Latest Comment & Features
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…
Analysis: counting the cost of Carbon Capture & Storage cuts
Louisa Hearn | Added: 28 Apr 2016
Is the lack of joined-up thinking over Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS) investment a threat to the UK…
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 …
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,…
Process safety: cleaning house
Rob Smith | Added: 19 Jan 2016
Failure to recognise hazards in process plants could prove fatal, writes Robert Smith.
Critical care
Added: 17 Dec 2015
There are real advantages to be gained from renting specialist equipment, writes Will Russell of As…
Toxic load: detecting hazards
Added: 9 Dec 2015
Personal protection kit is about far more than hard hats and safety gloves.
Energy crisis
Added: 2 Dec 2015
Still warm with the glow of leading one of the first countries to officially turn its back on coal-…
Soft assets: energy management
Added: 1 Dec 2015
Squeezing more efficiency from plant equipment is the next frontier for CMMS.
Gone from the wind – industrial CCS
Added: 4 Feb 2015
Almost half of the emissions that need to be captured to battle climate change come from the proces…
There’s something about AD
Added: 3 Sep 2014
This summer saw a flurry of acquisitions in the UK’s anaerobic digestion market. John McKenna looks…
Diverting disaster
Added: 10 Jul 2014
In the wake of an industrial disaster, updating plant safety technology is often the first port of …
Keep it clean
Added: 1 May 2014
High water costs and environmental laws are forcing process plants to consider new cleaning methods.
Risky business
Added: 29 Jan 2014
Maintaining safety standards as they evolve is an ongoing challenge in hazardous environments, repo…
Brave new world: Industry 4.0 technology
Added: 17 Sep 2013
Wireless devices are common in all workplaces these days, including process plants. But what would …
Counting the costs of shortcuts
Added: 3 Jun 2013
The tendency to place price before performance can lead to poor product choice. Are pump & valve ma…
Meeting challenges in the mix
Added: 31 May 2013
Current developments and project activity highlight the increasing range of demands on process equi…
Planning the journey
Added: 14 May 2013
Patrick Raleigh reports on efforts at Southern Water to move the utility to a more planned maintena…
Renewable energy roadmap
Added: 4 Mar 2013
The UK is making “significant progress” with plans to increase renewable energy supply, according t…
