RWE npower cogen, UK's developer of combined heat and power (CHP), has announced an agreement to construct and operate a new biomass CHP plant with Glenrothes papermaker, Tullis Russell. The plant, which will use renewable fuel, will deliver 45 MW of electricity

Figures from the latest Electrical Contractors Association's Member Business Trends Survey indicate the UK construction industry is preparing for a particularly challenging time over the next one to two years. The most significant change, highlighted in the survey, is a lowering in

ABB has signed an agreement to acquire US transformer company Kuhlman Electric Corporation for an undisclosed amount from global private equity firm The Carlyle Group.Kuhlman Electric manufactures a range of transformers for the industrial and electric utility sectors. Michel Demaré, ABB's chief

Triodos Renewables Energy Fund, (Triodos Renewables) the UK ‘clean energy' company, has announced its recent share issue was oversubscribed, raising nearly £10m from both public and institutional investors. The share issue received support from exisiting shareholders and institutional investors including Morley Fund

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is inviting professionals from the electricity distribution community to submit papers for its international conference and exhibition. CIRED, organised by the IET, provides a world-wide perspective on the electricity distribution community. The theme of this

The Shenton Capital Group, which owns Scorpion Power Systems, Merlin Power Management, Powercall UK and Celtaire Air Conditioning Solutions, has announced its purchase of LTH Industrial Solutions for an undisclosed sum.  A capital projects business specialising in the delivery of complex power

Echelon Corporation has announced the Olympic Village in Beijing is using its LonWorks technology to create an energy efficient lighting control system. Lighting typically consumes as much as a third of the electricity used in a building, making it a prime target

In a scene reminiscent of a James Bond film, an aluminium flight case recently came flying from the window of a speeding van on the M69 motorway. Instead of the latest in espionage equipment, however, the case contained a Megger MTK302 test