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Europe’s largest battery powers up in Blackhillock, in Moray

Envirotec Magazine

An area outside the substation in 2006 (image credit: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0 Zenob, an owner and operator of grid-scale batteries on the GB transmission network, has announced that Europes largest battery site, located in Blackhillock, Scotland, has begun commercial operations. The Blackhillock site is launching in two phases.

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The Nuclear Industry Pushes Back Against Coronavirus

Jim Conca

The Nuclear Industry first developed pandemic response plans in 2006, but they were revised in March. Many seem obvious, like stockpiling critical protective gear and implementing screening methods for employees and visitors to critical facilities, but it’s the execution that takes real effort.

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Recyclability by Design publication keeps packaging developers on top of EPR and other issues

Envirotec Magazine

Originally released in 2006, the RBD document from the group – a leading UK independent authority on plastics resource efficiency and recycling – has been regularly updated. RECOUP says there is now a positive financial driver to make packaging fully recyclable and to progress circular economy ambitions.

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No significant link between Industry 4.0 and energy consumption or energy intensity

TechXplore

A team from the Research Institute for Sustainability (RIFS) analyzed developments across 10 industrial manufacturing sectors in China between 2006 and 2019. To what extent does the digitalization of industrial and manufacturing processes (Industry 4.0) improve energy efficiency and thus reduce energy intensity?

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Creators of underwater, eco-friendly concrete are finalists in the European Inventor Award

Envirotec Magazine

Launched by the European Patent Office (‘EPO’) in 2006, it honours individuals and teams behind solutions tackling some of the biggest challenges of our times. ECOncrete® founder and CEO, Ido Sella, has been nominated for the award, one of Europe’s most prestigious innovation prizes, alongside late co-founder Shimrit Perkol-Finkel.

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Inovateus Solar releases first annual sustainability report

Solar Power World

Inovateus Solar’s sustainable roots began in 2006 with its mission of “Building a Brilliant Tomorrow.” The report outlines the company’s 2019 sustainability initiatives and sets new decade goals for developing sustainable solar projects with zero-waste construction and sustainable end-of-life-cycle decommissioning.

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Scottish University launches 55-acre biodiversity project

Envirotec Magazine

The University purchased Waterside Farm, which is just off the South Deeside Road, in 2006. Further early groundwork includes the installation of bird boxes which has proven to be successful with a pair of owls nesting at an undisclosed location at Waterside Farm.