Parallel streams at bioenergy summit
THE bioenergy and renewable energy generation event Nextgen returns to Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire on 8 – 9 October 2014.
Intended to appeal to developers working...
Banking on biogas
MODULAR waste-to-energy innovator SEaB Energy has been shortlisted for the RBS Innovation Gateway, which called on innovators and small businesses (SMEs) to come forward...
ERDF selects Elster
ERDF selects Elster to support rollout of up to 35 million smart meters in France
Elster Electricity Solutions selected for ERDF’s Linky project phase one,...
Prize for smart heating system
A smart heating controller that enables households to better regulate energy demand has won the £50,000 Dynamic Demand Challenge run by Nesta.
Hestia, a product...
Oz mega event
REED Exhibitions will host a new sustainability ‘mega event’ in Melbourne. For the first time, Australian Sustainability Week will showcase all aspects of sustainability,...
Safety sword
THE British Safety Council has launched its 2014 Sword of Honour and Globe of Honour awards, designed to recognise and celebrate exemplary management of...
UK resilience questioned
MORE frequent extreme weather events will make it increasingly difficult to operate our infrastructure networks in all conditions at the level of service we...
Eco bursary
Northumbria University, Newcastle, and Northumbrian Water have announced a partnership to fund a research project into sustainability.
The £60,000 project will enable a PhD student...
Eco house grant
RENEWABLE energy specialist Solarsense has been awarded a grant of £59,000 from the West of England Growth Fund to support the development of a...
Housing event
A new conference, FutureBuild 2014, is coming to Sheffield on 5-6 November.
Taking place in partnership with Regreen, the event focuses on the sustainability of...
New plastics chief
David Hall, the Chief Executive of the Polypipe Group has been elected as Vice-President of the British Plastics Federation, the trade body for the...
Autumn water event in Berlin
THE 24th Inogen Worldview Conference, titled "Water, our source of life", comes to Berlin on 30 September, with a wide range of presentations on...
Renewables to be Scotland’s biggest source of electricity
ACCORDING to the Scottish Government the first quarter of 2014 showed a record level of output for the renewable energy sector in Scotland and...
ISO 14001 consultation opens
The public consultation process for the international environmental standard ISO 14001 is now open with UK comments requested by 31 October 2014.
BSI, the UK’s...
Carbon fund for higher education
A further £34 million is to be invested in the HEFCE’s Revolving Green Fund, a scheme that provides recoverable grants to help higher education...
UK lags US on uptake of carbon capture and storage
THE UK could accelerate the uptake of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology by following the US's example, and push for its adoption in...
Gas analyser suits CCS
TESTING equipment specialist Quantitech has commissioned an advanced Gasmet FTIR multiparameter gas analyser at the UK Carbon Capture & Storage Research Centre (UKCCSRC) facility...
Science confirms pesticide danger
A new meta-analysis of the systemic pesticides neonicotinoids and fipronil (neonics) confirms that they are causing significant damage to a wide range of beneficial...
Herbicide-free weed control system goes on trial
A UK herbicide-free weed management company is challenging five major industry partners to test out its MW-Series and Foamstream weed control system, to prove...
Scheme pilots district heating monitoring in social housing
LONDON-based housing association Octavia Housing has teamed up with green energy specialist Guru Systems for a project that will use the latter’s smart metering...
