UK fusion partnership aims to accelerate net zero progress
A memorandum of understanding was signed on 30 March between The University of Manchester and the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), intended to kick...
Drone technology and AI used to tackle litter in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
BCP Council, Hubbub and McDonald’s partner on ground-breaking campaign
Local businesses and community groups urged to join forces as lockdown eases
Bournemouth, Christchurch and...
Net zero target will create up to 1.7 million new jobs by 2030, says...
The Government will not deliver on its commitment to net zero by 2050, say the authors of a new research paper, without taking radical...
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...
Energy storage reform needed to meet net-zero, says report
Price floor should fill gap in ‘fragmented’ market
Report funded by Scottish Renewables, the British Hydropower Association, Buccleuch, CCSQ, Drax Group, Intelligent Land...
First of its kind study examines the impact of ocean noise pollution on Ireland’s...
Ireland’s first real-time acoustic monitoring project of cetacean species (whales, dolphins and porpoise) was launched last week off the South Coast of Ireland, with...
Air pollution risks health of all, especially drivers, says TfL report
The Mayor of London has today published a report on the impact of coronavirus on London bus drivers.
Green Party London Assembly Member Caroline Russell...
Canadian liquid and solid waste management firm purchased for C$927.5 million
North American Environmental services firm GFL Environmental has entered a definitive agreement to acquire the solid waste and environmental solutions business of Terrapure Environmental...
Copper theft warning: The importance of considering alternative materials
With the value of raw materials regularly increasing, M&E specifiers and contractors are being urged to consider traditional pipework alternatives in order to reduce...
Property industry likely to be breaking the law by failing to disclose air pollution...
Explosive new QC legal opinion suggests estate agents, property websites, surveyors and conveyancers are now legally obliged to inform prospective buyers and...
Data centre virtualisation and cloud computing can play a pivotal role in power sector...
A new report from power market analytics firm Aurora Energy Research suggests that increased deployment of (and continued improvements in) virtualisation technology could reduce...
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...
Environmental risk reduction firm announces changes to senior leadership team
Environmental risk reduction specialist Adler and Allan has announced changes to its senior leadership team effective 1 March 2021. The firm says the appointments...
Highlands hub spearheads Scottish grasp for hydrogen leadership
A view of the Cromarty Firth
A multi-partner plan involving the Port of Cromarty Firth has been launched to establish a green hydrogen hub in...
The sea is full – a coordinated approach to off-shore energy is the only...
A more integrated approach to the deployment of offshore energy networks is needed as a key enabler for net zero or the sea ‘is...
Plans for Scotland’s first hazardous soil treatment centre announced
Research project to create new materials from recycling’s waste products
Heriot-Watt University has joined forces with Brewster Bros, a recycling business based in Livingston,...
Traffic data prompt air quality concerns as lockdown lifts
• Call for cities to commit to Clean Air Zones to protect the public
• Traffic across major cities in January 2021 at 83% of...
Green Homes Grant cut will be “a wrecking ball” to jobs, says TUC
New analysis estimates that of the 100,000 new jobs the government promised through the scheme, just 14,500 have been created to date
The...
$357k funding progresses US lithium-ion battery recycling initiative
Team Portables, a consortium for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) recycling incentivization, has received Phase II funding from the US Department of Energy’s (DoE) Lithium-Ion Battery...
“Global warming won’t wait until 2050,” says European science advisory group
“We cannot rely on linear developments and a steady energy transition over the next 30 years to 2050,” according to William Gillett, Energy Programme...
