Portable equipment employed to accelerate remediation work
PORTABLE equipment has been employed to accelerate remediation work at a project in London’s Kentish Town.
Cognition Land and Water, a remediation specialist, hired a...
Fleet operator scheme urges greater awareness of drug and alcohol impairment risk
Fleet operator accreditation scheme FORS* is urging operators to be extra vigilant when it comes to managing drug and alcohol impairment this summer. In...
Conference showcases Welsh efforts to advance low carbon vehicle agenda
Automotive giants including Aston Martin, Nissan, Renault, Peugeot and Toyota gathered at Hensol Castle in the Vale of Glamorgan on 30 November to "show...
Award-winning software aims to simplify the process of planning and executing underground excavation work
Utility service provider Morrison Utility Services (MUS) is undertaking a 12-month trial of Virtual Trial Hole Assistant (VTA), a software tool that the firm...
Intelligent Plant uses AI to improve productivity
Wet processing equipment maker CDE is exhibiting (at Bauma 2019) its "Intelligent Plant" product which utilises advances in machine learning and the Internet of...
£1.2 million government funding aims for lower-emissions freight
Drones will be used to deliver packages on remote Scottish islands - that, at least, is among the visions intimated by nine new freight...
Partnership aims to fast-track vehicle-to-grid technology
Working with Octopus Energy, UK Power Networks says it has become the first network operator in the UK to approve new connection requests automatically...
Report supports case for biogas as an HGV fuel
Study for British bioenergy company shows that biogas generated from food & beverage process residues offers a low-carbon commercial transport fuel for the future
New...
Just 2% of ULEZ scrappage vans replaced by EVs
New data seem to show that only two percent of polluting vans scrapped under the ULEZ scrappage scheme have so far been switched to...
Governments urged not to miss the boat on green fuel shipping
A report published on 15 November examines the role shipping will play in transporting the green fuels necessary to meet global climate goals, identifying...
“Revolutionary” technology to help clean air quality for Londoners
What is described as a ground-breaking technology developed in the UK will be fitted to rubbish trucks in Westminster, in the bid to reduce...
Seagrass planting robot to reinstate vanishing ocean meadows and tackle climate change
A team of young engineers is launching a £100,000 project to build a robot that will plant seagrass to help fight climate change, thanks...
Fatberg removal firm invests in hydro cleaning combination mini unit
Eastbourne-based CountyClean Group - the firm behind the discovery and removal of a recent (celebrated?) fatberg for Thames Water - has invested in a...
Funding for world-first liquid H2 bunkering facility for ships
The creator of what's claimed to be world’s first liquid hydrogen bunkering facility for fuelling zero-emission ships has won a UK Government grant to...
Swedish EV maker declares intent to develop “a truly climate neutral car by 2030”
Swedish performance EV firm Polestar has declared a “moonshot goal” to create “the first truly climate neutral car by 2030.”
The Polestar 0 project will...
Camera systems improve safety and track performance of food waste collection service
New additions to Midlothian Council’s fleet of vehicles have recently been installed with camera systems to assist in the efficient day-to-day operations of its...
New report aims to advance safety for waste collection vehicle crews during the pandemic
Report by University College London supports the importance of ventilation and cleaning
A new report from UCL, commissioned by resource recovery firm Veolia, presents...
High-speed methanol engine for shipping now successfully tested, says Rolls-Royce
The world’s first high-speed marine engine running exclusively on methanol has been successfully tested, Rolls-Royce announced on 27 October, in what seems an important...
Superconductors will support electric jet flight, says Scottish start-up
Scottish start-up Mako Aerospace plans to manufacture the world’s first all-electric jet engine, which they say could double the range of electric aircraft compared...
Project aims to establish feasibility of solar-powered rail
Imperial College London and climate change charity 10:10 have teamed up to investigate the viability of using track-side solar panels to power trains, it...
