Study appears to establish link between traffic pollution and childhood asthma
There is now sufficient evidence to link traffic pollution to the development of childhood asthma, according to a study carried out by the University...
Making sense of ground gas with continuous monitoring
Dr Steven Goodman of monitoring expert Shaw City appraises the limitations with many existing ground gas monitoring programmes, and the opportunities that now exist...
Analysers deal provides TOC measurement across a wide variety of concentration levels
The German manufacturer of gas analysers SK Elektronik (SKE), has appointed Quantitech as its exclusive UK distributor. SKE is a global provider of gas...
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...
