Peter powers over Pavegen pavement tiles
PAVEGEN has had the largest ever installation of its energy-harvesting pavement tiles at the 2013 Paris Marathon.
Commissioned by French energy specialists Schneider Electric, lead...
Observers respond to Labour’s fracking announcement
Energy secretary Ed Milliband has announced plans to bring forward legislation that will raise political and procedural barriers against any resumption of fracking, one...
Treat climate change and biodiversity loss as one, says European science advisory group
The recent IPCC Report confirms that global warming is picking up pace. The impact is playing out in real time as we watch villages flood and forests burn.
Ocean-dumping for Fukushima wastewater: Japan’s complex decision remains contentious
Japan has ended years of speculation over the fate of radioactive wastewater stored in tanks at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant since the 2011...
National Bed Federation profiles mattress recycling in new report, and sets 10-year recycling goal...
The National Bed Federation (NBF) has published its first policy document on the use and sale of used mattresses, components and materials. The policy...
First publicly-funded small modular reactors will be built in Anglesey
Wylfa in North Wales has been selected as the site for the UK’s first publicly built small modular nuclear reactors, the government announced on...
Ten market challenges with scaling renewables identified by new report
Professional services firm KPMG has launched Turning the tide in scaling renewables, described as a comprehensive report which pinpoints 10 pressing challenges defining the...
Figures show nearly 1 in 3 people are registered at GP surgeries with unsafe...
· 7.5 million NHS patients in London...
· over 2 million NHS patients in the East Midlands...
· 2.5 million NHS patients in the...
Preparing for the sulphur cap in 2020: Conference presentation to look at monitoring wash...
Stephanie Lavelle of Chelsea Technology Group - a firm specialising in water monitoring - will be presenting on “Monitoring Waste Wash Water from Scrubbers”...
Gauging groundwater flood risk
FOLLOWING the launch of its Groundwater Flood Risk map in October, water environment services provider ESI is offering Local Authorities a free licence to...
Edinburgh event to showcase electric vehicle benefits for business
FORMER Top Gear host Quentin Willson will join a fleet of industry experts in Edinburgh next weekend at a free show intended to showcase...
Government awards £30m to cutting-edge highway decarbonisation projects
Cutting-edge, innovative ideas to decarbonise the UK’s highways are to benefit from tens of millions of pounds in Government funding.
The £30...
Joining forces to fight FOG
A frontline organisation for contractors battling with fats, oil and grease (FOG) in commercial and industrial kitchens has been set up in association with...
Ferries trade group warns of urgent need to deliver green shipping corridors
Interferry, a global trade association for the ferry industry, has warned that ferry operators are facing rising costs under the EU Emissions Trading System...
Turkey publishes Cities Adaptation Support Package
THE Turkish Ministry of Environment and Urbanisation has published a new Cities Adaptation Support Package that has been prepared by environmental consultancy Ricardo-AEA.
The Support...
What happened at COP in Baku?
Almost 200 countries assembled in Baku, Azerbaijan on 11-22 November for COP29, which produced an agreement widely decried as falling short of the challenges...
Research partnership to look at how infrastructure programmes interact with the natural environment
Global infrastructure services firm AECOM and the University of Salford launched a new research partnership on 16 August with the aim of improving understanding...
Environmental DNA project launches with sampling event on the River Adur
The 1000 Rivers eDNA Project has now launched after an event on the banks of the River Adur in Sussex on 11 September
De-silter gives easy access
SLD Pumps and Power has introduced "an innovative de-silting settlement tank technology" to its hire fleet.
The de-silter has been introduced to help reduce...
Animation explains biogas analyser
BIOGAS instrumentation manufacturer Geotech has produced a short animation to showcase the features of its latest GA3000+ biogas and landfill analyser. The system allows...
