£4.6 million tidal blade testing facility opens in Fife
A rapid testing facility for tidal turbine blades has opened in Rosyth, Fife, described as the world's first. Researchers say it can speed up...
Anaerobic digestion sector to see taxes rise by up to 30%
Operators of both gas to grid and electrical AD plants are facing higher business rates after the UK government changed the way it calculates...
SEPA figures show recovering recycling rate in Scotland
Statistics published on 27 September by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) reveal some of the impact of COVID-19 polcies on recycling. The figures...
Turning WEEE into gold: The Royal Mint to build South Wales plant
The Royal Mint has announced plans to build a "world first" plant in South Wales to recover gold from UK electronic waste. The facility...
£66 million package for technology, transport and housing to help kick start West Midlands...
Eight ‘shovel ready’ projects, ranging from the National Brownfield Land Institute to Very Light Rail developments are to benefit from £66 million of Government...
London’s burning: Report calls for slowdown on capital’s incineration dependence
The London Assembly Environment Committee published a report, Waste: Energy from Waste on 15 February, which examines how the city could maximise the benefits...
Unregulated fracking poses water risks in India, warns study
India's plans to scale up fracking operations without robust regulations could spell disaster for the country's finely balanced water security, according to research from...
2017 rateable values include unexpected business rates hike for solar rooftop
Business rates for ‘mainly export’ solar agreed with Valuations Office but concern over 6-8 fold tax hike for business solar rooftops
The draft rateable values...
Monitor delivers advanced particulate monitoring for hazardous environments
New real-time monitoring technology identifies multiple particulate sizes at once
Trolex, a Manchester-based provider of workplace safety technology solutions to the mining, industrial and tunnelling...
Fossil energy hits another peak
Global energy consumption reached a record peak of 620 Exjoules (EJ) in 2023, with fossil fuel consumption and energy sector emissions also hitting record...
Engineers back Ofwat plan to tackle water shortages
THE country’s civil engineering profession has welcomed OFWAT’s plans to plans to give greater incentives for companies to transfer water from areas where it...
Government must commit to fair jobs transition in net zero plans, says new CCC...
A new briefing from the Climate Change Committee (published on 24 May) calls for more decisive efforts to tailor the government's skills and jobs...
Biomethane ‘only practical way to decarbonise large vehicles’, says ADBA chief
Biomethane from anaerobic digestion (AD) is “the only practical means of decarbonising HGVs, buses, and other large vehicles” according to a new article by...
Critics question the ambition of EU circular economy proposals
The EU’s latest Circular Economy Package was announced on 2 December, drawing criticism from some for its dilution of previously more ambitious targets, particularly...
Ofwat to launch new £4m open competition for water innovation
Ofwat, the economic regulator of water services in England and Wales, has announced a new “open access” competition for innovators, in an apparent widening...
Irish job for Clarke Energy
Clarke Energy has signed a contract with Bord na Móna for a landfill gas power plant in the Republic of Ireland.
The plant at the...
WWF demands new materials levy to “revolutionise” recycling
A new report was launched in Parliament on 20 November by WWF UK and Resource Association which highlights the potential for new policy options...
Partnership aims to install UK-first CCUS pilot plant at EfW facility
Energy-from-Waste (EfW) operator enfinium signed an agreement - on 19 March - with green technology company Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) to install the UK’s...
Making a Delivery in Winchester
THE 4Delivery consortium is reported to be making good progress on a £9m upgrade of a wastewater treatment works in Winchester.
The consortium, comprising Veolia...
Global Waste Index 2022 highlights leaders and laggards
There are still major differences in the amount of waste generated across the world, and how it is disposed, a finding confirmed by a...
