Scientists letter fuels biomass debate
AN article has appeared in the New York Times which appears to lend support to those who argue against - on environmental grounds -...
Legal action on the horizon over UK wastewater failures
THE UK faces legal action from the European Commission over failures in its collection and treatment of wastewater.
Around 17 localities were highlighted by a...
AQE 2015 to focus on ways to improve air quality and emissions monitoring
AQE 2015, the international Air Quality and Emissions show, will take place in Telford, UK, on 22nd and 23rd April. Created to provide an...
Heat exchanger cuts carbon emissions for malted ingredients maker
The 3-tank batch sludge pasteuriser system from HRS is said to provide 40% heat regeneration.
Malted ingredients company Muntons (Stowmarket, Suffolk) is putting the finishing...
Emissions analyser helps manage power station
A multiparameter emissions monitor at Thetford power station is being used to demonstrate to the Environment Agency that the plant is performing within the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Sampler hunts fugitive air pollution
INDUSTRIAL sites and highways could become cleaner in the future thanks to shark-shaped samplers that hunt ‘fugitive’ air pollutants.
Scientists at Lancaster University and the...
Integrated device is mobile game-changer, claims supplier
OEMS and mobile device manufacturers are alerted to the release of what is described as "the world's first environmental sensor combining pressure, humidity, temperature...
Intelligent sensing
AN intelligent air quality sensing module from SGX Sensortech is intended to remove the hassle from monitoring air quality in the car, the home,...
Riyadh monitoring contract
RICARDO-AEA has been awarded a three-year contract to provide city-wide air quality monitoring and data analysis for Saudi Arabia’s capital city, Riyadh – the...
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....
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...
Animation showcases biogas analyser
Instrumentation specialist Geotech has produced an online animation to publicise its BIOGAS 5000 portable analyser, showing how the device can be used in applications...
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...
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...
