VOCs landmark: Firm marks 20 years of mobile carbon filter rentals
2023 was a year of anniversaries for CPL/Puragen Activated Carbons. Back in the summer, they celebrated 10 years of spent carbon reactivation at their...
Drax is UK’s largest single source of CO2 emissions
New analysis from energy think tank Ember shows that the wood-burning Drax power station is the UK’s largest source of CO2 emissions at 12.1...
European scientists group urges ban on new natural gas boilers
Natural gas is not cleaner than other fossil fuels and using it instead of coal or oil risks achieving little or no reduction in...
Getting warmer
As climate change leads to larger and more frequent wildfires, researchers at the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are using sensors, drones and machine learning to both prevent fires and minimise the damage they cause to the electrical grid. Engineers are honing technology to remotely sense electrical arcing and faulty equipment as well as the direction of spreading fires.
Bioenergy gets graphic with new illustrated guide to the subject
A new graphic novel which addresses the big questions around bioenergy and climate change was launched in late March by The University of Manchester...
Decarbonising local roads: Seven new programmes to start in 2023
A government-funded initiative aiming to accelerate innovation in the roads sector announced funding awards for several new projects on 25 January.
The winning bidders who...
Magnetic device reduces car emissions by 70% and provides fuel cost savings of up...
London-headquartered technology firm Sustainable Flow has launched a magnetic car device that is claimed to reduce harmful carbon emissions by up to 70%, helping...
New initiative aims to advance the removal of dirty vehicles from London’s streets
As part of a drive to tackle dirty air across London, Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced a series of measures intended to accelerate the...
£2m package is up in the air
A £2m package of air quality grants has been made by Defra to 36 local authorities in England which have demonstrated innovative measures to...
Leicester-based air quality specialist secures place in top UK SMEs
Air quality technology firm EarthSense secured 19th place in the UK’s top 100 SME Businesses, beating out thousands of other entrants in a range...
New network of weather stations in Sheffield
Instrumentation firm OTT HydroMet is installing fifteen automatic weather stations as part of the University of Sheffield’s Urban Flows Observatory, which is led by...
Generation of change
QUANTITECH, the monitoring equipment specialist, has launched a new generation of automatic isokinetic samplers that it says brings new levels of speed, accuracy and...
Key players in concrete and cement align around ‘real-world’ roadmap towards net zero-emissions
A new report sets out a strategy for achieving net zero concrete and cement. It has been endorsed by ten of the world’s largest...
Ocean-based negative-emissions technologies present many challenges
The ocean will play a key role in efforts to tackle the climate crisis, according to scientists and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change...
Data driven methods to boost microalgae production and CO2 capture
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is coordinating a two-year research project involving the University of Jyväskylä, Neste and seven Finnish SMEs, jointly addressing...
Vehicle technology helps cut fuel costs
WASTE management company Biffa has appointed CMS SupaTrak to provide fuel-saving and carbon-reducing technology across its fleet of vehicles.
The cuts are achieved through EcoTrak...
Tracing the history of an invisible killer
A recent book charts the history of air pollution, and profiles the problem as it presents itself today
Gas sensor network provides early wildfire detection
A large-scale IoT network for the ultra-early detection of wildfires has been launched by environmental startup Dryad Networks. The first live demonstration of the...
Catalyst-based approach suggests new way of removing furans
A new study appears to reveal avenues for better pollution mitigation by enhancing the effectiveness of vanadium-based catalysts through nitrogen-doped biomass carbon for the...
New app for gas monitoring staff
The Gasmet app is now available free of charge on both iOS and Android Smartphones, providing anyone with an interest in gas monitoring with...
