Textiles circular design space opens in Edinburgh
A new communal working space and sharing facility to help fashion and textiles professionals work sustainably has opened in Edinburgh.
Textiles agency Kalopsia’s...
Advanced Rio lab warns of Olympic water quality danger
Recent press coverage highlighting fears that sewage contamination will present dangers to participants in the 2016 Rio Olympics has been followed up by more...
China’s water industry trade show continues to get bigger
The premier trade show for China’s water industry is set to take place in the New China International Exhibition Center (NCIEC) in Beijing on...
Terrorists and the water supply: UK specialist hits back at “scaremongering” criticism
Craig Stanners, Director of IVL Flow Control has hit back at alleged criticism that he was scaremongering when stating that the UK’s water networks...
Cost-saving clog-free valve gets water industry green light
Around a third of UK Water Companies are now changing over from specifying traditional cast iron flap check valves to a tried and tested...
New standard helps construction sector reduce waste during building projects
BSI, the business standards company, has published BS 8895-2 Designing for material efficiency in building projects – Part 2: Code of practice for Concept...
Registration opens for petroleum testing show
Visitors are now able to register for the forthcoming PEFTEC 2015 trade show at www.PEFTEC.com. The event takes place at the Antwerp Expo on...
What is the potential scope for real-time control in the UK water industry?
By Andrew Thornton, Head of Project Development (Northern Europe) with water quality expert and equipment manufacturer Hach.
With the soaring cost of energy and chemicals...
Drones produce high-res aerial photos for SLR
(Above) RPAS's provide high resolution aerial photos and maps. (Below) Higher resolution image of the same site.
SLR Consulting Ireland is helping clients to...
Samba drums and raw sewage?
"Raw sewage in Rio" debate shows value of UK investment in water treatment, says Lanes Group's Richard Leigh
Fears over sewage contamination problems during the...
For AD plants, fast construction is now more important than ever
FOLLOWING DECC’s late July announcement of a consultation period on proposed changes to the feed-In tariff accreditation, it seems it will become all the...
Water firms deliver on “developer services standards” promise
Water companies have delivered on their promise to compile and deliver a key set of developer services standards that can be used to compare...
Mixing expert shakes up distillery AD
Mixing is an essential part of the AD process and System Mix, which markets the Rotamix Dual Zone mixing system, says it has...
Scheme aims to improve access to sanitation in Egypt
A new project in Egypt aims to improve sanitation services for more than 800,000 poor Egyptians in the Nile Delta where there is a...
Circular economy round table
Billed as "Europe's largest event for resource efficiency and waste management", RWM hits the NEC once again on 15-17 September, this time co-located with...
Hydro summit appraises threats
The vital need to reform the Feed-In Tariff and alternative ways of using the power generated by Scotland's rivers were topics reviewed at a...
Assessing the potential of pumped storage
Craig McMaster of water and natural resources specialist MWH explains why additional pumped storage hydropower could help the UK manage the variability of renewables
Is...
Rooting out sewer vulnerabilities
An aerial map of trees is help- ing to understand the damage caused to underground drains and sewers by tree roots, accord- ing to...
UK AD innovators line up
AD innovators were honoured on 1 July at the UK AD & Biogas Industry Awards 2015. There were 60 entries competing in 14 award...
‘Sustainability crunch’ facing businesses says BIFM report
BUSINESSES are finding it increasingly difficult to implement and manage sustainability policies, ac- cording to research by the British Institute of Facilities Management (BIFM).
The...
