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New nuclear waste disposal research ‘could save millions’
Added: 19 Nov 2016
A team of scientists has completed a body of research on radioactive isotopes, which could be used …

Case study: data tool brings speedier analysis to energy-from-waste site
Added: 2 Nov 2016
A fresh approach to data analysis has reaped benefits at a large energy-from-waste facility in West…

Waste & environment: the growing importance of emissions monitoring
Added: 1 Nov 2016
Tracking rogue emissions from industrial processes is becoming an increasingly high-tech endeavour,…

‘Nuisance’ polymer becomes biomass breakthrough
Added: 23 Oct 2016
A team of scientists at Swiss research institution École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) …

Report suggests UK reliant on unproven emissions technologies
Added: 23 Oct 2016
A perspective published in the journal Science suggests the Paris Agreement and the carbon-reductio…

‘Action needed’ on carbon targets and energy security
Added: 14 Oct 2016
According to a report by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), the UK must take concrete action to…
Norway invests £130m in CCS
Added: 10 Oct 2016
The Norwegian government has announced plans to invest NOK 1,314 million (£130m) in developing carb…

Viewpoint: sniffing out a solution to foul food smells
Added: 4 Oct 2016
Foul odours caused by poor wastewater management can result in a variety of problems for food and b…

BP investigating Shetland oil leak
Added: 3 Oct 2016
Oil and gas firm BP has taken its Clair Platform offline after oil was found to have leaked into th…
CCS technology ‘ready to be deployed’
Added: 12 Sep 2016
A new report by the Parliamentary Advisory Group on Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) says CCS techn…

Xylem pumps and mixers aid biogas production
Xylem Water Solutions | Added: 1 Sep 2016
The Xylem range of mixers and pumps are designed for substrate mixing and pumping during biogas pro…

EEF steps up to industrial energy challenge
Added: 25 Aug 2016
EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, has rebundled all of its energy savings solutions under one u…

Yorkshire Water hit with £350k sewage leak fine
Added: 18 Aug 2016
Yorkshire Water has been handed a £350,000 fine after sewage was illegally discharged into Rud Beck…

Funding carbon capture an ‘urgent priority’
Added: 28 Jul 2016
Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS) is essential to meeting the global warming limits established in the…

Severn Trent slugged with £426k fine for sewage leak
Added: 27 Jul 2016
Severn Trent Water has been fined £426,000 for a series of incidents where crude sewage leaked into…

Thirst for skills spurs action in water sector
Added: 26 Jul 2016
Senior water and environment industry figures have developed an action plan to address concerns ove…

United Utilities fined £600k for toxic spill
Added: 21 Jul 2016
United Utilities Water (UU) has been fined £600,000 after a highly corrosive bleach was released in…

Demise of DECC may spark investor ‘concern’
Added: 20 Jul 2016
Questions over energy and environmental commitments have flowed in the wake of the government’s dec…

Manufacturers fear ‘Brexit’ fallout as trading outlook weakens
Added: 19 Jul 2016
Business confidence among UK manufacturers has tumbled following the vote to exit the EU, according…

Scientists make ‘low-cost’ carbon capture breakthrough
Added: 6 Jul 2016
Scientists from the University of York have developed a low-cost, efficient method for capturing ca…