New method converts biogas to protein feed and bioplastic

Finnish research and technology firm VTT has developed a solution for converting even small sources of methane-rich biogas into raw materials for animal feed...

Launch of World Biogas Association in Marrakesh

The World Biogas Association (WBA) has been launched at the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP 22 at Marrakesh, Morocco, it was...

Lord of the recycled rings: Veolia demonstrates metals recovery from pharmaceuticals

A unique pair of platinum rings with a retail value of around £1,200 have been made entirely from the precious metal recovered from obsolete...

UK Government loses second court action in 18 months over failure to tackle air...

The High Court has ruled that the UK Government is not doing enough to tackle air pollution, the second ruling to that effect made...

Air-cleaning, IoT-enabled “tree” picks up circular economy award in Berlin

An air-cleaning moss installation for urban areas picked up the Green Alley Award in Berlin on 27 October, which recognises innovative start-up companies working...

Veolia delivers more power to the Bradford: 50@50 programme

Resource management firm Veolia has increased low carbon generation for the University of Bradford (UoB) by over a third by designing and installing an...

Future of pumped storage hydro analysed in new report

20 benefits of technology highlighted – along with challenges and solutions A new report outlining the investment case for pumped storage hydro has set out...

Electric cars uptake accelerating in Scotland

Interest in electric cars in Scotland is accelerating, possibly thanks in part to a zero-interest loan fund from the Scottish Government. More than half...

Decarbonising heat the only scalable path to reach zero carbon goals, say conference speakers

Industrial sized district heatpumps which draw warmth from the air, rivers, lakes, the sea and the ground are expected to play a key role...

No need to dump diesel: Report calls for balance when appraising energy supply for...

A new report challenges current perceptions on the use of diesel generators in STOR and related capacity market schemes. Aimed at supporting utilities organisations...

Scottish Water Horizons fined for Cumbernauld odours

Scottish Water Horizons Limited was fined £26,000 at Airdrie Sheriff Court on Monday 10 October 2016 due to offensive odours coming from its Deerdykes...

UK food and drink sector raises sustainability ambitions with new FDF commitment

Food and drink manufacturers on 13 October announced a new set of commitments to further reduce environmental impacts, protect natural capital, and contribute to...

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...

Joint venture combines satellite data gathering and sensor expertise

EarthSense Systems, a new joint venture between aerial mapping company Bluesky and the University of Leicester, is focused on producing innovations in air quality...

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...

Intuitive flowmeter

US air sampling technology firm SKC is offering the Chek-mate flowmeter, said to be an easy to use differential pressure flowmeter for calibrating air...

Rugged and simple multiparameter meter

INDOOR air quality instrumentation expert GrayWolf Sensing Solutions has introduced the AdvancedSense BE, described as a rugged, simple-to-use, multi-parameter environmental meter. This purpose-built instrument...