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Budget: £7bn energy deal for industry
Added: 19 Mar 2014
Chancellor George Osborne today used his annual Budget to announce a package of measures to help en…

Bacteria boost for waste bioplastics
Added: 12 Mar 2014
Bacteria species can enhance the production of bioplastics from waste, according to new research.

Manufacturing employment accelerates
Added: 4 Mar 2014
Growth in manufacturing jobs is now at its fastest rate since May 2011, according to a survey publi…

Industry pushes for Budget energy discounts
Added: 3 Mar 2014
Manufacturing organisations are calling on Chancellor George Osborne to roll back the cost of vario…

UK bioenergy potential failing
Added: 20 Feb 2014
The UK is failing to make the most of its bioenergy generation capabilities, according to new resea…
Going with the flow
Added: 19 Feb 2014
Gaining a better understanding of the way free-flowing powder moves can transform the way process p…

Solvent cuts paper energy use by 40%
Added: 12 Feb 2014
A new solvent developed at the Eindhoven University of Technology (EUT) could reduce energy consump…
Interlink establishes UK base
Added: 12 Feb 2014
US human machine interface (HMI) and sensor technology firm Interlink Electronics has announced it …

Delays and overspend hit Sellafield
Added: 11 Feb 2014
Clean-up and decommissioning projects at the Sellafield nuclear plant are subject to considerable d…

“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 costs limit aluminium growth
Added: 17 Jan 2014
The high price of energy is limiting investment in the UK aluminium sector, industry representative…

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 opens first AD plant
Added: 26 Nov 2013
Cory Environmental has opened its first anaerobic digestion (AD) plant capable of generating 500kw …

AD feed-in tariffs "can be withdrawn"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…

ArcelorMittal buys hydrogen generators
Added: 19 Nov 2013
Industrial gas specialist Air Products today announced it had signed a deal to supply Indian steel …

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 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…

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…

Ingersoll Rand launches efficient centrifugal compressor
Added: 7 Nov 2013
The Centac C800 centrifugal air compressor is designed for assembly, automotive food and beverage, …

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…