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Dealing with the waste from old wind turbines Decommissioning old wind turbines generates thousands of tons of new waste. If we don’t create incentives and regulations that force the responsible handling of decommissioned wind turbine parts, especially blades, we will have an enormous waste problem. (Words: Norwegian University ...

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Is the UK ready for large-scale electrificationan? Griff Thomas is Executive Director of Energy Transition and External Affairs at United Infrastructure and Managing Director at GTEC Training.
Griff Thomas considers whether the UK has the grid capacity, infrastructure planning and skilled workforce needed to support a more electrified ...

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UKWIR launches framework to standardise asset health UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) has released a report aimed at tackling the lack of a unified approach to quantifying and valuing asset health across the sector. The water industry faces increasing pressure to demonstrate resilience, and UKWIR’s Common Definition ...

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Engineering the energy transition: mapping the path to net zero “Achieving Net Zero by 2050” was the title of a presentation delivered in Glasgow on 21 April by Scottish engineer Jim McDonald, attended by Envirotec.
Professor Jim McDonald’s apparent bounce and optimism belied a topic that tends to favour cataclysmic framing ...

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Could energy harvesting reduce the battery waste burden? Battery dependence could become a sustainability and maintenance liability for large-scale IoT deployment. Ambient energy harvesting may offer an alternative way to power sensors and small connected devices, explain Dr Lethy Krishnan, of the University of St Andrews, and Clara ...

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Live monitoring helps Scottish Water avoid over-pumping at St Andrews station Pumps and associated equipment inside the dry well at St Nicholas Sewage Pumping Station in St Andrews.
Real-time monitoring helped Scottish Water manage an unexpected maintenance problem at a strategic sewage pumping station in St Andrews, avoiding the need for temporary ...

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Pilot facility converts hard-to-recycle waste plastic to aviation fuel The Clean Planet team with with (second from left) Matthew Jee, Programme Manager for the UK SAF Clearing House.
Clean Planet Technologies has opened what it describes as the world’s first pilot facility dedicated to converting hard-to-recycle waste plastics into sustainable ...

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Oregon project aims to become world’s first superhot geothermal plant An illustration of the Project Obsidian power plant under development in Oregon (image credit: Quaise Energy)
US geothermal technology startup Quaise Energy says its Project Obsidian in Oregon could deliver 50MW of always-on renewable power from superhot geothermal wells by 2030, ...

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PFAS removal from industrial wastewater: How can activated carbon help? This article contains sponsored content.
Removing harmful per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from industrial wastewater and surrounding environments is a clear goal with many murky considerations. Water treatment agencies are flooded with information on the dangers of PFAS and their obligation ...

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Achieving accurate bulk solids dosing in water treatment: selecting auger-based equipment This article contains sponsored content.
When handling bulk solids in water treatment facilities, important steps include storage, transportation, and finally dosing of the material. Often, transportation and dosing are handled by a single auger-based machine. Alternative technologies are available, such as ...