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Plant Equipment: how efficient are thermal fluid systems?
Added: 3 Jan 2017
Thermal fluid-based heat transfer systems offer an efficient alternative to the steam variety, but …
Show preview: Water, Wastewater & Environmental Monitoring
Added: 17 Oct 2016
The Water, Wastewater & Environmental Monitoring exhibition opens in Telford next month.
New nuclear: a blueprint for low-carbon energy?
Rob Smith | Added: 5 Sep 2016
The development of new nuclear plants will play a major role in the UK’s future energy mix as low-c…
Case study: water utility pump crisis resolved by rapid repair
Added: 22 Aug 2016
Engineering services firm completes quick fix for catastrophic pump failure.
Water for reuse: how filtration is cleaning up
Added: 18 Jul 2016
For small-scale operations, filtration can offer an efficient way of handling process water for reu…
Viewpoint: all fired up for water waste debate
Added: 4 Jul 2016
Waste handlers must now plan for the impact of water they discharge to fight a major fire, writes H…
Case study: pumps have vital role in ‘super sewers‘
Added: 24 May 2016
Chopper pumps are playing a significant role in the expansion of ‘super sewers’ in London.
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Case study: tighter water management boosts Kraft Heinz
Added: 3 May 2016
Advanced water technologies boost sustainability and cut costs at Italian Kraft Heinz food plant.
Waste management: smart solutions in the spotlight
Louisa Hearn | Added: 3 May 2016
Technologies for testing and treating water and solids are coming of age in the quest to squeeze sa…
Water industry: turning the tide
Louisa Hearn | Added: 13 Apr 2016
The water industry may need to consider a very new approach to innovation if it is to triumph over …
Interview: Drax squares up to carbon-mitigation challenge
Added: 11 Apr 2016
Pioneering new methods to reduce the nation’s carbon footprint is one of the most critical issues f…
Case study: pumping solution
Added: 29 Mar 2016
Wastewater firm upgrades its sampler system with peristaltic pump.
Case study: slurry power
Added: 23 Feb 2016
A biogas plant is generating electricity from low-temperature waste heat.
Calibration: Field factors
Added: 22 Jan 2016
The case for calibrating equipment in either a workshop or the field is not always black and white,…
Step change for heat exchangers
Added: 11 Jan 2016
The transition from shell-and-tube to plate heat exchangers is gathering pace, writes Michelle Knot…
Cyber security: fighting talk
Rob Smith | Added: 11 Jan 2016
Cyber security is a multi-faceted beast, therefore plant operators must be prepared to defend their…
Critical care
Added: 17 Dec 2015
There are real advantages to be gained from renting specialist equipment, writes Will Russell of As…
On the level
Added: 17 Nov 2015
Level measurement can offer a line of defence against industrial spills, and regulators are taking …
Compressing costs
Added: 20 May 2015
New energy-efficient technologies mean compressors needn’t cost the earth.
Election skills
Added: 6 May 2015
Following tomorrow’s general election, key engineering issues such as skills shortages look set to …
