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Gazprom partners with Tata Chemicals

Added: 31 Jan 2014

Gazprom Energy has partnered with Tata Chemicals Europe to support production at the firm’s combine…

Vince Cable

“Reshore UK” scheme launched

Added: 31 Jan 2014

The Government has launched a new “one-stop-shop” service to help manufacturing firms return produc…

Pharmaceutical industry must focus on manufacturing

Pharma must focus on processes

Added: 31 Jan 2014

The pharmaceutical industry should replace an era of huge R&D spend with focus on production effici…

LNG heat exchanger

Contract win at Arctic LNG project

Added: 31 Jan 2014

Air Products has been chosen to supply three cryogenic heat exchangers at the Yamal liquefied natur…

Nuclear research agreement reached

Nuclear research agreement reached

Added: 28 Jan 2014

The National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) and the Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (Nucle…

Energy efficient technologies aren't always implemented

Further funding for energy efficiency

Added: 28 Jan 2014

The Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) has today announced a further £10 million will be …

Invensys control room

Schneider acquisition promises energy growth

Added: 28 Jan 2014

Executives at Schneider Electric anticipate strong growth in the company’s energy management produc…

Atlas Copco Vacuum Solutions President Geert Follens

Takeover heralds Edwards culture change

Added: 27 Jan 2014

Long term issues like research and development will take priority over short term profits at vacuum…

CCS plant

Renewables project gets green light

Added: 27 Jan 2014

Scottish renewables firm Forth Energy has been given approval to build a combined heat and power (C…

David Cameron World Economic Forum Davos 2014

Shale vital for “reshoring” says PM

Added: 24 Jan 2014


Prime Minister David Cameron today told world leaders gathered in Switzerland that development of s…

Nat Grid gas pipeline Tirley12

Energy firm closes CCGT facility

Added: 24 Jan 2014

E.ON has announced it will close its combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) facility in Stoke, and cut c…

Low vibration levels which increase reliability for an extended lifetime, and reduced maintenance re

ABB expands drives & motors network

Added: 24 Jan 2014

ABB yesterday launched a new umbrella network of UK suppliers to manage the lifecycle of both its v…

UK's largest renewables project

Largest biogas project selects suppliers

Added: 22 Jan 2014

A Scottish distillery that is building the UK’s largest biogas to grid project has selected the fir…

Salmonella biofilms on various surfaces

Food processing faces salmonella risk

Added: 22 Jan 2014

Salmonella biofilms have been found to show significant resistance to powerful disinfectants, a stu…

Atlas Copco compressor upgarde

Compressed air supply upgrade

Added: 22 Jan 2014

Packaging company opts for Atlas Copco energy-saving compressor.

Oil and gas

Quality comes first in gas detection market

Added: 17 Jan 2014

Quality is rated as the most important attribute when it comes to sourcing gas safety suppliers, ac…

Energy efficient technologies aren't always implemented

Energy costs limit aluminium growth

Added: 17 Jan 2014

The high price of energy is limiting investment in the UK aluminium sector, industry representative…

Food Greencore

Food industry must be “more effective”

Added: 15 Jan 2014

A year on from the horsemeat scandal, there are still lessons to be learned for the food industry, …

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Fracking boost for local councils

Added: 13 Jan 2014

Prime Minister David Cameron will today announce a major boost to UK fracking as local councils are…

Shell Cologne Godorf explosion

Shell confirms tank fire

Added: 10 Jan 2014

Shell today confirmed that a storage tank at its Cologne-Godorf site in Germany caught fire yesterd…