Carbon Connect responds to Government’s consultation to drastically reform the Renewable Heat Incentive
Public policy advisory body Carbon Connect has responded to the Government consultation to drastically reform the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) by calling instead for...
Scottish remanufacturing businesses share funding award
Funding has been awarded to nine projects intended to help Scottish remanufacturing businesses explore how to make the most efficient use of materials –...
Group calls for better protection from hazardous chemicals worldwide
International advocacy group WECF (Women in Europe for a Common Future) has released a publication called Women and Chemicals which calls for more...
Topsides event to focus on ‘saving money safely’
A new, interactive oil and gas conference and exhibition, taking place at Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre on 16 and 17 March, will address...
Household bills could be cut by £50 a year through energy storage, report finds
A report released today (2 March) by the Carbon Trust outlines the significant cost savings that could be made with the UK electricity system,...
Bath hospital Legionella inquest pinpoints failures
The risks presented by Legionella bacteria in water systems were in the headlines again in February, following inquest findings which highlighted the failures that...
Parliamentary reception hopes to influence policy environment for small scale AD in rural farming
Today (1 March) in the House of Commons almost 150 farmers will join around 90 MPs and Peers at a parliamentary event aimed at...
Majority of Scots want next Scottish Government to make renewables a priority
RENEWABLES has come out top of a new poll that asked people in Scotland which energy source the next Scottish Government should prioritise.
As Scotland...
New research shows climate change will endanger many species previously believed to be not...
New research from the University of Aberdeen appears to show that insects in high-latitude ecosystems such as Scotland are just as at risk from...
Rare butterfly gets new home next to Bucks railway line
Network Rail volunteers have helped create a new habitat for one of the UK’s rarest butterflies at a new site next to a Buckinghamshire...
Blackpool picks up Keep Britain Tidy award
Blackpool Council’s Waste Services Team has been named Environmental Team of the Year 2016 at the annual Keep Britain Tidy awards in recognition of...
Waste recycling firm given highest confiscation order for environmental offences in Scotland
Alloa based recycling firm Oran Environmental Solutions (OES) has been handed a confiscation order of £345,558.43 (on 15 February) for licence breaches which resulted...
Improved aerobic digester targets organic content in co-mingled waste
Advetec, a UK specialist in the treatment of solid and liquid organic waste, has launched a new, enhanced version of its high temperature aerobic...
WRAP-led group continues with efforts to standardise recycling systems in England
On 12 February WRAP announced the start of the second phase of its cross industry project to examine ways to bring greater consistency to...
Create sovereign wealth fund for renewables support, says industry roundtable
For renewables to be a commercial success and a sustained contributor to the UK’s energy mix, subsidy support needs to be delivered by the...
SLR maps North Sea decom circularity
SLR Consulting recently completed the technical authoring of a Decom North Sea and Zero Waste Scotland funded report on ‘The Management of Decommissioned Material...
Severe drought no longer caused just by nature, say researchers
Scientists at the University of Birmingham are calling on drought researchers and managers around the world to consider both human activity and natural phenomena...
New sentencing guidelines mean a hike in fines for health and safety breaches
From 1 February 2016 Crown Courts and Magistrates Courts in England and Wales will be bound by tough new guidelines when sentencing offenders who...
How to fast-track ROC and FIT approval with grid connection simulation technology
Grid connection simulation technology could speed up the race by onshore wind and solar developers to beat tight accreditation deadlines for Renewables Obligation Certificates...
Biogas events kick off 2016 for gas measurement expert
Geotech is inviting colleagues, consultants and technicians within the landfill and biogas industry to their UK Biogas Seminar, being held on Thursday 28 January...
