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

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Smart electricity transformers will greatly improve the level of insight into what is going on in the network, says the operator, assisting the effort to maintain a reliable supply of power. This will help increase network resilience and lay the groundwork for a low carbon future, says the firm.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 16, 2023

These water “batteries” could form the basis of a smart water grid, improving the resilience of the water supply in the wake of climate change – in the same way solar batteries in homes store excess electricity that can be sold back to the National Grid. A full list of the winners is included below.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

High-Performance Computing (HPC), has become critical in assisting the energy sector, offering the capability to analyse complex data, simulate intricate processes, and optimise operations. While immensely powerful, HPC faces several challenges as it continues to evolve and respond to exponential demands for computational power.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Smart meters are prominent in water companies’ 2025-2030 business plans, in line with regulatory expectations for large-scale rollouts. What are the key benefits of smart meters for utilities and their customers? What are the key benefits of smart meters for utilities and their customers?

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 13, 2021

The National Infrastructure Commission has called for a water supply and demand reduction of 4,000 megalitres per day to avoid severe drought risk by 2050 (published in its 2021 Annual Monitoring Report). Some, like compulsory water metering, or nationwide 110 litres p/p/d water use limits are essential. Proven successes already. “In

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Control of these mechanised processes is key to producing a consistent throughput and output; too fast and the filter systems can be overwhelmed; too little tends to waste energy and capacity, and can have a detrimental effect on the quality of the final sludge. Controlling the thickening process. Both types of constraint can lead to errors.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 11, 2023

As scarcity concerns pile pressure on water operators, intelligent and accurate network monitoring has become a necessity. With pumping occupying the lion’s share of a utility’s energy consumption, ABB’s intelligent drives deliver crucial efficiency gains, squeezing important savings from one of the water cycle’s most intensive energy users.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 15, 2023

The winners include Skyports Deliveries, who will use drones to improve island-to-island connectivity in the Orkney Islands, and Electric Assisted Vehicles, who are developing a four-wheel, electrically assisted lightweight delivery vehicle to help reduce road emissions.

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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

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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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

From technology making the railways greener than ever before by removing harmful emissions from train exhausts to research into powering our railways with renewable energy, this year’s successful bidders will revolutionise the future of train travel for generations to come.”. G-VOLUTION LTD. 3SQUARED LTD. VARAMIS LTD.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 25, 2022

ITT: i-ALERT Total Machine Health Monitoring System with Gateway and Diagnostics. Watson-Marlow: Qdos® CWT™ Peristaltic Chemical Metering Pumps. • Crest Pumps: Safe, Reliable and Energy Efficient Sulphuric Acid Transfer. • DPS Drilling & Pumping Supplies: Northern Resilience 3 with BSG & Northern Ireland Water. •

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 25, 2022

How is technology helping to address the challenges faced by power grids? According to the International Energy Agency, global electricity demand rose by more than 6% in 2021, the largest increase since the recovery from the financial crisis in 2010. The energy distribution model is becoming decentralised.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Smart water metering. The first two items: smart metering and leak detection, are more about building awareness of what’s happening, and supporting access to live to monitor water consumption and wastage. It could enable the introduction of bespoke water charges that depend on the usage in peak vs off-peak hours.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 1, 2020

One of the most important challenges, when designing monitoring facilities in remote locations, is resilience. The SATGN is maintained and operated by the National Oceanography Centre, which is the UK centre of excellence for sea level monitoring, coastal flood forecasting and the analysis of sea levels.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 15, 2021

Recent developments in sensors, dataloggers and telemetry, provide intelligent monitoring systems that can operate remotely, on very little power, delivering reliable data in real-time. This has prompted growth in high-intensity monitoring systems that generate enormous volumes of data.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 29, 2020

Water monitoring expert OTT Hydromet explains some of the practicalities behind a recent project. The expansion of mobile telecommunications has meant that more locations now benefit from increased coverage, so that water level and meteorological monitoring systems can now be installed in remote locations. “In

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Greentown Labs

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

The transmission line-monitoring startup saw its electric utility customers bracing for a period of economic uncertainty, and its team had to transition to remote work while adjusting to the realities of a pandemic. In January 2021, it was named one of three energy startups to watch by pv magazine.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Innovators from multiple sectors including energy, manufacturing, transport and food and beverage, could have the opportunity to share their condition monitoring solutions with every water company in the UK and Ireland. As such, the sector represents a major market for innovators. “We

