Re-design for energy recovery units
ATLAS Copco has announced a complete re-design of the stand-alone, retrofit energy recovery units for its GA compressors. The new ER range now offers...
EVs help map urban pollution
AERIAL surveying specialist Bluesky is helping develop a mobile mapping system to measure pollution at street level.
Working with the University of Leicester, the Leicestershire...
First continuous air quality monitoring for Faroe Islands
THE Environment Agency of the Faroe Islands together with the municipality of Tórshavn has installed two ambient air quality monitoring stations as part of...
Certification boosts demand for FTIR multigas analyser
Quantitech has experienced a surge in demand for the Gasmet portable FTIR emissions analyser, the DX4000. “We believe that this instrument is now the...
Carbon fund for higher education
A further £34 million is to be invested in the HEFCE’s Revolving Green Fund, a scheme that provides recoverable grants to help higher education...
Recycling: Better for the environment, better for business
Although the benefits of recycling have been recognised domestically and within larger industries for some time now, ideas about recycling and waste management within...
Renewables industry showcased in fact-packed new animation
Facts and figures will invigorate energy debate, says trade body chief
A video to highlight the benefits of renewable energy to Scotland, launched today (July...
UK lags US on uptake of carbon capture and storage
THE UK could accelerate the uptake of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology by following the US's example, and push for its adoption in...
Gas analyser suits CCS
TESTING equipment specialist Quantitech has commissioned an advanced Gasmet FTIR multiparameter gas analyser at the UK Carbon Capture & Storage Research Centre (UKCCSRC) facility...
Scheme pilots district heating monitoring in social housing
LONDON-based housing association Octavia Housing has teamed up with green energy specialist Guru Systems for a project that will use the latter’s smart metering...
Variable speed drive recycling win
POWER and automation company ABB says it has recycled 100 tonnes of old variable-speed drives since it began a recycling scheme in the UK...
Innovative aeration promises wastewater energy savings
Phil Burge of Swedish bearings company SKF explains a new aeration blower solution, and its potential to lower energy costs, improve operational efficiency and...
GMB calls for action over urban air
A study conducted for the GMB Union has highlighted the "dangerous" pollution levels to which some UK workers are being exposed, prompting the organisation...
Tracking pollution hot spots with continuous measurement
SITUATED in the south west of Wales, in a largely rural area bordering the Brecon Beacons, Carmarthenshire’s air quality is predominantly good.
However, there...
Thermal cameras spot leaks in tanks
DESIGNED as a preventative maintenance solution for the oil and gas industry, the GF320 Optical Gas Imaging (OGI) camera from FLIR Systems provides an...
NOx and the city
Paul Marsh of Envirotec offers an update on attempts to curb air pollution in the UK
IT'S the single biggest environmental health risk in the...
A view from the top
Envirotec addresses a few questions to Alan Edwards, SLR’s new UK managing director.
Technology experts answer questions on the energy crisis
A debate hosted by the IMechE in Glasgow on 17 April brought together a panel of experts from the renewables and power engineering worlds...
Heat pump windfall awaits in Scotland, says study
SCOTS businesses are missing out on a £250m windfall from the country’s sodden climate, a new study suggests.
Heat pumps – hailed as "game changing"...
Warm reception for the Domestic RHI
THE government launched its Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) on 9 April, a scheme designed to drive the uptake of renewable heat technologies –...
