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Wet steam turbine delivers carbon-free electricity from waste heat

Biomass and energy from waste specialist Saxlund International is now marketing and supporting a new, wet steam turbine, designed to produce emission-free electricity from from low grade steam.

Carbon Emissions
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ABB takes heat out of tricky Tata Steel upgrade challenge

Tata Steel is reporting a neat solution to an awkward temperature transmitter upgrade challenge at its Port Talbot plant, which meant no need for extensive retrofitting work.

Temperature measurement
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Muntons slashes CO2 and energy with new AD plant

Stowmarket, Suffolk-based Muntons is putting the finishing touches to its £5.4 million anaerobic digestion (AD) plant, estimated to reduce the firm’s CO2 emissions from 27,264 to 26,605 tonnes pa.

Biomass Plant
News

Don’t cut corners on lifting equipment: LEEA warning

LEEA (Lifting Equipment Engineers Association) is warning UK employers of the risks of being misled over their obligation around periodic thorough examination of all lifting equipment.

Lifting Equipment
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Keltbray launches plant hire service for rail firms

Keltbray Electrification Plant has launched a new venture that will provide electrification plant, tools and access and welfare equipment for hire to rail companies.

Rail Engineering
Features

It’s the engineering conundrum, stupid

As election fever (or torture, depending on your political outlook) starts to take hold, politicians and pressure groups are already piling on the pressure to persuade the populous and each other to...

Plant Engineering
News

Global Heat Transfer expands engineering R&M services

Thermal fluid specialist Global Heat Transfer has expanded its services to include the installation, maintenance, service and repair of combustion and plant equipment – including boilers, burners,...

Heating Systems
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Hydro turbine and drive recover energy at Welsh Water

As a by-product of Welsh Water’s pressure and flow control system at its Pen y Cefn water treatment works, an ABB drive system is now helping to generate up to 100 MWh – some 10% of site energy.

Turbines
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Bureau Veritas certified as Top UK Employer for 2015

Test, inspection and certification services specialist Bureau Veritas UK has been certified by the Top Employers Institute for the third year running.

Thorough Examination
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Watson Marlow Pumps now Fluid Technology

Watson-Marlow Pumps Group has changed its name to Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group.

Pumps
News

New tilting weir helps Somerset flood defences

The Environment Agency is reporting improved flood defence on a recently completed 4km stretch of the River Parrett in the Somerset Levels, in the area around Stathe and Combe, thanks in part to a new...

Water Treatment
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MV variable speed drive doubles rated power

WEG has more than doubled the maximum power of its air-cooled MVW01 MV (medium voltage) variable speed drives – from 6.5MW to 16MW for voltages from 2.3kV to 4.16kV.

Variable Speed Drives