Ricardo-AEA to develop a prototype Europe-wide platform for Air Quality and Smog Indices

Project awarded to Ricardo-AEA by the European Commission in order to develop a common method for presenting information on the levels of key pollutants...

Government backs Big Data trial on district heat networks

Advanced algorithms could be used to dramatically improve the energy efficiency of district heat networks, according to a proposal submitted to DECC by smart...
Mark Steadman of Tullis Russell.

Premium paper maker lifts green energy gong

EMPLOYEE-owned premium paper and board producer Tullis Russell picked up the award in the Renewing Scotland category at December's Scottish Green Energy Awards in...
Labour has reversed a 2013 pledge to ban food waste to landfill.

Stepping up to the plate

The drive to reduce food waste looks likely to become more intense as the UK seeks to meet its commitment to halve it by...
Air Quality and Emissions show, AQE

Conference programme for April event in Telford

THE organisers of AQE 2015, the international Air Quality and Emissions show, have announced a comprehensive conference programme for the event which will take...
Princes Street in Edinburgh: The city council is introducing speed-restricted 20mph zones in an effort to improve air quality.

Anything but an open road

Paul Marsh reports on efforts to minimise the contribution of road traffic to air pollution CITY dwellers in many areas of Europe are exposed to...
A treatment plant. The costs of treating nitrate-contaminated water amount to around £120 million per year for the UK water industry.

Defusing the nitrate time bomb

Steve Buss, Catchment Management Specialist at independent scientific environmental consultancy ESI, comments on recent findings that nitrate levels in groundwater are now levelling out....
ACT's seemingly game-changing technology has been pilot successfully by Scottish Water.

Pilot promises less sludge in future

THE sewage recycling technology from start-up Applied CleanTech (ACT) has been piloted with "promising results" at Dunbar and Aviemore Waste Water Treatment Works...

Analyzing waste gases during simulated Mars mission

NASA's Anne Caraccio uses the portable gas analyser outside the experimental 'habitat', a task intended to help evaluate the suitability of waste off-gases for...
Azzuro CEO/President Bonno Koers (left) with ACWA Group Managing Director Gary Jackson

Eastern promise for emissions control partnership

A new partnership aims to provide advanced Biological Emission Control Systems to organisations in the Middle East. Odour control company Azzuro is joining forces...
The AirSensa device.

Donation funds school air sensors

NON-PROFIT organisation Change London has been given £1million by Addison Lee founder John Griffin to fund the first 500 schools-based air quality sensors to...

EU deal drifts from ideal

EUROPEAN leaders have reached agreement on a pact that commits the EU to cut greenhouse gases by at least 40% by 2030, measured against...
Richard Kevan

Iterative design: From EIA to EfW

Richard Kevan of Wardell Armstrong reviews the role of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) with reference to planning for a new Energy-from-Waste (EfW) scheme...

AD boost gains r&d funding

ENVIRONMENTAL Consultancy Aqua Enviro has been given a £100,000 government grant for r&d which could help businesses cut waste costs and generate renewable energy. The...

Biogas-powered data centre testbed

MICROSOFT and the University of Wyoming (UW) have opened a 'green' data centre, powered by the biogas generated from a nearby wastewater treatment plant,...
1.4MW wastewater treatment installation using fuel cells (image courtesy of FuelCell Energy)

Fuel cells: Why and how

THE fuel cell technology used for the Cheyenne Biogas Power Plant is supplied by FuelCell Energy, based in Danbury, Connecticut. Fuel cells have efficiency...
An AD solutions provider can evaluate the feedstocks and other factors to come up with an optimal approach.

A quick guide for AD newcomers

By integrating an anaerobic digestion system into the production process, food and beverage manufacturers can improve sustainability and generate increased profit. Nick Simpson of...
(Left to right) Johnny Hawkins, Hawkins Motor Group, Mark Karkeek, South West Water, and Martin Kadhim, Ashwoods Automotive.

Utility invests in fuel saving system

SOUTH West Water has installed Lightfoot®, the in-cab driver efficiency system, on a new fleet of Peugeot vans, a measure intended to cut...

Forklift fuel cell first

AN apparent milestone in the development of forklift truck design and technology is the realisation of a vehicle powered by hydrogen fuel cells, the...
Quantitech

Certification boosts demand for FTIR multigas analyser

ENVIRONMENTAL monitoring specialist Quantitech says it has experienced a surge in demand for its Gasmet portable FTIR emissions analyser, the DX4000. “We believe that...