Dundee rejects biomass, for now
£325 million proposal to face public enquiry
FORTH Energy’s plan to build a £325 million biomass facility in Dundee has been derailed by the City...
Breaking it down: compostable product packaging
Envirotec looks at the latest progress
MORE and more product packaging is being recycled each year but a lot of it still goes to landfill,...
Farmer looks for payback – German on target with GasMix system
A dairy farmer in northern Germany who is producing over 250kWh of biogas is on course to achieve his five-year payback target after investing...
Self contained – House boilers and fuel stores in ISO containers
AS eco-conscious businesses increasingly look to environmental heating systems, an enterprising company has responded by launching a service using its ISO containers to house...
Don’t waste that waste – CPV call for efficiency
A manufacturer of district heating pipe systems has called for an end to the way the Renewables Obligation is incentivising electricity producers to use...
Health monitor – Geotech analyser provides guage
AT the UK’s first viable compact anaerobic digester plant aimed at local food waste treatment, a Geotech GA3000 fixed biogas analyser monitors methane, carbon...
Small minded – Effective means of dealing with bio-degradable wastes
SIZE is becoming an issue in the anaerobic digestion sector with concerns that not all larger AD plants – generating 2MWe and handling about...
Business energy efficiency to the fore at All-Energy 2013
Energy efficiency - we all know it makes sense; it offers financial benefits, and is widely recognised as the easiest and most cost-effective means...
Elmac Technologies Launch New EVA End-of-Line Flame Arrester Range
Elmac Technologies, the international leaders in flame arresters and tank and vessel protection equipment, announce the expansion of their current end-of-line flame arrester range...
More businesses are keen to play generation game
NEW research has identified growing interest among UK businesses to generate renewable energy from their own premises.
Almost 40% of those surveyed by Opus Energy...
Hard work pays off as park gets the nod
YEARS of research, planning and consultation have paid off for green energy company Ecotricity with approval of its proposals for a wind park in...
Seasons in the sun
A South Wales business has been reaping the rewards after installing solar PV panels on its factory buildings.
Solar Windows Ltd of Caerphilly, which manufactures...
Future proof
Biogas analysis requirements are changing and ‘designed-in’ future proofing in gas analysers helps users keep up. It means they can quickly and easily upgrade...
Consumers remain shy about switching over
‘Being green doesn’t mean wearing sandals and eating lentils’
EIGHT out of 10 people support the UK using renewable energy to generate power. But getting...
Wind farm gets go-ahead after turbines reduced
Scottish Power Renewables has won planning consent for a wind farm in the south-west of Scotland after reducing the number of turbines it wanted...
Incineration is the burning issue
Although the volumes of landfill waste have been reduced in recent years through recycling, millions of tonnes of waste are not suitable for recycling...
Naturally gifted – Scotland’s renewables industry
Scotland is making the most of its assets as it continues the drive to build a world-class renewables industry says Niall Stuart
WE ARE undoubtedly...
Fixed option – the GA3000 PLUS from Geotech
The latest fixed biogas analyser from Geotech, the GA3000 PLUS, can now optionally monitor up to three sample points and hydrogen sulphide (H2S) levels...
Countdown to bio cash share
ENTREPRENEURS will find out in December if they have been successful in their bids for shares of a £2m cash pot set up to...
Scots target Sahara waste
SCIENTISTS in Scotland are investigating the potential of a renewable energy source that uses organic waste to generate biogas and to determine if it...
