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Biomass/CCS power plant could cut CO2 emissions

Added: 20 May 2011

London – The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has unveiled plans for a power plant combining bio…

Oxford Catalysts for Brazil biofuels plant

Added: 18 May 2011

Oxford, UK – Oxford Catalysts Group’s microchannel reactor technology is now set to  be deployed in…

Oxford Catalysts advances microchannel emulsification

Added: 12 May 2011

Oxford, UK – Emulsions play an essential role in many personal care and over-the-counter drug produ…

Linde, Sapphire in algae fuel production deal

Added: 11 May 2011

Munich, Germany – Linde Group and Sapphire Energy, Inc. thave signed a multi-year agreement to co-d…

Metso to convert Polish coal-fired plant to biomass

Added: 26 Apr 2011

London – Metso has received a Euro20m order to convert a coal-fired CFB boiler to a biomass-fired b…

Helius Energy awards Scottish biomass CHP contracts

Added: 19 Apr 2011

?London – Helius CoRDe Ltd – a JV between Helius Energy plc, Rabo Project Equity BV and The Combina…

Vivergo workers target BP AGM over "lock out"

Added: 11 Apr 2011

London – Unions are to stage a protest at the BP AGM on 14 April over the plight of 430 workers who…

GSK trials wireless at Irish plant

Added: 7 Apr 2011

Cork, Republic of Ireland – GlaxoSmithKline is trialling wireless technology at its pharmaceutical …

Lonza to expand UK manufacturing site

Added: 29 Mar 2011

Basel, Switzerland – Swiss group Lonza is to invest £16 million to further develop the flexibility …

Pharma major cleans up by automating CIP process

Added: 23 Mar 2011

Stroud, UK - Converting a manual CIP process to automatic across 80 reaction vessels, using pressur…

US team claim biofuels process advance

Added: 8 Mar 2011

Washington – A US researh team has devloped a technology using bacteria to convert plant matter dir…

Cranfield seeks microalgae biofuel partners

Added: 16 Feb 2011

Cranfield, UK – Cranfield University, in association with the European Regional Development Fund, O…

UK company to set up biomass power plants in Cuba

Added: 26 Jan 2011

London – UK company Havana Energy Ltd - part of the Esencia Group - has teamed up with Zerus SA, a …

DuPont in $6.3bn swoop for Danisco

Added: 11 Jan 2011

Wilmington, Delaware ? DuPont is to acquire Danisco, a global enzyme and speciality food ingredient…

RWE Innogy starts work on UK's biggest biomass CHP plant

Added: 2 Dec 2010


Markinch, UK – RWE npower renewables, a UK subsidiary of RWE Innogy, has started to build its bioma…

Better biogas returns

Added: 23 Nov 2010

Gas monitoring at Yorkshire Water helps manage a valuable resource

Microbubbles to make biofuel plants more economic

Added: 15 Oct 2010

Sheffield, UK – A University of Sheffield researcher has won national recognition for the developme…

Astra Zeneca pension strikes continue

Added: 14 Oct 2010

Macclesfield, UK – Strike actions are continuing at Astra Zeneca’s giant Macclesfield manufacturing…

Metso to convert coal boiler to biomass for Dalkia

Added: 30 Sep 2010

Lód?, Poland – Metso will convert a pulverised coal boiler to a biomass-fired boiler for Dalkia ?ód…

Foster Wheeler advances new biofuel process

Added: 28 Sep 2010

Zug, Switzerland, Foster Wheeler AG (FW) has reported encouraging results from the initial testing …