BSI standard links biodiversity and business objectives
BUSINESS standards company BSI has published a new standard to help businesses become more aware of how biodiversity issues can affect their environmental impact.
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Documents reveal political motivation behind curtailment of solar CAP funding
While in October environment secretary Liz Truss acted to discourage the use of solar panels in the agriculture sector – taking the position that...
Ricardo-AEA to develop a prototype Europe-wide platform for Air Quality and Smog Indices
Project awarded to Ricardo-AEA by the European Commission in order to develop a common method for presenting information on the levels of key pollutants...
Wind-powered isle gets rapid EV chargers
Energy Saving Trust (EST) has recently funded the installation of a tri-rapid charger for electric vehicles (EVs) at car dealership John G Shearers and...
Membrane filtration cartridge simplifies operation in high solids applications
Improved solids management is promised by a new range of ultrafiltration cartridges from Koch Membrane Systems, a developer and manufacturer of membranes and membrane...
Technological breakthroughs driving growth in water quality monitoring
Developments in solid-state electronics and small high-powered light sources (like the LEDs in this image) have supported rapid progress with optical sensor technology during...
Government backs Big Data trial on district heat networks
Advanced algorithms could be used to dramatically improve the energy efficiency of district heat networks, according to a proposal submitted to DECC by smart...
Breakthrough in monitoring of deep sea ecosystems
SCIENTISTS at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have used advanced photographic tools in an unmanned Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) to make major advances in...
Water mentor wins funding
DEFRA has granted funding of £150k to a business network that is aimed at helping firms manage their water issues more effectively. The group,...
Investment hits new high
RENEWABLE energy investment increased for the first time in three years in 2014, totaling $310 billion and nearly surpassing the all-time high set in...
North Wales AD plant is first to obtain ABP approval
LODGE Farm Biogas Limited, whose farm is home to Fre-energy’s first Anaerobic Digestion (AD) plant, has become the first on-farm AD facility to have...
Top award for wildlife consultancy
MACARTHUR Green, the ecological consultancy which provided key seabird advice for the £3bn Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm, has won the Judges Award at the...
Premium paper maker lifts green energy gong
EMPLOYEE-owned premium paper and board producer Tullis Russell picked up the award in the Renewing Scotland category at December's Scottish Green Energy Awards in...
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...
Stepping up to the plate
The drive to reduce food waste looks likely to become more intense as the UK seeks to meet its commitment to halve it by...
Better spill containment
AVAILABLE from Newpark Mats and Integrated Services (NMIS), the Dura-Base® Defender™ liner-less spill containment system is claimed as a break-through in spill protection technology....
CDM 2015 draft guidance now available
SUBJECT to Parliamentary approval, new Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015) will come into force on 6 April 2015, according to a...
Much to chew on at cleantech panel session
A panel of experts gathered in Edinburgh in December to discuss the topic "Cleantech: The key ingredient for a sustainable food and drink industry?"...
The sweet taste of success
INDUSTRIAL AD systems supplier Clearfleau has revealed energy output results for its plant built for global food and beverage supplier Nestlé, one year after...
EU project boosts real-time monitoring of chemical pollutants in water
Even low levels of pollutants like pharmaceuticals can pose a significant threat to marine wildlife, so there is much to gain from their detection...
