Two shake hands on treatment deal
TWO businesses have teamed up to develop large-scale organic waste treatment projects using composting technology.
The agreement sees HotRot and Bio Watt Engineering (BWE) join...
CDKN and Ricardo launch guide on implementing Paris climate commitments
The Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) and Ricardo Energy & Environment have launched a new guide to support countries with implementing their commitments...
New ‘Game-Changer’ and ‘Best Pitch’ prizes awarded at Cleantech Innovate 2018
Two new prizes were awarded on 21 March at Cleantech Innovate 2018, the event that aims to provide a showcase of game-changing clean technologies.
Flint...
Trade group secures better grid access for solar on commercial businesses and housing developments...
Small and medium sized solar installations up to 200kW in size will find it easier to connect to Scottish Power Energy Networks grid in...
PEFTEC 2017 announces conference programme
The organisers of PEFTEC 2017 (Antwerp, 29-30 November) have published the conference themes for this year’s event and announced that registration is now open...
Cobalt-free lithium-ion battery brings fairer phones into view
A new study appears to identify potential alternative materials to use in the positive terminals of consumer electronics batteries, replacing cobalt.
The batteries used in...
SEPA issues £2,412.81 fine for illegal landfill site in Penicuik
A waste management company was fined £612.81 and two of senior staff £900 each on 18 February 2019 for illegally disposing of waste at...
Mersey winner closer
Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority (MRWA) has received two final tenders for a £90m waste contract.
Covanta and SITA are the bidders for the Merseyside...
Energy storage key to net zero ambitions, says conference speaker
The Ffestiniog scheme in North Wales: Pumped storage can resolve a perceived conflict between boosting economic activity and encouraging a sustainable green agenda, said...
Pilot plant for recycling plastic lab waste is a UK first
A pilot plant on the University of Bath campus is said to be able to recycle up to 60% of plastic lab waste, to...
New guide will help organisations reduce emissions and achieve international targets, says IChemE Energy...
The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) Energy Centre has launched a good practice guide in energy and resource efficiency that it says will help...
ADBA compares party manifestos
Following the launch of the Labour, Liberal Democrat and Conservative manifestos, the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) has commented on the energy, climate...
Amnesty International: Industrial mining of cobalt and copper for rechargeable batteries is leading to...
The expansion of industrial-scale cobalt and copper mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has led to the forced eviction of entire...
Report highlights “glaring gap in the UK’s Net Zero Strategy”
A new report sets out to explain - in direct terms - why the UK Government’s current Net Zero Strategy (NZS) falls significantly short...
UK government’s attempt to loosen nutrient neutrality rules blocked by the House of Lords
The government has lost its bid to scrap nutrient neutrality rules for housing developments, with Labour Lords voting to reject the proposed amendments (to...
Ground-breaking textile recycling technology ready to leave the lab, says firm
An East London-based start-up firm, Worn Again Technologies, has announced that it has hit a £5 million investment target to support the commercialisation of a new polymer recycling technology .
New turbine will power entire plant
A company’s drive to reduce the carbon footprint of its manufacturing processes has moved ahead with the installation of a wind turbine with the...
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...
Breach firm fined
SEVERN Trent Water was fined £15,000 and ordered to pay £3,878 in costs after it pleaded guilty at Telford Magistrates’ Court to a charge...
Report highlights UK and US financial institutions’ contribution to Amazon deforestation
A report released on 12 March by Amazon Watch reveals the involvement of five American and British financial institutions in billions of dollars in...
