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UK coal-fired plants to close
Added: 18 Nov 2015
The UK’s coal-fired power stations will be shut down within the next ten years, energy secretary Am…
Quantum research in the spotlight
Added: 18 Nov 2015
UK research teams last week demonstrated how study of the quantum realm is helping to advance measu…
Think tank targets water standard
Added: 18 Nov 2015
A new think-tank has been founded by manufacturers and trade organisations to drive a European syst…
UK still lags in innovation stakes
Added: 17 Nov 2015
The UK has once again failed to make an appearance on a list of the world’s top 100 most innovative…
Carlsberg to slash workforce
Added: 13 Nov 2015
Carlsberg announced plans to cut 2000 jobs this week as it revealed a DKr4.499bn (£425m) net loss i…
Biopharma centre improves capability
Added: 12 Nov 2015
Life sciences firm Novasep has provided a biologics centre with protein purification technology.
UK relegated in energy index
Added: 11 Nov 2015
A fall in the UK’s energy equity has resulted in the loss of its ‘AAA’ energy score, the annual Ene…
Non-toxic fracking fluid scoops award
Added: 10 Nov 2015
An energy-saving, non-toxic hydraulic fracturing (fracking) fluid was declared the overall winner a…
Cogent extends safety strategy
Added: 10 Nov 2015
Industry body Cogent Skills has updated its process safety management competence programme.
Amec Foster inks graphene deal
Added: 9 Nov 2015
Amec Foster Wheeler has been appointed the preferred engineering partner to Applied Graphene Materi…
Engineering tops career poll
Added: 9 Nov 2015
More people would encourage a young person to become an engineer than a doctor, accountant or banke…
Utility combats odour issues
Added: 9 Nov 2015
Yorkshire Water has developed a £30 million action plan to tackle odours from its Saltend wastewate…
Teesside waste energy plant halted
Added: 5 Nov 2015
Work on the Tees Valley 2 (TV2) renewable energy plant has been suspended.
South West Water hit with sewage fine
Added: 4 Nov 2015
South West Water was fined £214,000 by Plymouth Crown Court last week after sewage leaked into the …
Innovation verdict presents mixed bag
Added: 2 Nov 2015
Support for innovation in the UK could be better, according to one industry report.
EU agrees to crisis steel meeting
Added: 30 Oct 2015
EU ministers have agreed to hold an emergency meeting on the UK steel crisis following an appeal fr…
Urgent call to meet energy ‘trilemma’
Added: 30 Oct 2015
Time is running out for the government to make crucial planning decisions on the UK’s energy ‘trile…
Multifuel power plant wins approval
Added: 28 Oct 2015
A second multifuel power station situated at Ferrybridge, West Yorkshire has been approved for cons…
Food workshop envisions future
Added: 28 Oct 2015
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) will host a workshop next month that aims to deliver a step-cha…
Graphene printing gets speed boost
Added: 27 Oct 2015
A team of chemical engineers from Cambridge University has developed a method for printing electron…
