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12/08/2010 Offshore wind farm grout failure may cost £25 million Grout injected during the erection of offshore wind farms is breaking up, leading to concerns over their structural integrity, according to engineers at Scottish & Southern Energy. » Read More

12/08/2010 Energy group slates Environment Agency’s CRC complexity Energy consultancy M&C Energy Group is blaming the coalition government for UK businesses' low registration rate to date for the new CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme. » Read More

11/08/2010 50 days left to register for CRC, warns Environment Agency Figures published today by the Environment Agency show that less than one third of the relevant organisations have registered for the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme to date. » Read More

11/08/2010 Electrical testing specialist moves into Skelmersdale Testing and certification firm TRaC (testing regulatory and compliance) has moved into a new facility in Pendle Place, Skelmersdale after securing a £140,000 grant from the North West Regional Development Agency. » Read More

10/08/2010 Speedy extends reach with £1 million access plant Equipment rental and support services firm Speedy has invested another £1 million in a range of low-level access equipment from Youngman. » Read More

10/08/2010 Bio-oil project heats up with more efficient fuel oil research Aston University's Bioenergy Research Group (BERG) is currently involved in a £1.4m project to develop technologies to transform bio-oil into a more efficient source of renewable energy, potentially to replace diesel. » Read More

09/08/2010 Aerospace manufacturer drives £12,000 from energy costs Trelleborg Sealing Solutions reports savings of more than £12,000 a year on energy since designing ABB variable speed drives into its hydraulic systems. » Read More

06/08/2010 Towerlight takes Speed green innovation award Towerlight's VT-1 Eco lighting tower, launched earlier this year in the UK, has won the Product Innovation of the Year award for 2010, from plant and equipment rental firm Speedy. » Read More

05/08/2010 Tidal turbine trial set to shine light on the Thames and technology A small section of the Thames is to be illuminated using power generated by the flow of the river, as Kingston University tests a prototype of hydroelectric turbine. » Read More

05/08/2010 Thames Water confirms EZstrip progressing cavity pump claims Thames Water has joined the growing number of UK utilities installing the new EZstrip maintain-in-place progressing cavity pump, from NOV Mono – in this case to improve efficiency and reduce downtime at its sewage treatment works in ... » Read More

04/08/2010 Bemrose Booth solves print drying problem Ticket printing specialist Bemrose Booth has achieved more cost-effective process drying at its Hull plant by commissioning a carbon infra-red (CIR) drying system. » Read More

03/08/2010 Kautex optimises energy usage with air control upgrade Automotive supply giant Kautex has slashed compressed air consumption at its Hengoed plant by installing a new screw compressor and energy management system. » Read More

03/08/2010 Revolvo slashes large bearing lead times by 400% Revolvo's investment in two CNC grinding machines has improved throughput of large solid bearings (over 500mm) by more than 400%, cutting lead times from the industry average of 18—24 months, to 24 weeks. » Read More

02/08/2010 Thermal imaging makes Kawasaki pr-active KPM UK reports that investing in a thermal imaging camera is helping it to predict mechanical faults before they become costly failures. » Read More

02/08/2010 Open gear wear warning comes from lubrication firm Plants that use open gears should be checking for wear and tear, warns Industrial Speciality Lubricants. » Read More

30/07/2010 Corus improves energy recovery with new steam traps Corus's Trostre steel plant in Llanelli, South Wales has installed Gem Venturi orifice steam traps as part of its energy conservation and CO2 emissions programme – and is saving £500 per week. » Read More

30/07/2010 Ener-G drives major expansion at UK headquarters Sustainable power firm Ener-G is to double the size of its office and boost manufacturing space by 25%, with a new 12,500 sq ft building at its headquarters in Greater Manchester. » Read More

29/07/2010 United Utilities chooses ABB drives for major water project ABB has won a contract to supply two medium voltage drives to a water project that will form a vital part of the water supply system for the North West of England. » Read More

28/07/2010 UK wave and tidal technology industry receives £7m boost Some 35 British firms and universities are to get £7 million, from the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) and Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, to develop wave and tidal energy technologies. » Read More

28/07/2010 Best efficiency point pump impellers are one step closer Centrifugal pumps specialist Amarinth says it has moved one step closer to developing a cost effective and rapid process for designing and manufacturing bespoke best efficiency point (BEP) optimised impellers for pumping applications. » Read More

27/07/2010 Data management latest worry for CRC registration With just two months remaining for firms to register for the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC), an industry poll reveals that data management is the biggest problem for plant managers. » Read More

26/07/2010 Spirax Sarco secures leaks at Holme House Prison Problems with flash steam emissions and leaking hot water have evaporated since Spirax Sarco replaced corroded steam equipment as part of a laundry refurbishment project at Holme House Prison in Stockton. » Read More

23/07/2010 William Grant & Sons reduces running time by 20% The Girvan distillery on the Ayrshire coast reckons it has improved running time by around 20% since installing a motor condition monitoring (MCM) system from Artesis. » Read More

22/07/2010 ABB and Statoil sign $23 million framework agreement ABB has signed a frame agreement worth up to $23 million to deliver and maintain telecommunications systems for all of Statoil's offshore installations. » Read More

21/07/2010 Bakery first to benefit from new British-made paving An innovative British-manufactured paving system, involving recycled plastics, has had its first major application at a North West bakery. » Read More