Presentations at a recent seminar revealed the enormity of the tasks to be addressed if carbon capture and sequestration is ever to become a reality.
Pollution ControlWhen John Ratcliff, CBE, was made Patron of the SOE (Society of Operations Engineers) a year ago, not only did he see that as a tremendous honour, he also regarded is as a huge responsibility. For one...
Workplace TrainingWith the price of fuel soaring in the UK - and diesel hovering around the £1 per litre mark - the time may well be right to look at viable alternatives. Biofuels seem to be attracting the headlines,...
BiofuelSignificant advances are constantly being made in gathering information about what is really going on in process and industrial plant - especially where located in more remote locations - and in...
SensorsThere shouldn't be any significant problems meeting the requirements of the new noise and vibration regulations, but there are issues which employers need to consider - and they should be wary of...
Noise/Vibration ControlThese days, industrial lubrication has two main purposes: first, to ensure by some mechanical, electronic or outsourced human means that machine mechanisms receive timely lubrication; and, secondly,...
BearingsThe use of compressed air systems in manufacturing and process industries is said to account for some 10-15% of energy consumption, and they are found in almost every area of economic activity. The...
CompressorsFortum O&M (UK) operates and maintains the Grangemouth combined heat and power plant (CHP), which supplies power and steam to BP's Grangemouth complex, Scotland's largest industrial site and one of...
Flow MeasurementAlthough perhaps more readily associated with building and construction, scaffolding is widely used throughout industry. Whether to meet a short-term access requirement or as part of a larger scale...
Working at HeightWhile the risk of a prison sentence as a result of an accident resulting from the non-observance of safety regulations remains small, it is a possibility. The legal complications and potential damage...
Health and SafetyBeauty may only be skin deep, but protective coatings, which tend to be even thinner, determine corrosion and wear resistance, as well as the product's outward appearance.
Protective Coatings
There is a growing movement towards generating electricity from wind and water locally, with rooftop wind turbines, small hydroelectric plants and solar photovoltaic cells.