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US launches $3bn carbon capture and storage projects
Added: 11 Dec 2009
Washington, DC – The US government has selected three new projects worth $3.18 billion to accelerat…
Wireless co-chairs caught between two stools
Added: 11 Dec 2009
At the recent Honeywell EMEA Users’ Group conference in Lisbon, senior company officials reported t…
Hannover Messe tries 'pay-per-view' ... UK unis stay away
Added: 10 Dec 2009
London – Among a raft of innovations being lined up for Hannover Messe in Hannover, Germany, 19-23 …
Hannover Messe 2010 rolls out
Added: 10 Dec 2009
London - The next Hannover Messe, 19 to 23 April 2010 will be showcasing innovations, new developme…
Hima ESD systems for German LPG storage facility
Added: 10 Dec 2009
Brunsbüttel, Germany – Nordsee Gas Terminal GmbH & Co. KG has opted to install install three H51q …
Top process technologies - December
Added: 10 Dec 2009
Emerson Process Management has introduced the Smart Wireless THUM adapter, which, it says, will fre…
McBrides workers stage 24-hour strike over pay
Added: 10 Dec 2009
Manchester, UK – Hundreds of GMB members at McBrides in Middleton, Manchester are began a 24-hour s…
Shell hits million-barrel mark from ultra-deep water field off Brazil
Added: 10 Dec 2009
London – Shell has now produced over one million barrels of oil at the Parque das Conchas fields 12…
Brussels backs Vattenfall CCS project
Added: 9 Dec 2009
Brussels – Vattenfall’s planned demonstration carbon capture and storage (CCS) power plant at Jänsc…
Axion joins industry protests against proposed antimony trioxide ban
Added: 9 Dec 2009
Manchester, UK – UK-based plastics recycler Axion Polymers has joined industry protests against a …
ISA100 wireless claims dismissed as "good marketing"
Added: 9 Dec 2009
Arguably the main selling point of the ISA100.11a wireless standard over its WIrelessHART alternati…
Sasol awards £40m contract to BT
Added: 9 Dec 2009
London – BT has signed a five-year network and security services outsourcing contract with Sasol, S…
Sellafield fined after contractors inhale radioactive contamination
Added: 8 Dec 2009
London - Sellafield Ltd has been fined £75,000 and ordered to pay costs of £26,100 after pleading g…
Corus closure prompts £60m support package
Added: 8 Dec 2009
London – The decision by Corus to halt production at its Redcar steelworks with the loss of 1700 j…
Bearing design saves UK steel plant
Added: 7 Dec 2009
London - A bearing redesign has enabled a major UK steelworks to cut its maintenance costs on a an…
ABB advances power system protection and control
Added: 7 Dec 2009
London - ABB has launched its next generation Relion range of protection and control products for …
UK fuel distributor adds Atex-rated ball valves for tank overfill protection
Added: 7 Dec 2009
London - Flow and level measuring company Severn Instruments has a contract with one of the UK’s la…
HART info get wireless THUMS up
Added: 7 Dec 2009
The Hague, The Netherlands - Emerson Process Management has introduced the Smart Wireless THUM adap…
Rockwell sees reasons to be cheerful
Added: 7 Dec 2009
Despite a challenging year, Rockwell Automatiion achieved some significant successes in the UK in 2…
Recession makes UK industry more resource efficient
Added: 4 Dec 2009
London - The recession could leave a legacy of improved resource efficiency in the manufacturing se…
