Supreme Court rules against UK government on EU air pollution breach
Defra has been ordered by the UK Supreme Court to draw up new plans on how it will tackle air pollution, for submission to...
German deal – Solarlec and Conergy
Lancashire company Solarlec has teamed up with German engineering giant Conergy to introduce a new solar PV panel to the UK.
Conergy has offices across...
Innovation in a time of uncertainty
THIS year’s British Hydropower Association conference (10-11 November, Glasgow) takes place against a backdrop of considerable uncertainty for the sector following the government's publication...
Abundance of life discovered beneath an Antarctic ice shelf
Far beneath the ice shelves of the Antarctic, there is more marine life than expected, finds a study in the journal Current Biology, published...
Air quality professionals invited to enter awards
ENTRIES are open for the first ever National Air Quality Awards, celebrating the UK’s best air quality initiatives, campaigns and innovations.
Organised by AirQualityNews.com, with...
Prototype LED demonstrates blue-light reduction without colour compromise
Light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs currently on the market emit a lot of blue light, which has been linked to eye troubles, sleep disturbances and...
The lens of history: Reflections on the 70th anniversary of the Great Smog
The London smog of 1952 was certainly tragic in its effect, claiming over 12,000 lives. But it also marked the moment when air pollution's harms were finally acknowledged, and efforts began to legislate against it. Early December saw the 70th anniversary, and a time for reflection and stock-taking by environmental health experts, including a fascinating lecture by Dr Ian Mudway of Gresham College.
€1 million award for app-supported regreening programme
A project that aims to help farmers restore land and introduce more sustainable methods has secured a €1 million grant from the Dutch National...
Don’t hoard small items, experts urge consumers ahead of International E-waste Day
Event runs with the slogan: ‘Recycle it all, no matter how small!’
Roughly 5.3 billion mobile or smartphones will drop out of use this year,...
Wastewater analysis at Bolivian lithium deposit explores how to avoid repeating past environmental mistakes
A US group has conducted the first thorough chemical analysis of wastewater associated with mining the lithium brine at the Salar de Uyuni, in...
Pop goes the diesel? Leaks and other hazards on the hydrogen roadmap
The race is on to develop the technology to exploit hydrogen fuel, widely regarded as offering the most promising pathway to a zero-carbon economy. And while it took over 40 years to bring solar and wind power to cost parity with legacy energy sources, those banking on hydrogen (everyone, it seems) are hoping to squeeze that development work into a much shorter timeframe. Envirotec surveys recent progress.
Time to put the foot down?
A decarbonisation rate of 11.7% per annum is now required to keep warming within 1.5°C according to new analysis from PwC in December
Trade groups call for solar funding reprieve in Scotland
Scotland’s solar sector and the Scottish Government’s net-zero targets are at serious risk if solar is not reinstated to the Home Energy Scotland (HES)...
Top Scottish chippie becomes champion of fatberg fight
An award-winning fish and chip shop has become an official champion of Scottish Water’s campaign to free sewers of fatbergs.
Cromars is backing the six-month...
Electricity storage could put ‘electric economy’ within reach, says ICE
Electricity storage could offer a secure, affordable and cleaner future for Britain’s electricity grid if regulators, Government and industry took steps to break down...
Community energy retains overwhelming backing of uk public, and increased support among Conservative voters,...
An overwhelming majority of the public would support local renewable energy projects, including wind turbines, if they were owned and controlled by the community,...
Honour parade
THE work of the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) was recognised in the New Year Honours List with 48 people receiving...
Funding secured for UK’s first hydrogen injection system on a ferry
Innovate UK has granted £430,332 funding to a consortium that aims to design and integrate a hydrogen-diesel dual-fuel injection system onboard a commercial ferry....
Electricity networks accelerate potential connection dates of over 200 clean energy projects
7.8GW of clean energy projects, more than double the output of Hinkley Point C nuclear power station, have had their connection offer dates brought...
Roads and digital innovation: White paper presents highlights from local authority project leads
A seemingly ground-breaking government-funded initiative to accelerate innovation in the roads sector has published its latest white paper, looking at the role of digital...
