Gas analyser builds complete picture of contamination

OCCUPATIONAL health specialists from Wisconsin, USA, are utilising FTIR gas analysis technology to identify and quantify both known and unknown gas species in a...

Power-thrifty dust monitor stands on its own

ENVIRO Technology Services is now offering the EDM180 environmental dust monitor from German manufacturer Grimm Aerosol. The EDM180 is a stationary monitor for simultaneous,...

New legal challenge mounted against Defra for EU air quality breach

Law firm ClientEarth is continuing its bid to hold the government to account for failing to tackle air quality. JEREMY Corbyn used Prime Minister’s Questions...

Dust monitoring workshop draws a crowd

IN February instrumentation specialist Ashtead Technology and monitoring instrument manufacturer TSI co-hosted a technical workshop which focused on monitoring workplace and environmental air quality....

Pigeons: The latest recruits in the fight against air pollution?

IT almost sounds like the random suggestion of an improvisational comedian, but no, it seems real enough. A high profile campaign running for three...

Laser gas detection for biogas and emissions

SWISS micro technology (MEMS) specialist Axetris recently published a case study in AWE magazine suggesting a popular role for gas detection based on Tunable...

Low and zero carbon homes threatened by Government policies, says report

The Government’s ability to meet EU targets for delivering low carbon homes following the Paris international climate change agreement has been challenged by a...

Budget 2016: Criticism for climate coolness, plus other responses

George Osborne’s 2016 budget on 16 March included announcements related to flood resilience and the effort to tackle climate change, alongside further tax cuts...

New video on Greenhouse Gas soil monitoring

In response to the demand for a better understanding of climate change, Gasmet Technologies and researchers from the University of Helsinki have created a...

Household bills could be cut by £50 a year through energy storage, report finds

A report released today (2 March) by the Carbon Trust outlines the significant cost savings that could be made with the UK electricity system,...

Majority of Scots want next Scottish Government to make renewables a priority

RENEWABLES has come out top of a new poll that asked people in Scotland which energy source the next Scottish Government should prioritise. As Scotland...

Event to showcase biomass benefits for businesses

Businesses and organisations interested to hear how biomass could reduce their energy costs, lower their carbon emissions and help them move away from a...

The Circular Economy Package and food waste: Will it deliver for the UK?

Philip Simpson of ReFood reflects on the EU's recently announced Circular Economy Package, and offers some views on how best to tackle the waste...

‘Groundbreaking’ heat-power solution wins award for marine energy savings

CLIMEON received Frost & Sullivan's "Technology Innovation Award" at the "Excellence in Best Practice Award Banquet" hosted by the market intelligence firm in Frankfurt...

London takes a week to breach EU annual limits for NO2

It took just one week for London to breach the EU annual limit on NO2 emissions. On 8 January the London Air Quality Network...

Brexit fears for pollution control

IF the UK was to exit the EU it could affect transnational efforts to curb air pollution, according to comments made to the Environmental...

Fracking: The science, the risks and the regulations

Barnaby Harding, principal hydrogeologist at environmental consultancy ESI, explores the real science behind fracking, the risks to water resources it presents, and how these...

Gas measurement expert is focused on the future

Stroud based air quality monitoring equipment specialist Enviro Technology Services Plc (ET) has recently celebrated 32 years in business. According to ET’s Managing Director,...

Emissions monitoring event announces conference programme

The organisers of CEM 2016, the international emissions monitoring event, have published details of the conference that will run over three days in Lisbon...

Motor control system saves energy for plastics and recycling firms

AN innovative single-speed motor control system is claimed to offer important energy-saving benefits to plastics and recycling firms. It is available in the UK...