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Waves crashing against a sea wall (image credit: Ray-Bilcliff, available on Pexels) A seemingly pioneering research project that aims to strengthen the resilience of sea walls to increased coastal flooding has been launched by Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh and Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia. metres and 4.3 metres and 3.6

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The integration of SEEPEX digital solutions with SCT AutoAdjust enables such adjustment to be made remotely from the pump, through the SEEPEX Pump Monitor and SEEPEX Connected Services. The power of digital. Remote adjustment: One click. SCT AutoAdjust offers the ability to maintain both pump performance and efficiency remotely.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 22, 2023

In recent decades water companies have been spilling sewage-polluted water into waterways more frequently and in larger volumes, for reasons not entirely clear, although much explanatory energy has been expended on the topic of late (for example, following an EAC report in early 2022 ).

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 8, 2024

The resilience and determination of the Bhopal disaster survivors and campaigners for justice over decades is truly remarkable and inspiring but human rights are still being abused and denied today. It helped shield the companies from attempts to hold them accountable and reinforced the unequal power dynamics involved.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Energy technology firm Wärtsilä has completed the delivery of an island grid energy solution on Graciosa in the Azores. The purpose of the island grid is to reduce diesel fuel consumption and maximise renewable energy for the over 4,000 island inhabitants. Demonstrating the potential of energy storage on islands.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 25, 2022

In a letter published on 11 October, Planning Minister Tom Arthur and Chief Planner Fiona Simpson said they recognised that “people and businesses may consider that making an investment now in renewable energy for their premises could prove invaluable in securing their immediate and long-term resilience.”.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 13, 2023

million m3 of water storage and increased flood resilience to 15,000 homes, said a statement. ” “By harnessing the power of nature alongside our traditional flood defences, we can not only help keep communities safer, but also create wildlife havens and tackle the climate emergency.” What is it?

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 3, 2023

However, we also know that before widespread monitoring began, the UK’s biodiversity had already been highly depleted by centuries of habitat loss, unsustainable farming practices, development, and persecution. Since 1970, the abundance of species studied has declined on average by 19%.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Eleni Diamantopoulou is Practice Development Lawyer (Energy) at Womble Bond Dickinson. Eleni Diamantopoulou writes The Energy Act 2023 (the Act) is finally here. Energy Storage : The Act brings the missing clarity that was blocking investment by adding a clear definition for energy storage.

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Greenability Magazine

MAY 10, 2023

We’re working with community partners to ensure we’re building a more resilient energy system for the future.” Renewable Energy – This program allows the city to offset a percentage of its energy usage through a renewable resource. to be credited to the city since the program began.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 17, 2023

She noted that only two of the 17 UK water companies in England met the water metering targets, and 16 out of 17 did not meet the commitment on reducing customer demand for the second year running. We need to take action now and design in resilience from today. However, she said, there was still much to done.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 2, 2024

Announced by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt last Spring and launched in November 2023, The Manchester Prize calls on innovators, academics, entrepreneurs and disruptors to submit their ideas, particularly related to energy, the environment and infrastructure.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2020

In recent decades, non-contact level measurement technologies based on ultrasonic or radar-based ranging have become an indispensable means of measuring the quantities of liquids or solids remaining in containers like tanks, silos and IBCs, as well as controlling pumps and monitoring water and flood levels.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 31, 2020

“Therefore, it made sense for us to use this powerful new technology to develop training that will counter those risks and help keep our teams, other road users and pedestrians safe while we work. “That’s incredibly powerful for us because the safety and customer excellence of our services depends on great team delivery.”

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

More than half of the winners cited energy saving as key to their plans for success and a third were named winners for their innovation in becoming more efficient. A new Energy Transition Scotland Award was also added to the categories this year. improvement on energy storage, leading to significant carbon savings.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 10, 2024

The Energy and Natural Resources sector also recorded the lowest Financial Performance Index (FPI) score amongst all sectors, an indicator of under-performance and potential instability. To mitigate the risks associated with vulnerability, organizations must prioritize operational resilience. percent impact on global GDP.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

As climate change leads to larger and more frequent wildfires, researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are using sensors, drones and machine learning to both prevent fires and minimise the damage they cause to the electrical grid. Prevention.

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