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United Utilities fined £666k for raw sewage pollution
United Utilities fined £666k for raw sewage pollution Sep 08, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Water 0 Image: Environment Agency United Utilities has been ordered to pay £666,000 for polluting a river with untreated sewage effluent in Greater Manchester. The Environment Agency took the prosecution against the water company after sewage polluted the River Medlock, which had […]
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UK to provide £6m to slash maritime emissions
UK to provide £6m to slash maritime emissions Sep 09, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Low Carbon, Top Stories, Water 0 Image: Shutterstock The UK Government has committed to provide new funding for innovative technologies and fuels to reduce maritime emissions. In partnership with industry it will provide more than £6 million on trialling a range of […]
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EU urges VW to fix all emissions-cheating vehicles
EU urges VW to fix all emissions-cheating vehicles Sep 08, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Markets Finance, Top Stories 0 Image: Vytautas Kielaitis/Shutterstock The European Commission and consumer authorities are urging Volkswagen to fix all of the cars affected by the emissions scandal. They have sent a joint letter to the CEO following the dieselgate incident. Volkswagen […]
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Data centre cools off with quiet, efficient fans
Data centre cools off with quiet, efficient fans Sep 08, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Energy Efficiency 0 Image: Thinkstock A low noise, high efficiency fan system has been installed at a data centre in Germany. Mitsubishi Electric Hydronics IT Cooling Systems, through its brand RC, has supplied the units to cool the proRZ facility in Munich. […]
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UK and China to develop offshore renewable tech
UK and China to develop offshore renewable tech Sep 07, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Infrastructure Generation, Low Carbon 0 Image: Thinkstock Researchers from the UK and China are to develop the next generation of offshore renewable energy (ORE) technologies. They will collaborate on five projects using environmental science and engineering to tackle key challenges affecting the […]
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Mars to spend $1bn making snacks sustainable
Mars to spend $1bn making snacks sustainable Sep 07, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability Environment 0 Image: Roman Samokhin/Shutterstock.com Mars has said it will spend $1 billion (£760m) to become more sustainable. The food and drink brand made the announcement as part of its new sustainability plan, which promises to slash greenhouse gas emissions across the […]
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Revised permit for oil and gas site near Gatwick Airport
Revised permit for oil and gas site near Gatwick Airport Sep 06, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Coal, Gas Oil 0 Image: Shutterstock A new revised permit has been issued for an oil and gas site near Gatwick Airport. Horse Hill Developments already held a permit to drill the exploratory borehole and manage waste arising from the […]
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New lightweight platform concept for EVs
New lightweight platform concept for EVs Sep 06, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Low Carbon 0 Image: Williams Advanced Engineering An innovative lightweight platform concept for electric vehicles (EVs) has been unveiled. Williams Advanced Engineering says its new approach is designed to make EVs lighter, safer and greener, with longer range and better performance. The concept features […]
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World’s oldest nuclear waste store cut open
World’s oldest nuclear waste store cut open Sep 05, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Daily Fact Film, Low Carbon 0 The world’s oldest nuclear waste store has been cut open for the first time. Experts at the Sellafield site in Cumbria have cut the first hole in the Pile Fuel Cladding Silo (PFCS), a locked vault […]
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Wave energy firm rides €2m swell to test its tech
Wave energy firm rides €2m swell to test its tech Sep 05, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Infrastructure Generation, Low Carbon, Water 0 Image: Laminaria An innovative wave energy company has raised €2 million (£1.8m) to help test its technology in a full-scale environment. Laminaria secured the funding from investment groups QBIC II and PMV and existing […]
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