Government proposals endanger thousands of solar jobs, says REA
· New survey of the solar industry illustrates scale of potential job losses if controversial Government proposals relating to the Feed-in Tariff and Export...
Take a stand and address single-use items and throwaway culture rather than just plastics,...
Zero Waste Scotland is warning that the current focus on plastics is distracting from the real issue of ending the disposable throwaway culture
Rail operator and infrastructure services provider achieve 97% diesel-free ‘Site of the Future’
A project led by Network Rail and Colas Rail has used solar lighting and power generation to prove the viability of a sustainable ‘Site...
Ready for take-off
SIEMENS has produced the first of its new 75-metre long rotor blades, for installation on the second prototype of its 6MW offshore wind turbine...
Just 14% of England’s surface waters achieve good ecological status
Only 14.3% of England’s rivers, lakes and estuaries have achieved good ecological status in the latest Environment Agency classifications, prompting environmental groups to call...
April event in Berlin to discuss EV charging infrastructure conundrum
Franco Gonzalez, Principal Analyst at IDTechEx discusses some of the themes to be dealt with at the firm's forthcoming event
Is the Amazon forest approaching a tipping point?
Global warming may be interacting with regional rainfall and deforestation to accelerate forest loss in the Amazon, pushing it towards partial or total collapse.
Research...
Four share £5m fund
Four engineering projects to develop new lightweight materials, design products to have a longer life and be more easily recyclable, and to clean contaminated...
SLR maps North Sea decom circularity
SLR Consulting recently completed the technical authoring of a Decom North Sea and Zero Waste Scotland funded report on ‘The Management of Decommissioned Material...
Energy from Waste Conference 2017 speaker line up and programme unveiled
Full agenda includes: Brexit keynote, one-to-one meetings, site visits, international case studies, technology debates, practical workshops, networking dinner
MA Business, organisers of the Energy from...
Action urged over climate change’s impact on hydropower and wildlife
Scotland must do more to help hydropower facilities maximise their output and prevent negative impacts on wildlife in the face of the challenges posed...
A fat load of good? Sourcing feedstocks for aviation biofuels looks not-so-simple
Are fats and oils the key to the aviation fuels of the future? Envirotec writes
Many are betting on sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) as the...
Decarbonization efforts slowing, says Boston Consulting survey, which details the rewards of progress
Corporate progress on decarbonization has slowed over the past year, according to new analysis from consultancy firm Boston Consulting Group released on 18 September....
Scottish Water overflow map goes live
Scottish Water's first online overflow map, showing near real-time data from wastewater overflows across the country, is now live and available for public use.
The...
Recovery plan: Wyke Farms goes green
WYKE Farms, the UK’s largest independent cheese producer and milk processor, has opened a £1million water recovery plant, allowing the company to recover up...
‘Power grid in space’ startup raises $65m
Jacksonville-based aerospace startup Star Catcher Industries has raised $65 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding round to accelerate development of what it describes...
Dundee to host conference on climate change science and law
This inaugural event will focus on identifying elements of a global climate consensus and the legal practicality of effective climate action
Rio water pollution levels even worse than previously thought, says report
The latest round of tests on the waters around Rio de Janeiro reveal it is even more extensively contaminated than had been supposed, adding...
35% of microplastics released into the world’s oceans are from synthetic textiles, says IMechE...
Institution of Mechanical Engineers calls for urgent action to prevent the 6 million microfibres released from a typical 5kg wash load of polyester fabrics...
Making the UK’s net zero target real: Professional services firm comments on progress
UK leads the G20 having the most rapid decarbonisation rate since 2000, at 3.7%
Achieving the UK’s commitment to achieve net zero emissions...
