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Pop psychology: Appraising the options for hydrogen storage in transport Hydrogen presents significant challenges when it comes to storage, given its molecular size and highly corrosive nature. A number of potential approaches are coming into view.
Leakage has certainly been a bête noire in the natural gas sector, and something that ...

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Time to speed up UK emissions cuts, says CCC Image credit: Cal F / Shutterstock.com.
The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has recommended that the UK commit to cutting its greenhouse gas emissions by 81% from 1990 levels by 2035.
Presented in a letter, the advice was offered to assist determination of ...

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Flooding programmes deliver big results, says the Environment Agency Repurposed military drone from ISS Aerospace, equipped with ground penetrating radar to remotely record groundwater tables (Project Groundwater Buckinghamshire)
The Environment Agency has published its mid-programme report, detailing the benefits the agency says are accruing from various schemes undertaken to support ...

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Lack of political consensus could harm the government’s net zero targets, Labour MP warns Net... Polly Billington speaking at the event, which took place in Islington on 22-23 October.
Environmental campaigner and new Labour MP Polly Billington has warned that a lack of political consensus around tackling climate change could put the new government’s target of ...

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Spray lining first for Scottish Water boosts chamber integrity Before (left) and after (right) images of the chambers at Lower Largo (image credit: Lanes Group).
Wastewater maintenance and repair specialist Lanes Group has carried out the first spray lining project commissioned by Scottish Water to rehabilitate chambers serving a large ...

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Solar-powered system gives efficiency boost to desalination Mock-up of solar evaporation system, connected to temperature and humidity detection system, with a brine water injection system and a purified water collection system (image credit: University of Waterloo).
Researchers in Canada have designed a device that produces drinking water from ...

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Seminar for housing stakeholders aims to address barriers to retrofitting Jennifer Brennan, Co-Founder and Director of Harlow Consulting, which led a recent analysis of skills gaps and other shortfalls (image credit: Charlotte Nelson Photography)
An advocacy group is piloting a whole-house retrofit scheme in the Manchester area. The initiative is the ...

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Geophysical experts call for ethical framework in geoengineering deployment As interest seemingly grows in geoengineering as a strategy for tackling global warming, the world’s largest association of Earth and space scientists has launched a putative “ethical framework” intended to function as a guide to responsible decision-making and inclusive dialogue.
The ...

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Circular Lighting Live 2024: Backing up environmental claims with data The main stage at Circular Lighting Live 2024.
The lighting sector is embracing verified data on its sustainability claims, including Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs). That was certainly one of the impressions conveyed by Circular Lighting Live 2024, held in London on ...

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Durham researchers unveil robot system for studying honeybee behaviour Researchers have developed what they describe as a revolutionary robotic system that allows for continuous, long-term observation of honeybee colonies.
The research, published in the journal Science Robotics, seemingly marks a significant advancement in the field of digitised behavioural research. It ...