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New CEO at diaphragm pump manufacturer KNF’s Alexander Heizler and Martin Becker
Effective from January 2026, Alexander Heizler assumes the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at diaphragm pump manufacturer KNF. He has been with the company since 2009 and served as Chief Operating Officer (COO) from ...

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Galvanic lead-free oxygen sensor for industrial safety is a world first Gas sensors developer Alphasense has introduced what’s said to be the world’s first galvanic lead-free oxygen sensor (O2-A2-GLF) for industrial safety applications.
The O2-A2-GLF sensor is engineered as a direct replacement for existing two-pin oxygen sensors used in portable and fixed ...

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£3m UK project aims to transform long-duration energy storage The program addresses the urgent problem of storing excess electricity generated on windy or sunny days, to make it available when demand exceeds supply.
A new research collaboration aims to develop GPStore, a pioneering long-duration energy storage technology that could play ...

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Cold snap drives UK power demand to near seven-year high as interconnector reversals push prices... Snow blankets the ground around Sunderland’s Stadium of Light on 3 January 2026 (image credit: Graeme J Baty / Shutterstock.com).
An Arctic blast of snow, sleet and hail has driven UK temperatures to -12.5°C, the coldest recorded this winter, sharply increasing ...

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Microplastics are impairing the oceans’ ability to absorb CO2, says new study The findings appear to reveal an important role for the waste material – defined as plastic fragments smaller than five millimeters in size – in a process considered crucial to regulating the Earth’s temperature.
The ubiquity of microplastics is now widely ...

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Study explores the lingering threat of “thirdhand smoke” in homes A wool sweater exposed to thirdhand smoke is suspended within a custom-built Teflon film chamber for controlled ozone oxidation experiments (image credit: Liu Yang).
While the dangers of secondhand smoke are widely recognized, a new study offers detail on a more ...

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Great Britain sets new record for renewable energy planning approvals Planning approvals for battery, wind, and solar projects in Great Britain (GB) almost doubled in 2025, with more than 45GW of capacity approved.1 This is 96% higher than the previous year’s 23GW, and enough to power 12.9 million homes. (Words: ...

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Whose pollution is it anyway? Project will use bacteriophages to point the finger A sewage outflow
An ambitious interdisciplinary project is aiming to develop and test a first-of-its-kind tool which can trace the sources of pollution in UK water bodies. By addressing the long-standing challenge of reliably distinguishing human faecal contamination from agricultural or ...

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Sheffield anaerobic digestion startup receives £500k in new funding Image credit: Future Greens
Sheffield-based startup Future Greens, which is building bioreactors to convert unavoidable food and brewery waste into heat and power, has received £500,000 in new funding, the group announced on 16 December.
The combination of £340,000 equity and a ...

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Water research body says updated Carbon Accounting Workbook is now live UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) has released the latest version of its Carbon Accounting Workbook (CAW), providing companies with the consistent, science-backed data needed for accurate emissions reporting and critical decarbonisation strategies.
The CAW supports regulatory reporting for companies across England ...