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Preventative pump maintenance reduces downtime and risk
Preventative pump maintenance reduces downtime and risk Image credit: Xylem
Now that industrial companies face being hit with unlimited fines for pollution incidents, outsourcing pump maintenance to specialist contractors can provide security and peace of mind, as well as long-term cost savings, writes Guy Fitzpatrick, industry & infrastructure ...
Google Street View opens doors to Scottish renewable energy projects
Google Street View opens doors to Scottish renewable energy projects Hydroelectric power station at Loch Lomond.
A project which gives Google Street View users an inside view of renewable energy sites launched on 29 October.
From a hydropower plant deep beneath a mountain to the top of a wind turbine, Scottish Renewables’ ...
MOFs can capture benzene, says Manchester study
MOFs can capture benzene, says Manchester study When petrol is exposed to air, benzene readily evaporates, contributing to the fumes around petrol stations.
A new study shows that metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) can be adapted to capture benzene from the air, offering a potential solution to tackling a major ...
A clean power supply for Britain is achievable with significant investment, says NESO report
A clean power supply for Britain is achievable with significant investment, says NESO report Advice from the newly-formed National Energy System Operator (NESO) has concluded that clean power “is a huge challenge but is achievable” for the UK by 2030.
The nationalised energy system operator – formed on 1 October following the buyout of National ...
Crianlarich hotel fined £600 for burning waste
Crianlarich hotel fined £600 for burning waste Crianlarich (image credit: Hamish Irvine, CC BY-NC 2.0 license).
Scotland’s environmental regulator is warning that illegally burning waste could result in financial consequences after serving a £600 civil penalty on a company which operates a hotel and restaurant lodges in Crianlarich. ...
Persistence is key: Sizing up the PFAS remediation conundrum
Persistence is key: Sizing up the PFAS remediation conundrum Historic landfills are the most frequent location of PFAS contamination of UK land, in a recent Environment Agency report.
Technologies are available to remove and destroy PFAS, the only doubt is whether they can be deployed within budget and in a ...
DNA probes will be deployed in Antarctic krill project
DNA probes will be deployed in Antarctic krill project Antarctic Krill, the small crustaceans crucial to the Southern Ocean ecosystem (image credit: © Uwe Kils_Wikipedia).
A new project launched on 1 November aims to protect the Southern Ocean ecosystem by focusing on Antarctic krill, a keystone species. Rising ocean temperatures ...
Navigating Great British Energy: Report advises government on getting to cheap and clean energy
Navigating Great British Energy: Report advises government on getting to cheap and clean energy Aberdeen, where GB Energy will be headquartered.
The UK Government can secure the future of Great British Energy (GBE) by offering cut-price power and key materials for the UK’s clean energy supply chains, according to a new report from Stonehaven, commissioned ...
Consignment caveats: From liquids to lithium-ion batteries, competent storage requires care
Consignment caveats: From liquids to lithium-ion batteries, competent storage requires care A succession of fires in recent years has sharpened people’s awareness of the need to handle lithium-ion batteries correctly. It’s just one of many situations where the storage and handling of a material can’t be left to chance, as Envirotec ...
Weighing the Autumn Budget on net zero, nutrient neutrality and other issues
Weighing the Autumn Budget on net zero, nutrient neutrality and other issues Rachel Reeves arrives at 10 Downing Street in July 2024 (image credit: Fred Duval / Shutterstock.com).
Labour Budgets have obviously been an artefact of distant memory for some time, recalling an era of iPods and Amy Winehouse (when QR codes and ...

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