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Nuclear talent-sharing scheme launched
Added: 23 Oct 2013
The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) and its partners have launched a schem…
Chemicals sector aiming for 50% growth
Added: 22 Oct 2013
MPs and industry leaders are meeting today to discuss the challenges facing chemical sector plans t…
Hinkley Point C nuclear deal agreed
Added: 21 Oct 2013
EDF Energy today confirmed it had reached an agreement with the UK government over subsidies and de…
EDF launches energy efficiency centre
Added: 18 Oct 2013
EDF yesterday launched a dedicated energy efficiency centre at the home of its Italian subsidiary E…
Industry faces peak power shutdowns
Added: 17 Oct 2013
Industrial energy users may be asked to shut down production at times of peak power demand, accordi…
“D-Day” for Grangemouth
Added: 17 Oct 2013
Ineos today claimed it was “D-Day” for the future of its Grangemouth refinery in Scotland, which re…
Ineos Grangemouth strike called off
Added: 16 Oct 2013
A planned 48-hour strike at Ineos’ Grangemouth refinery site was today called off as union bosses a…
Industrial Internet could save $20bn a year
Added: 15 Oct 2013
A report published by GE has found that the Industrial Internet could save industries up to $20 bil…
Jacobs wins BP North Sea terminal upgrade
Added: 14 Oct 2013
BP has hired Jacobs Engineering Group to deliver its £125 million upgrade of the Sullom Voe termina…
Energy efficiency investment stalling
Added: 11 Oct 2013
Investment in energy efficient plant and equipment, particularly in the chemicals and food and drin…
Nuclear strike price “agreed”
Added: 10 Oct 2013
The UK government and EDF Energy have reportedly agreed a strike price for nuclear power-generated …
Waste gas firm secures £1m investment
Added: 8 Oct 2013
A UK firm developing advanced gasification from waste projects including Air Products’ Tees Valley …
Edwards shareholders approve takeover
Added: 4 Oct 2013
Shareholders of UK vacuum pump manufacturer Edwards Group today approved the proposed £1.04bn takeo…
Birds shut down Cuadrilla site
Added: 4 Oct 2013
Shale gas developer Cuadrilla announces it is closing one of three sites on Lancashire coast over c…
Hacking threatens energy firms most
Added: 4 Oct 2013
Energy firms and SCADA systems are the companies and technologies at highest risk of cyber attack, …
Alexander Graham Bell “greatest engineer”
Added: 3 Oct 2013
A new poll has named the inventor of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell, as the greatest engineer…
Alfa Laval wins Guinness deal
Added: 2 Oct 2013
Swedish pump manufacturer Alfa Laval today announced it had won a SEK 60 million (£5.8m) contract t…
Process groups fear energy price freeze
Added: 1 Oct 2013
The Labour Party’s plans to freeze energy bills for 20 months have raised fears over energy securit…
CCS “most efficient” power technology
Added: 1 Oct 2013
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is one of the most efficient technologies for cutting emissions wh…
£400m for science and engineering studies
Added: 30 Sep 2013
Today the government announced a £400 million investment to boost science and engineering study in …
