UK government body to deploy innovative robotics to manage radioactive waste
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) group has announced a partnership which will see innovative technology deployed for the first time on a nuclear site...
Analysis points to role for AI in advancing the transition to greener energy
Artificial intelligence (AI) has already arrived in some areas of the energy industry and has the potential to further advance the integrated energy transition...
Digitalisation Review details how UK manufacturing could unlock £455 billion and create thousands of...
· Over ten years industrial digitalisation could boost UK manufacturing by £455bn, increasing sector growth up to 3% per year; creating a net gain...
Geospatial and air quality data combine to provide tool for cyclists planning urban routes
A project combining Ordnance Survey (OS) geospatial data with real-time air quality data from EarthSense Systems is set to highlight clean cycle routes in...
Water sector needs to think differently about its urgent skills gap, says CIWEM report
A new report from the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWM) calls for a better approach to grappling with the skills gap...
Scientists letter fuels biomass debate
AN article has appeared in the New York Times which appears to lend support to those who argue against - on environmental grounds -...
Against the grain: What can be done about microplastics in soils and digestate?
Microplastics are everywhere: We know that much. But should we be worried? What can we do about it? Some of the speakers at Aqua Enviro's European Biosolids and Bioresources Conference, in late November, presented findings from a project aiming to understand the levels of this contaminant in compost and AD digestate. A change in the policy landscape seems imminent, as Envirotec found out.
Rare butterfly gets new home next to Bucks railway line
Network Rail volunteers have helped create a new habitat for one of the UK’s rarest butterflies at a new site next to a Buckinghamshire...
New toolkit and grants aim to help tackle litter across the UK
The environmental charity Hubbub has launched Neatstreets.org.uk a new website to help local authorities and other organisations combat litter using a range of tried...
Defra u-turn on hazardous waste will harm plasma disposal technology, says firm behind it
In a late U-turn Defra has chosen to turn its back on European environmental legislation and to continue to permit hazardous materials that are...
IMechE calls on Government to support more local energy trials on UK university campuses
University campuses uniquely well suited to these trials
Advantages include academic and technical expertise, student support as well as ownership of large areas...
Late January arrests made over Oxfordshire illegal waste dump
Four further arrests have been made in late January in connection with a large illegal waste dump occurring in Kidlington, Oxfordshire last Summer, which...
Generating energy from footsteps: Technology introduced at rail station in a UK first
The first installation at a UK transport hub of a system to utilise kinetic energy from commuters’ footsteps has been launched by Pavegen and...
Water’s hour of reckoning? Highlights from the Cunliffe review
The Independent Water Commission (IWC) reported its findings on 21 July, the culmination of an eight-month investigation, billed as the largest review of the...
New retrofit report calls for ‘triple win’ action by UK Government and provides inspiration...
Investing in a nationwide retrofit is the 'win-win-win' of climate response - cutting emissions, reducing fuel poverty and boosting local employment, says climate solutions...
Solar survey respondents reveal third of UK solar jobs lost – more losses expected
Comprehensive PWC and Solar Trade Association survey appears to show support for tax breaks to re-boot struggling UK solar sector as global market accelerates
As...
“Smog-free tower” opens in Rotterdam
The Smog Free Tower uses an electromagnetic field to attract and collect smog particles
BILLED as “the world’s first smog-free tower”, a building in Rotterdam’s...
New storm water drainage systems in Irvine and Kilmarnock
Leading water management solutions company, Asset International ltd (Asset), in partnership with KWH Pipe UK Ltd, has supplied a Weholite storm water attenuation tank...
Scientists unravel the porosity of biochars in a world first
Ground-breaking work lights a path for environmental applications and accessing results from vast amounts of data
In a breakthrough that may be significant for environmental...
Job losses feared over move to lower emissions furnaces at British Steel
British Steel has announced plans to further decarbonize its operations via a £1.25-billion proposal to transition towards electric arc furnace steelmaking, and away from...
