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Shale gas

Cuadrilla expands UK shale gas exploration

Added: 10 Jul 2013

Cuadrilla is set to increase its exploration programme for shale gas in northeast England.

Shale fracking

Ofgem issues a heated warning

Added: 9 Jul 2013

With concerns over the UK’s energy supplies mounting,  process industries will need to consider the…

Shale gas fracking

Does hydrofracking contaminate water?

Added: 1 Jul 2013

A study led by experts at Duke University has found that those living near shale gas wells are at r…

WELTEC biomethane plant

Biomethane plant fires up

Added: 25 Jun 2013

Built in the shadow of the old Arneburg nuclear power plant, the refinery has the capacity to suppl…

Biofuel

South-west to follow suit with bio-LNG

Added: 13 Jun 2013

UK bio-fuel supplier, Gasrec, has announced it will open a renewable energy refuelling station at A…

U.S. basins

EIA increases estimates on UK shale gas reserves

Added: 12 Jun 2013

US agency claims UK has enough shale gas to meet its own domestic gas consumption demands for nearl…

BP rig oil2

Sir Ian Wood to carry out review of oil & gas sector

Added: 11 Jun 2013

DECC has announced a review of the oil & gas industry- the first of its kind for two decades.

CCS crop22

£3.25m funding aims to speed up CCS development

Added: 10 Jun 2013

EPSRC-funded research will look into how carbon dioxide can be stored underground.

Food Greencore

Tiny hot bubbles improve food and fuel processing

Added: 10 Jun 2013

Sheffield University researchers believe they have found a more efficient way to dry products for f…

Scientists produce H2 for fuel cells using an inexpensive catalyst under real-world conditions

Fuelling the future with hydrogen

Added: 7 Jun 2013

A hydrogen powered internal combustion engine is designed to reduce CO2 emissions to near zero.

GE Power and Water

GE collaborates for deep-water exploration

Added: 7 Jun 2013

GE Oil & Gas have struck a deal to supply subsea wellheads for hydrocarbon drilling in the Gulf of …

Carbon sponge

Enzyme-catalysed process captures CO2

Added: 5 Jun 2013

Carbon capture expert Akermin demonstrates a technique that has an emissions capture rate close to …

Shale gas

Shale turns up the volume

Added: 4 Jun 2013

A report by prospector IGas has stated that reserves of shale gas could fuel the UK for at least fi…

Shale gas

Shale gas could help keep the lights on

Added: 24 May 2013

A new report highlights the importance of shale gas development as concerns grow over UK gas suppli…

Pluto LNG

US DOE approves joint LNG project

Added: 24 May 2013

Mitsui, Mitsubishi and GDF Suez of France have invested in a joint LNG venture.

Flow meter LNG site

Energy sectors are fuelling innovation

Added: 24 May 2013

Emerging energy sectors, such as LNG, biogas and oilsands, are driving demand for new flow measurem…

Government to assess refining and fuel import sectors

Added: 21 May 2013

DECC has called for evidence on plans to review the long-term health of the UK’s refining and fuel …

Camera

Single-pixel camera creates affordable 3D images

Added: 20 May 2013

Single-pixel technique could be used in the process industries to detect gases.

CCS

UK government given action plan for CCS

Added: 17 May 2013

Plan could enable CCS to compete with other low carbon forms of energy generation by 2020.

Raw cotton

Cotton effective in cleaning up oil spills

Added: 16 May 2013

Scientists report that each pound of raw cotton may be able to sop up more than 30 pounds of crude …