Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 22, 2022

As we enter the warmer months, waste and recycling sites are increasingly vulnerable to fire. Such risks are amplified by the presence of batteries in waste streams and in the vehicles and machinery used on waste sites. The content of waste streams seems to change in an ongoing, unpredictable fashion.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

A pilot plant on the University of Bath campus is said to be able to recycle up to 60% of plastic lab waste, to make back into new lab consumables. Currently, less than 1% of this waste is being recycled. Water usage is also minimised through recycling, further reducing the environmental impact.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 3, 2023

The UK government announced the disbursement of over £80 million funding on 28 June, intended to give a boost to a range of projects geared towards ditching fossil fuels in favour of cleaner energy sources. Projects include hydrogen-powered cornflake production and low-carbon Scottish whisky distillation. million from the government.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 30, 2020

To further move toward its larger goal of reaching carbon neutrality, Twomey-Madsen said Pandora is thinking about how the company might reduce its footprint in other parts of the business. The company anticipates that when it reaches this goal, it will reduce its CO2 emissions, water usage and other environmental impacts.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Sustainable solution The judges praised Eco Clarity’s breakthrough service and technology, which collects problematic FOG waste and converts it into a sustainable source of renewable energy. The Hub’s efficient system uses just 25% of the energy typically used in similar processes, with temperatures never exceeding 60oC.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Derek Bryan of fleet management software and solutions firm Verizon Connect offers a rundown of pointers for improving the sustainability of fleet-based businesses. Going green is currently front of mind for businesses and consumers alike. Many consumers are turning away from brands with poor environmental credentials.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 12, 2022

Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng told a private meeting of MPs this week that Drax’s imports of US-made wood pellets to be burnt for energy are “not sustainable” He added that it “doesn’t make sense” and told MPs the government had not fully investigated the sustainability of burning wood pellets, a type of biomass.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The latest AI tools are being used to extend the efficiency of one of the UKs largest, oldest and most successful district energy schemes in Sheffield. ” In the UK Veolia currently manages the energy plant and networks across 60 sites and operates over 120 community heating schemes serving large campuses and hospitals.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2023

As global effort to fight climate change intensifies, the challenge for battery manufacturers and their supply chains is to find ways to meet the rapidly growing demand for electric vehicles (EVs). According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), global sales of new electric vehicles (EV) grew from 3 million in 2020 to 6.6

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 27, 2022

Mitigating higher energy prices: how we can help reduce energy costs for running compressed air equipment and keep manufacturers competitive? We have to accept there is no short-term solution to mitigate soaring energy prices that have trebled in recent times ? Energy efficiency is key. million.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The research report, “ Smaller businesses and the transition to net zero “, highlights the potential collective influence of UK smaller businesses and the considerable contribution they could make to wider net zero objectives if they all made changes to reduce their carbon footprint. Image credit: Nenad Stojkovic , CC BY 2.0

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 30, 2020

The Environment Agency’s Environmental Sensor Network (ESNET) comprises modular water quality monitoring systems that can be quickly and easily deployed at remote sites. By Matt Dibbs, Managing Director of Meteor Communications, a firm that designs, builds and installs remote environmental monitoring systems. Water quality monitoring.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

There were 12 winners at the annual “VIBES – Scottish Environment Business Awards” in Glasgow on Tuesday 1 November, recognising innovations including a system for using treated wastewater to provide heating, and a solution that empowers homeowners in striving for net zero. Engaging Scotland Award – The Highland Council.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 15, 2021

A communiqué signed by UK mayors and local leaders calls for a ‘power shift’ from Whitehall so that local and regional authorities can deliver Net Zero. Call for powers and resources to shape local energy markets, decarbonise transport, and tackle emissions from homes and offices. Addressing energy market failure.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The British Compressed Air Society (BCAS) says it welcomes the Government’s new Energy Bill Relief Scheme, which comes into effect on 1 October – but is encouraging compressed air users to also act now to minimise their compressed air energy consumption for the long-term through a series of low-cost measures.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 15, 2023

For 13 years, Titan’s Oval Gear (OG) flow meters have been an intrinsic component within Green Fuels’ biodiesel plants converting biowaste into sustainable biofuels. The OG Series flow meters are designed to give reliable, high performance across a wide range of applications. oval-gear-flow-meters/. flowmeters.co.uk/oval-gear-flow-meters/.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 10, 2022

We believe this research has huge potential benefits and will lead to marketable opportunities within the marine energy sector.”. This ground-breaking technique is based on the fact that all species shed waste products, skin and tissue cells into the seawater – and they all contain the underlying DNA of the fish.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2022

This November, world leaders, climate activists, and business executives have been gathering in Sharm El-Sheikh for COP27, the UN’s annual Climate Change Conference. To ensure we get to net-zero, and prevent catastrophic global temperature rises, businesses across all sectors need to rapidly accelerate their emissions reductions.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 4, 2020

