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25/03/2011 South Ferriby cement plant is first to 100% waste fuel Today (25 March) sees a new first, with CEMEX's South Ferriby Cement Plant in North Lincolnshire reporting that it has replaced 100% of the fuel used to heat its cement kiln with fuels made from wastes. » Read More

24/03/2011 Lifecycle service helps plant managers with legacy automation Rockwell Automation is offering plant managers a new level of support minimise the risk of obsolescence. » Read More

24/03/2011 Britannia proves Cygscope is worth its weight in silver Lead and silver smelting firm Britannia has named the CygScope its best equipment purchase of 2010, claiming that it has made plant operations easier and safer. » Read More

23/03/2011 Fuel duty escalator scrapped in Budget The chancellor has announced that fuel duty will be cut, vehicle excise duty on HGVs is frozen and the fuel duty escalator is to be scrapped – a move which industry says will bring relief for commercial vehicle operators. » Read More

23/03/2011 £16.5m engineering laboratories to develop low carbon technologies Aston University is building £16.5m engineering laboratories to showcase and develop renewable low carbon technologies, including a biomass fuelled power plant. » Read More

23/03/2011 US researcher scoops iPad in Litre Meter survey A research associate from the Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute, University of Wyoming, has won an Apple iPad for taking part in a survey organised by Litre Meter. » Read More

22/03/2011 Automated clean-in-place project saves pharma firm £120.000 Hydraulic controls firm Burkert says that by automating an unnamed "major pharmaceutical manufacturer's" CIP (clean in place) processes, it is saving the firm £120,000pa. » Read More

22/03/2011 ESPE protection service launched by Safety Systems Technology Machines equipped with electro-sensitive protective equipment (ESPE), such light curtains, require more than PUWER inspections if operators are to meet their legal machinery safety obligations. » Read More

21/03/2011 Variable speed drives are front line for fens flood defences Variable speed drives are helping to protect 20,000 homes and Cambridgeshire farmland valued at over £3.6 billion, by effecting pump control at a new station at Wiggenhall St Germans, in Cambridgeshire. » Read More

21/03/2011 Are you ready for BS EN 61439, asks GAMBICA A guide to the recently published standard for low voltage power switchgear and control gear assemblies has been launched by GAMBICA's industrial automation sector. » Read More

18/03/2011 Compressor helps Simba meet production and green targets Simba International is reporting that an Atlas Copco VSD compressor, financed through a Carbon Trust loan, has been a key success factor in its plant refurbishment programme. » Read More

17/03/2011 Coal power R&D plant meets wastewater discharge regs with UV disinfection Wilsonville Power Systems development plant in Alabama, USA, reports that UV disinfection is still ensuring that it complies with wastewater discharge regulations – four years after commissioning. » Read More

16/03/2011 GE 2.75-103 wind turbine commissioned in Netherlands GE's first 2.75-103 wind turbine has been successfully commissioned at the Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) wind farm in Wieringermeer in Northern Netherlands near Ijsselmeer. » Read More

16/03/2011 Renewable energy vital to hit UK EU carbon commitment Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne needs to include a central role for renewables in next week's Carbon Plan, according to mO3 Power. » Read More

15/03/2011 Outsourced MRO stores at Liverpool print works The Prinovis site in Liverpool has signed a five-year agreement with Eriks Integrated Solutions for the provision of MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) equipment procurement and stores management at its Liverpool site. » Read More

14/03/2011 Oliver Twinsafe valves installs Hodge Clemco blast room Specialist pipeline valves manufacturer Oliver Twinsafe has upgraded its production facilities, with a self-contained Enviraclean blast room with abrasive recovery system and sound insulation from Sheffield-based Hodge Clemco. » Read More

11/03/2011 Carbon cutting lighting service aims to ease plant retrofits Low-carbon retrofit technologies specialist Energys Group has launched a service providing hands-on training for sites wanting to install its lighting converter, Save It Easy. » Read More

10/03/2011 Kemira Chemicals cuts costs with condensate recovery system Kemira Chemicals UK is reporting considerable energy and cost savings since installing a CORsys condensate recovery system from ARI-Armaturen. » Read More

10/03/2011 Siemens Mechanical Drives passes first apprentice graduate Leeds-based Siemens Mechanical Drives' first graduate apprentice has just come through his four-year course with flying colours. » Read More

10/03/2011 Rushlift wins JP Corry forklift fleet deal Independent forklift truck dealer Rushlift has won a deal to supply JP Corry, Northern Ireland's largest builders merchant, with specialist equipment from forklift manufacturers Doosan and Combilift. » Read More

09/03/2011 INEOS finds hidden potential in plant decommissioning INEOS ChlorVinyls is reporting "previously unconsidered opportunities and cost benefits" since appointing RVA to manage decommissioning projects at its Barry and Runcorn plants. » Read More

09/03/2011 British Safety Council calls for debate on health and safety regulation The British Safety Council (BSC) is calling for a public debate on the future of health and safety regulation, following the news that Health and Safety Executive inspections could be reduced due to budget cuts. » Read More

09/03/2011 New ABB partners bring automation to smaller plants ABB has launched a partner programme that, according to the automation giant, will bring process automation to smaller plants. » Read More

08/03/2011 CRC Energy Efficiency scheme is way forward for saving money With effect from April 2011, companies responsible for plants using more than 6,000MWh per year of electricity, will have to pay £12 for each tonne of CO2 they emit, rising to £14 per tonne from 2013. » Read More

08/03/2011 Back to the future for Ener-G engineering apprentices Three engineering apprentices, from Salford-based clean technology business Ener-G, have restored an historic engine that powered the post industrial revolution. » Read More