GIB invests £28m in Edinburgh EfW plant

UK Green Investment Bank plc (GIB) has today committed £28m of debt finance to a new £142m energy-from-waste (EfW) plant at Millerhill in Midlothian,...

Enhanced guidance in new EEA emission inventory guidebook

The European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme (EMEP) and European Environment Agency (EEA) have published an updated version of the EMEP/EEA air pollutant emission inventory...

Serious pollution and emissions cut at regulated sites, says EA

Serious pollution incidents across England have fallen by 56% since 2000 thanks to the work of Environment Agency and its partners, reports out on...

Scotch whisky industry renews commitment to sustainability

A series of seemingly amibitious environmental targets was announced by the Scotch Whiskey Association (SWA), the principal trade body for the sector, on 21...

Emissions partnership

Portable measurement technology firm Testo has appointed Ashtead Technology as platinum distributor for its portable emissions analysers, the Testo 340 and 350. As part...

Cashing in on the sludge gold rush

Over the past two decades, the value of sludge to the wastewater treatment sector has been turned on its head, transforming it from an...

Class action: The benefits of rigid pipeline systems

The bedding Class specified for buried pipes can vary depending on a number of factors including the material and type of pipe installed....

Battery storage firms win National Grid tender to provide grid balancing technology

Seemingly an important boost for the development of technologies to help with balancing services for the electrical grid, National Grid announced on 26 August...

Sustainability on the menu as Scotland Food & Drink supports Resource Efficiency Pledge

Scotland Food & Drink is the latest organisation to become an official ambassador for the Resource Efficiency Pledge, showing strong commitment to making the...

UK firms supply parts and expertise for lauded Richgro AD plant in Western Australia

Pumps and mixers manufacturer Landia offers a rundown of the details of its involvement with Richgro's widely acclaimed AD plant in Jandakot, Western Australia,...

Myths steering English business toward £1billion fleet losses

Misconceptions about fleet management creating unnecessary costs Hundreds of thousands of English businesses could be wasting £1billion every year simply because of misconceptions about how...

A route to more effective waste collection in Rotterdam

The Internet of Things, big data and analytics offer the promise of better business decision making. Finnish sensors developer Enevo is one firm leveraging...

Scottish solar experts to gather at Edinburgh conference in September

Scottish Renewables’ first Solar Conference will be held in association with the Scottish Institute for Solar Energy Research (SISER) in Edinburgh on September 6...

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...

Web-enabled ambient particulates monitor

Ashtead Technology has added the new TSI Environmental Dusttrak Aerosol Monitor to its fleet of environmental monitoring equipment. Available to rent or purchase, the...

FTIR performance is best-in-class

Quantitech's Gasmet CEMS II e continuous emissions monitoring system has completed EN 15267-3 testing using FTIR technology for the analysis of low range HF,...

Manufacturer announces boiler design shake-up

Boiler systems manufacturer Fulton is this year launching what it describes as "a great new heat transfer solution that we believe to be the...

Plasma technology is more than hot air

Industrial pollution and odour control specialist Simdean Group is offering a new plasma-based hazardous waste destruction system that has been developed for the pharmaceutical,...

Developing on-site digestion for smaller food processors

Even if Brexit has a negative impact on the drivers for adopting more sustainable technology, Britain's food industry will benefit from reducing its environmental...

Speculation over intentions following departmental shake-up

As Envirotec went to press, environmental groups were reacting to the shock news that the Government’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) was...