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Flow monitoring off-grid in Cornwall

The Loe Bar in Cornwall is a shingle and flint bank that separates the sea from Loe Pool, presenting an unusual set of challenges...

Recycled solar panels and heat loss detecting drones among £2m Manchester Prize AI finalists

AI technologies that might transform how people heat and insulate their homes are some of the 10 clean energy innovations to have reached the...

Profiling the growing use of AI in public-sector WWTPs

As the global population grows and urbanization accelerates, wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are facing increasing pressure to deliver high-quality effluent. AI will be an...

Blockage-detecting robot ready to patrol sewers, says group behind it

A sewer robot that inspects pipework and raises blockage alerts before flooding occurs is to be deployed in a live network for the first...

Detecting algal blooms in real time: Group presents inexpensive method

A real-time, low-cost algal bloom monitoring system has been developed by Korean researchers, employing inexpensive optical sensors and a novel labeling logic. The system...

Research brings clarity to simulating PM nanoparticle movement

A new method improves efforts to simulate the movement of airborne nanoparticles of particulate matter (PM), according to the group behind it, comprising researchers...

Data-driven pumping can cut storm overflows

Next level data collection is transforming conventional pumping systems into insight-led assets, writes Andrew Welsh of Xylem UK, ahead of the Water Equipment Show...

AI bridges the olfactory gap: Exploring the implications of the digitization of odour

A race is on to reverse-engineer the nose, and more broadly, the entire olfactory system, which is incredibly complex, still not fully understood, and...

Knowledge is power: The scope and limits of air quality monitoring today

Envirotec asked Acoem UK managing director Derrick Jepson for an overview of the UK air quality monitoring landscape today, and some of the challenges...

Robotics and kelp farming project aims to boost biodiversity and carbon capture

A recent project brings together kelp farming and underwater robotics to monitor and restore aquatic ecosystems. The work seems to present a novel and...

Optical aerosol analyzer provides real-time particulate matter monitoring

Instrumentation firm ENVEA has launched an Optical Aerosol Spectrometer designed for real-time particulate matter (PM) monitoring, delivering "ultra-precise data in any environment". The OPM250...

AI-based project provides accurate, real-time, hyper-local air quality data, says group behind it

Exciting possibilities come into view with the capability to gather accurate, real-time air quality data at a hyper-local level, implemented in an affordable way...

We are vastly overestimating the amount of fresh water available for lithium mining, says...

New research into lithium mining in the “Lithium Triangle” of Chile, Argentina and Bolivia — source of more than half of the world’s lithium...

Over £19.5 million awarded in latest round of the Heat Network Efficiency Scheme in...

Announced on 26 March, this latest Round (7) is the biggest so far of the UK government's Heat Network Efficiency Scheme (HNES), and will...

Aligning sustainability commitments in manufacturing

Thomas Guerriero outlines the interconnection between the environmental sustainability goals of production machinery manufacturers and their manufacturing customers and examines the ways organisations can...

Deep learning, real-time monitoring and more: The recycling trends for 2025 according to TOMRA

As we embark on a new year, a pressing question arises: What are the defining trends that will shape the future of our industry?...

Meeting the water innovation challenge at DC Water

Ahead of a three-day water startup matching event, organized by WaterCitizen.Org and hosted by DC Water on 19 February, Dr Robert Bornhofen, director of...

Ultrasonic flow measurement drives efficiency improvements at Five Fords WwTW

Engineers working on a project in North Wales have employed novel techniques to improve wastewater treatment efficiency, reportedly at a fraction of the cost...

AMP8 delivery requires data for nature approach

A data-driven approach coupled with greater use of nature-based solutions offers a promising path for UK water, says Ryan Pearson of remote monitoring firm...

Blinded by the light: the effects of urban lighting on beach bugs

A new method for examining the effects of Artificial Light at Night (ALAN) seemingly reveals severe and lasting damage to small coastal creatures. An...