Dutch greenhouse operators are collaborating with the country’s industrial sector to support the reuse of waste CO2. Pests and diseases are preferably tackled biologically, and the energy-efficient greenhouse reuses water and nutrients as much as possible; leading to cleaner cultivation and improved yields. Monitoring carbon dioxide.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 12, 2022

An innovative new project is ‘distilling’ residues from Scotland’s famous whisky industry into sustainable, green energy. The successful trial involving Scottish Water, SEPA and major distiller Chivas Brothers saw distillery residue brought into Aberdeen’s Nigg Waste Water Treatment Works for the first time, with promising results.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 18, 2021

A new report from power market analytics firm Aurora Energy Research suggests that increased deployment of (and continued improvements in) virtualisation technology could reduce potential future European computing emissions 55% by 2040. Additionally, the EC identified the need to reduce the digital sector’s carbon emissions.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 27, 2022

Emily Newton, editor-in-chief of Revolutionized Magazine , writes on three use cases where the Internet of Things (IoT) is proving a useful instrument to help reduce carbon emissions. Have you read: Wasted energies – why we’re getting renewables wrong and how to fix it IoT cyber security impetus placed on manufacturers – TÜV SÜD.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Reaching Net Zero operations by 2050 will require huge changes in industrial practices – such as how we use energy and source raw materials – but despite all the challenges, the target is achievable writes Rob Jenkinson. After all, manufacturers are typically energy-intensive businesses. This is a tough challenge.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 4, 2021

Separate food waste collections will become mandatory in England from 2023. “Local Authorities are in the process of putting their waste management contracts in place now for the years to come, and they need government funding NOW to be able to implement separate food waste collections by 2023.”,

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 1, 2021

A filtration system fuelled by whisky co-products is being developed by researchers to sustainably extract rare and valuable metals – including gold, silver, and palladium – from waste electronics using a new combined biological and chemical approach. million tonnes of waste electronics. million tonnes of waste electronics.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

A leading UK and European recycling company was fined £20,000 at Airdrie Sheriff Court on 16 November after Scotland’s environmental regulator, SEPA, uncovered what it described as the largest single illegal export of household waste from Scotland. We’re clear in what we expect of businesses of all sizes, from SMEs to specialist companies.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The series is supported by the Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture at Columbia University, and is part of their POWER project. . South, where companies find ample forests, lax business regulations, and ports along the Atlantic coast. South to burn them overseas in its power plants.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Efforts to ensure the continuity of today’s mission-critical industrial operations are blunted by the burden of aging and increasingly complex electrical systems. Halting a chemical, pharmaceutical or other industrial process due to sudden electrical failure means an immediate loss in revenues.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 13, 2022

And, despite their valuable gold, copper, silver, palladium and other recyclable components, experts expect a majority will disappear into drawers, closets, cupboards or garages, or be tossed into waste bins bound for landfills or incineration 1, 2. headphones, remote controls). Small equipment for food preparation (e.g.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 4, 2021

This is because water quality is heavily affected by the state of the tide, which presents a significant monitoring challenge in the lower reaches of many rivers. With a tidal range of up to 7m, the River Thames presents a number of monitoring challenges.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 26, 2020

The United Nations World Water Development Report 2020, states that global water usage has increased by a factor of six over the past 100 years. Waste, in the form of unnecessary energy usage or pesky pipe leaks, can be a real problem, affecting a water company’s maximum output.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

FOG blockages, or fatbergs impair the performance of wastewater assets which can cause sewer overflows, that can impact the environment,” explains Yorkshire Water’s waste services manager James Gudgeon. In 2021, Isle suggested working with EcoClarity on our wastewater site, at a time we were looking to grow our imported waste business.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 20, 2020

With tech companies still pushing the latest models and constant upgrades of hardware, the IT sector continues to fail at dealing with the cascade of global e-waste generated – 53.6 The post Firm launches app to help tackle IT industry’s enormous e-waste challenge first appeared on Envirotec.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 26, 2021

By 2030 IoT deployment and its disruption of various industries is expected to save more than eight times the energy it consumes, resulting in net savings of 230 billion cubic meters of water, and eliminating one gigaton of CO2 emissions, according to the authors of a report released on 20 April. PWh reduction of (hydrocarbon) fuel.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 28, 2020

tonnes of methane gas to atmosphere that was detected at a nearby monitoring station installed by researchers from The University of Manchester. The research team was led by Prof Grant Allen, and reported in the Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Not only does this produce an inordinate amount of textile waste, it has also resulted in water usage for textile and fashion manufacturers rocketing. The Chinese government has taken drastic measures, with CEOs of businesses who are found to be polluting facing serious jail time. Positive steps.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Intended to fill the policy vacuum emerging from the UK’s departure from the EU on 31 January, the Environment Bill has been eagerly anticipated, and seemingly gives government the power to set legally binding targets on all aspects of the environment in future. Plastic waste ban: A red herring?

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