Cumming on stream with Viridor
VIRIDOR has appointed an engineering boss to lead its £1 billion investment in energy-from-waste and recycling plants across the UK.
Alan Cumming joins the board...
Bio pledge as UK joins Euro tech partnership
THE UK has pledged up to £10m for a scheme to develop innovative bioenergy projects. It is one of eight EU countries working in...
Nuclear designs are ready for assessing
PLANS by Japanese firm Hitachi to build up to six new nuclear reactors in the UK have moved forward with Ministers asking organisations to...
Waste: A boardroom issue
WASTE management firm SWR hosted Scotland’s environment secretary Richard Lochhead at a recent event in Edinburgh.
The event was also attended by representatives from the...
Upgrades will reduce call-outs
NI Water is embarking on a £2m project to upgrade a number of wastewater pumping stations and carry out environmental improvements.
The new investment will...
Two shake hands on treatment deal
TWO businesses have teamed up to develop large-scale organic waste treatment projects using composting technology.
The agreement sees HotRot and Bio Watt Engineering (BWE) join...
One for four – CKD Galbraith
A PROPERTY firm has been appointed principal consultancy by Aberdeenshire Council for the development of planning applications for four sites identified as suitable for...
Breach firm fined
SEVERN Trent Water was fined £15,000 and ordered to pay £3,878 in costs after it pleaded guilty at Telford Magistrates’ Court to a charge...
Second time around
THE second CIWM conference for the Welsh waste and resource management sector will be held in Cardiff on March 6.
The event, featuring John Griffiths,...
Carbon capture gets £18m cash
THE UK government has awarded more than £18m in grants to projects that want to cut the cost of carbon capture and storage (CCS)....
Shortlisted firms in wait for decision
THREE businesses specialising in green building products face a long wait to find out if they have won an award for cleaning up the...
Lanes drains landfill
SPECIALIST drainage firm Lanes for Drains demonstrated its versatility last month when it managed the removal of 250 tonnes of waste water from a...
WWEM on to a winner
The organisers of last month’s WWEM 2012, the water and environmental monitoring event, have reported that more than a third of stands have been...
Tank’s tops
A £49m project to improve river and bathing waters at two Scottish towns brought together two companies to supply a storm water attenuation tank...
Four share £5m fund
Four engineering projects to develop new lightweight materials, design products to have a longer life and be more easily recyclable, and to clean contaminated...
UK may need to import to meet energy targets
BIOMASS will be critical if the UK is to reach its 2020 renewable energy target but imports may be necessary because supplies at home...
Lobbying pays off as test plans are delayed
PROPOSALS to introduce new testing for compost and digestate from anaerobic digestion have been put on hold after lobbying from across Europe.
The proposals...
Davey plans cost cuts
THE UK Government is planning to exempt energy-intensive industries from certain costs associated with investment in low carbon technology.
The exemption, which was announced...
Boxing clever
SOUTH East Water has commissioned measurement company Elster to provide up to 120,000 boundary boxes over the next three years.
The Ajusta box has...
News in brief
Flood reminder
THE nation must take steps to become more “flood resilient” the Institution of Civil Engineers has warned.
Director Nick Baveystock said that recent storms...
