Could EV batteries have a second life in stationary storage?
By Matthew Lumsden, CEO of Connected Energy, a firm with expertise in using batteries for energy storage.
Picture this, it's Friday night and you're watching...
Using AI to extract mixed recyclables and organic material from MSW
A provider of AI-powered sortation at scale for the waste and recycling industry, AMP Robotics is using its technology to extract mixed recyclables and...
Preparations begin for underground nuclear waste storage in Finland
Preparations are underway to start the disposal of spent nuclear fuel in the Finnish bedrock next year, as the first place in the world...
AI solutions to sustainability challenges share £1 million as Manchester Prize names finalists
After a nationwide search and entries from all corners of the UK, the Manchester Prize has awarded £1 million to ten teams of advanced...
Mapping tool aims to signpost raw materials for Scotland’s bioeconomy
The Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) has launched a refreshed Scottish Bioresource Mapping Tool to help more businesses make the case for investing in...
Morrisons is first UK supermarket to roll-out coffee pod recycling scheme
In an effort to make coffee pod recycling easier and accessible for the UK, Morrisons has announced a nationwide roll-out of dedicated coffee pod...
Waste operators that caused fires receive sentences
Waste operators who repeatedly ignored Environment Agency advice that their sites posed a persistent fire risk - before fires broke out that burned for...
Comment: Everyone should commit more to the cost of ‘turquoise hydrogen’
Governments and industry should do more to develop hydrogen as an affordable, sustainable and commercially viable fuel – especially so-called “turquoise hydrogen” derived from...
Scottish green chemicals firm launches crowdfunding campaign
Scottish technology-led producer of green chemicals (including biofuels), Celtic Renewables, has launched its latest crowdfunding campaign with Crowdcube aiming to raise a minimum of...
Soy biodiesel byproduct can be used to make 3D printing filaments
Researchers have discovered a way to transform a significant waste output from soy biodiesel plants into a valuable resource. The team behind it has...
How plasma technology can reduce the environmental impact of disposable vapes
Disposable e-cigarettes or vapes are big business, they are also a big problem for the environment. David Deegan of Tetronics suggests a solution that’s...
If you build it…
Will they come? A new study explores the effects of kerbside compost collection programs in New South Wales, Australia.
Most organic household waste ends up...
Digestate processing
In March, a German agricultural firm commissioned one of Weltec Biopower's Kumac digestate processing systems. The equipment separates solid matter from water, providing a...
Data scarcity challenges identification of endocrine disruptors
Lack of data from the chemical industry in the EU often prevents the assessment of whether substances used in consumer products, for example, are...
The sins of the land are visited upon the sea
A new report attempts to better understand the provenance and impact of plastics in the ocean.
Launched ahead of Earth Day 2024 (22nd April),...
EU rules compel manufacturers to make repair easier
The European Parliament voted on 23 April to adopt new rules on the so-called “right to repair” for consumers, which aim to make it...
DRS to be delayed until 2027
The UK government has announced a delay to the scheduled October 2025 start date of a UK-wide Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), which will now...
AI-powered recycling startup raises £1.65m to solve material sorting gap
London-based recycling tech business, Sorted, has raised £1.65 million in a seed funding round.
The group's technology enables human pickers to better sort and recover...
Portable, high-volume sampling for asbestos
This article contains paid for content produced in collaboration with Airbox.
High-volume air sampling is a method used to assess airborne asbestos concentrations in buildings....
Circular pallets scheme gears up for May rollout
Recyclable pallets initiative The Pallet LOOP says it is manufacturing tens of thousands of its distinctive bright green, circular economy pallets in readiness for...
