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Drax biomass storage domes

Subsidy wins for biomass and AD

Added: 25 Jul 2014

Biomass and anaerobic digestion (AD) plants will be able to compete for £155 million annually under…

Dounreay birds eye view

UK plans national radioactive storage site

Added: 24 Jul 2014

Plans for a single geological disposal facility (GDF) to hold all of the UK’s radioactive waste wer…

Fire

Hold your fire

Added: 24 Jun 2014

Plant operators are in the front line when it comes to preventing fire on their premises.

Heineken Ledbury cider apple canals

Heineken pours £108m into UK production

Added: 10 Jun 2014

Dutch brewing giant Heineken yesterday announced it was investing £108 million in production facili…

Cereal drying plant

Energy failures threaten firms

Added: 10 Jun 2014

Certification body says organisations are exposed to financial risk if they fail to improve energy …

Paul Barnfather

Asset management standard

Added: 3 Jun 2014

Companies across the globe are responding well to the new ISO 55000 world standard for asset manage…

3D plant design tool

Large-scale plant design

Added: 23 May 2014

WSP CEL flexibly designs 3D process plants with MPDS4. For an interactive overview video of plant d…

E2S launches guide

Safety solutions

Added: 21 May 2014

E2S has published a complete guide for easy specification and installation for their range of intri…

GGS GasClam monitoring Blackpool shale gas site

Shale gas suppliers team up

Added: 21 May 2014

Two environmental services firms currently working with Cuadrilla today announced a joint venture t…

Simon Storage

Maintenance management

Added: 15 May 2014

Liquid storage specialist Simon Storage has introduced SoftSols’ Agility computerised maintenance m…

Francis Kiernan

Project management

Added: 13 May 2014

Investment in Abis leads to the launch of its toolbox for managing oil & gas projects.

Drax biomass storage domes

Fuel shortage forces Drax co-firing

Added: 13 May 2014

Drax’s second unit to convert to biomass is now operational, but only on a co-firing basis with coa…

During main shutdown, the header tank should be checked for cleanliness

The five P’s

Added: 12 May 2014

The five P’s are key to maintaining thermal fluid systems, writes Barnaby Vickers, technical execut…

Dust explosion short course at the Wolfson Centre

Preventing dust explosions course

Added: 22 Apr 2014

Experts at the Wolfson Centre for Bulk Solids Handling Technology, at the University of Greenwich i…

Emerson wireless leak detection at BP Geel, Belgium

Emerson plans sensors acquisitions

Added: 2 Apr 2014

Emerson Process Management is targeting acquisitions of sensors manufacturers to increase its prese…

Loner SMD

Improved protection for lone workers

Added: 26 Mar 2014

Castle Group has launched a new system for lone worker protection. The Loner SMD has been developed…

Tata Steel’s Aldwarke melting shop

Extracting value

Added: 25 Mar 2014

More efficient fume control system slashes energy costs at steel company.

Chemicals processing 1

ExxonMobil licenses InteliRed

Added: 5 Mar 2014

ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company has awarded the first commercial license for its InteliRed rem…

Cold plate bonding Wessex Water

Sticky solution

Added: 5 Mar 2014

Cold plate bonding cures sludge-buffer-tank corrosion at Wessex Water.

Going with the flow

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…