as process plants to use ele…

Cory Environmental opens its first AD plant in Somerset

Cory opens first AD plant

Added: 26 Nov 2013

Cory Environmental has opened its first anaerobic digestion (AD) plant capable of generating 500kw …

Biogen AD plant

AD feed-in tariffs "can be withdrawn"

Added: 22 Nov 2013

The government should consider withdrawing feed-in tariffs (FiTs) for anaerobic digestion (AD) plan…

Air Products Prism hydrogen generator

ArcelorMittal buys hydrogen generators

Added: 19 Nov 2013

Industrial gas specialist Air Products today announced it had signed a deal to supply Indian steel …

Greenpeace Warsaw coal protest

Coal industry calls for technology backing

Added: 18 Nov 2013

Leading figures in the global coal industry gathered in Warsaw today to call for governments to bac…

Bosch consilidates northern facilites

Bosch opens UK engineering support facility

Added: 15 Nov 2013

Bosch has opened a single facility in the north of England to consolidate its industrial drives and…

Chemical Plant

Avoiding blackouts…at any cost?

Added: 13 Nov 2013

Yesterday I was speaking to Dr John Roberts, who chaired the Royal Academy of Engineering group tha…

Centrifugal air compressor

Ingersoll Rand launches efficient centrifugal compressor

Added: 7 Nov 2013

The Centac C800 centrifugal air compressor is designed for assembly, automotive food and beverage, …

EDF apprentice trainee skills2

Review calls for young engineers

Added: 4 Nov 2013

The Perkins Review will highlight the need to attract more young people to careers within the engin…

The Cambridge MBA offers scholarship for process engineers

Added: 14 Oct 2013

Watch this interview with past LyondellBasell Cambridge MBA Scholarship recipient, now part of a le…

Fulton boilers with Pete Waterman

Fulton celebrates facility opening

Added: 9 Oct 2013

Heat transfer specialist Fulton celebrated its move to a new £3.5 million, 43,000 sq. ft. Bristol-b…

Alexander Graham Bell

Alexander Graham Bell “greatest engineer”

Added: 3 Oct 2013

A new poll has named the inventor of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell, as the greatest engineer…

ARI-Armaturen ZETRIX valve

Keeping it clean

Added: 2 Oct 2013

Constantly rising hygiene standards in the food and pharmaceutical sectors are driving demand for n…

Self-healing robotic skin

System, heal thyself

Added: 1 Oct 2013

A combination of technological advances and top-level leadership on maintenance are necessary if we…

David Willetts

£400m for science and engineering studies

Added: 30 Sep 2013

Today the government announced a £400 million investment to boost science and engineering study in …

Shale drilling illustration

Fracking safe

Added: 26 Sep 2013

Many consider fracking to be a dangerous process, fearing it releases gasses that pollute the water…

Cameron CNPC china2

China still top automation destination

Added: 26 Sep 2013

The door into the Chinese process automation market is still open for businesses assuming they make…

PlasRecycle plant, Woolwich

First plastic bag recycling plant launched

Added: 25 Sep 2013

The first UK-based recycling facility for reprocessing plastic bags and packaging films is set to o…