Cloud-based energy aggregation and battery waste innovators pick up low carbon funding awards for...

A cloud-based energy aggregation service has picked up the Shell Springboard and Shell LiveWIRE awards, securing £180,000 of equity free funding. Another award went...

Drone platform maps industrial emissions

Finnish cleantech startup Aeromon has developed a seemingly unique platform for rapidly mapping over 70 different industrial emissions. By deploying sensors in static, hand-held...

Renewables cut Europe’s carbon emissions by 10% in 2015, says EEA report

Increasing use of renewables is translating directly into cuts in fossil fuel consumption in Europe, according to a report released on 4 April by...

High sensitivity monitoring of indoor VOCs

Highly sensitive version of sensor capable of monitoring trace levels of VOCs over a long period of time making it ideal for air quality...

Chance find has big implications for water treatment’s costs and carbon footprint

A type of bacteria accidentally discovered during research supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) could fundamentally re-shape efforts to cut...

Flexible and future proof gas detection

Ashtead Technology has announced that the TSI Environmental DustTrak™ Aerosol Monitors in its fleet of particulate matter (PM) monitors have achieved MCERTS approval. "As...

Workshop focuses on dust protection

Ashtead Technology, TSI and the Health & Safety Laboratory (HSL) recently collaborated to deliver a workshop focusing on the environmental and safety hazards presented...

Monitoring gas emissions helps predict volcanic eruptions

To understand and predict the behaviour of volcanoes, scientists are now combining geological monitoring and geochemical models. By measuring and monitoring the prevalence of...

Mains water supply approved

Demonstrating high accuracy and compliance with the Environment Agency’s performance standards, Xylem’s Flygt MagFlux EMF 801 has achieved MCERTS accreditation as well as WRAS...

“Perfect timing” for Air Quality and Emissions event

AQE 2017 will take place in Telford (UK) on 24 and 25 May at a time when the health effects of air pollution are...

Real-world vehicle emissions monitoring service launches

- Accurate measurement of the emissions of passing vehicles - Linked to automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras for individual vehicle identification - Data can be...

UK AD industry calls for game-changing research centre at ADBA R&I Forum

The UK anaerobic digestion (AD) industry laid out plans for a Centre for Anaerobic Biotechnology and Bioresources Research to establish the UK as a...

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...

Compact air quality station combines PM2.5 and O3 measurement

Sensor-based air quality monitoring expert Aeroqual has announced a new arrival in its ambient air monitoring product line up – the AQS 1 compact...

Air pollution can alter effectiveness of antibiotics, say researchers

Researchers from the University of Leicester have for the first time discovered that bacteria that cause respiratory infections are directly affected by air pollution...

Brexit offers a chance to rethink waste policy, says thinktank

In a new report, Going Round in Circles, UK think tank Policy Exchange says that Brexit presents a huge opportunity for the UK Government...

Study highlights individual countries’ contributions to environmental issues

A new study by the price comparison website MoneySuperMarket released on 2 March appears to reveal how people impact their environment, both in the...

Instrument test project films images of Earth’s curvature

Physics students from the University of Leicester have captured breathtaking images of the Earth’s stratosphere using a high altitude weather balloon.   The unmanned balloon...

App offers “hyper-local” pollution data

Smart sensor firm Drayson Technologies has partnered with Moovit, “the world’s number one transit app”, to support a pilot programme that could allow urban...

Gas sampling probes for every application

Gas sampling specialist JCT is offering a complete portfolio of gas sampling probes with a new set of technical brochures available on the company’s...