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Recycled bottles used to create lights

Lights made from recycled cola bottles will soon go on the market following an international study led by Nottingham Trent University. In collaboration with Spanish...

Gates continuing to close at landfill sites

RESEARCH has identified 130 landfill sites that have closed since 2008 as the country continues to reduce the volumes it sends for traditional disposal....
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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...
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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 –...
Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Ed Davey launched a new phase of the Government's Energy Entrepreneurs Fund

Davey launches new Fund phase at Esholt

On an inaugural visit to Yorkshire Water’s Esholt facility, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Ed Davey launched a new phase of...
WORK is expected to begin in summer on a £154m project that will transform the way Scotland’s biggest city handles its domestic waste.

Viridor gets ‘go’ – Domestic waste project under way

WORK is expected to begin in summer on a £154m project that will transform the way Scotland’s biggest city handles its domestic waste. Approval for...
BioWatt was set up to specialise in design and build projects.

New company lands deal as part of £750m Wakefield PFI project

AN enclosed composting facility is to be built as part of a £750m PFI project. BioWatt Engineering, which specialises in the design and build of...
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WWEM 2014 details announced

The organisers of WWEM 2014, the international Water, Wastewater and Environmental Monitoring conference and exhibition, have announced the details of the Conferences that will...
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UK sued over air pollution breaches

THE European Commission has launched legal proceedings against the UK over its failure to comply with European air pollution limits. On 20 February the Commission...

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...
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Turkey publishes Cities Adaptation Support Package

THE Turkish Ministry of Environment and Urbanisation has published a new Cities Adaptation Support Package that has been prepared by environmental consultancy Ricardo-AEA. The Support...
Millican’s appointment was a unanimous decision

Millican is installed as permanent chief executive

DOUGLAS Millican, who has been interim chief executive of Scottish Water since the sudden death of Richard Ackroyd last October, has been given the...
Veolia makes it number five for ERF contractors

Veolia makes it number five for ERF contractors

A CIVIL engineering contractor has teamed up again with its process engineering partner to begin work on an energy recovery facility. Clugston Construction and CNIM...
Glover: “A significant achievement.”

‘Just super’ says Lanes as depot achieves target

THE hub for one of the UK’s biggest wastewater network service operations has achieved a globally-recognised environment standard. Lanes for Drains’ ‘super’ depot in Slough...
Clarke Energy has signed a contract with Bord na Móna for a landfill gas power plant in the Republic of Ireland.

Irish job for Clarke Energy

Clarke Energy has signed a contract with Bord na Móna for a landfill gas power plant in the Republic of Ireland. The plant at the...
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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...
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Fortunes ebb and flow for UK tidal power

TIDAL power equipment supplier Atlantis Resources was awarded a £7.5 million two-year contract in late August to support further development of the MeyGen tidal...
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Compressor waste heat warms local college

GREINER Packaging’s production plant in Northern Ireland is helping a neighbouring college cut its £40,000 annual heating bill by donating waste heat from its...
Carbon catchers raise CO2 awareness

Carbon catchers raise CO2 awareness

A group of artists and scientists were attempting to raise the profile of CO2 emissions and climate change during the Edinburgh Festival in August...
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A sobering but hopeful guide to energy efficiency

THIS book is primarily aimed at those in the property and construction sectors, a contribution to boosting energy- and carbon-literacy for those who find...