Brighton SuDS scheme is a landmark intervention to protect groundwater
A project led by Brighton & Hove City Council, based on research from the University of Brighton, aims to protect 90% of the city’s...
Clean and ready – REC complete works
A multi-discipline approach helped environmental consultancy REC complete the remediation and validation works for a mixed-use development scheme to a tight deadline.
The £19.5m Hayhurst...
Coventry University and Severn Trent partner to convert waste ammonia into hydrogen
Researchers from Coventry University are collaborating with Severn Trent and the Organics Group to turn sewage waste into a clean fuel for tankers and...
Precision toxicology consortium “will transform approaches to chemical safety management”
A research project to shape regulation and policy on chemical safety, and without the use of animal testing, has been launched with the aid...
Coastal wetlands capture more carbon as seas rise
New research shows tidal marshes could help reduce the impact of climate change
As sea levels rise, coastal wetlands could play a key role in...
Utility-university partnership to fine tune AD
A partnership between University of York researchers and Yorkshire Water (YW) will work to optimise next-generation anaerobic digestion (AD) facilities .
Caution over infrastructure cuts
Engineers have urged Government to “act with caution” when making spending cuts in areas such as flood risk management, that could impact on the resilience...
Lack of political consensus could harm the government’s net zero targets, Labour MP warns...
Environmental campaigner and new Labour MP Polly Billington has warned that a lack of political consensus around tackling climate change could put the new...
New guidance document on avoiding plastic contamination in compost
The REA and ADBA have released a position paper offering advice on how to keep plastic out of digestates and composts .
Trade group secures tax win for solar and batteries for householders
HMRC confirm 5% VAT for batteries when sold with a new solar system
On 3 August the Solar Trade Association (STA) was celebrating securing a...
Tortuous progress: Key takeaways from COP28
December's COP28 event in Dubai took place against a backdrop of global emissions continuing to rise at a rate of 1.5% per year, when...
“Unconventional water sources” offer a lifeline for the future, say experts
UN water experts say it is time to increase the tapping of Earth’s diverse and abundant unconventional water sources – the millions of cubic...
Black bag blues: Does Scotland have enough incineration capacity?
Ongoing uncertainty about Scotland's ability to deal with its own residual waste - once a ban on landfilling biodegradeable material takes effect on 1 January 2026 - has prompted soul-searching north of the border, and an extensive contemplation of the appropriate role that incineration should play in the waste hierarchy. Envirotec reports.
Aberdeen researchers win funds to establish marine energy centre in SE Asia
Researchers at Robert Gordon University (RGU) in Aberdeen have won £165,760 in funding from the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Prosperity Fund to support...
Legal challenge to exclusion of waste incinerators from post-Brexit emissions trading scheme
A legal challenge has been issued to the Government’s decision to exclude municipal waste incinerators from the UK Emissions Trading Scheme - the replacement...
EA annual report on pollution incidents highlights backsliding by many water firms
England’s water and sewerage companies have received something of a mixed review in terms of environmental performance in the Environment Agency’s recent annual report...
Premium EVs get rare UK airing
UK media attention was drawn to the Greenfleet event in Edinburgh on 25 April, possibly by the opportunity to test drive Tesla’s Model S...
Incineration costs skyrocket for Scottish councils
The cost of incinerating waste is rising for Scottish councils, and will cost each one over £1 million more per year, on average, by...
120-fold increase in CCUS needed to hit global net zero target
CCUS needs new business models; state subsidies alone may not create needed growth, says says McKinsey & Company report
Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS)...
Europe wants smart answers
TEN European research institutes have collaborated on a project to develop flood resilient smart technologies and products.
The emphasis of the SMARTeST project has been...
