Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The centre of the town of Rotherham in South Yorkshire suffered significant flooding following extreme rainfall in June 2007 and November 2019, affecting hundreds of homes and businesses, writes Helen Wilson, industry & infrastructure sales manager at Xylem.

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POWER Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2025

In the face of escalating climate challenges, renewable energy asset owners come to a critical crossroads: invest in resilient, hardened assets or opt for standard equipment to minimize upfront costs. […] The post Examining the Real Cost of Renewable Resiliency appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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POWER Magazine

JUNE 26, 2024

The use of microgrids to provide reliable […] The post Microgrids Take Major Role for Reliability, Resiliency appeared first on POWER Magazine. An array of technologies, both thermal and renewable, are being used in the design of microgrids, supporting distributed power generation across several sectors.

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POWER Magazine

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Texas A&M University System has unveiled four nuclear developers with which it plans to explore building and operating small modular reactor plants (SMRs) at its Texas A&M-RELLIS campus near College […] The post Texas A&M Launches SMR Energy Proving Ground with Selection of Four Nuclear Firms appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2022

A planning application was submitted in August, which set out an ambitious sustainability agenda of climate resilience and Net Zero requirements, integrated into the design, including ultra-low carbon emissions, an acute focus on energy efficiency, insulation, on-site energy generation and zero use of fossil fuels in the running of the building.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 23, 2023

A criminal cyber-attack on a UK water company in August 2022, which saw hackers gain access to customer banking details, led utilities to urgently reassess cybersecurity strategies. In this Q&A, Philippe Willems, engineering manager at Ovarro, discusses the enduring challenge for the water sector and what it means for suppliers.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 11, 2024

It also supports governments and communities in making informed decisions, whether building resilient infrastructure or improving social and economic opportunities to reduce the vulnerabilities of specific communities. In terms of resilience, AI improves the monitoring and response to environmental changes, natural disasters and other crises.

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POWER Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2023

billion in federal funding to improve grid flexibility and boost power system resiliency against extreme weather and […] The post U.S. Boost for Grid Resilience: Major Projects Revealed appeared first on POWER Magazine. Fifty-eight projects spearheaded by major U.S. power stakeholders will receive up to $3.5 Deploys $3.5B

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POWER Magazine

JUNE 26, 2024

How prepared is the […] The post Mitigating EMP and GMD Risks for Power Grid Resilience appeared first on POWER Magazine. Risks posed by geomagnetic disturbance (GMD) and electromagnetic pulse (EMP) events add challenges to an already complex power system environment. But they remain crucial to address.

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POWER Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2024

Integrating fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) into power plants can help reduce downtime due to maintenance. […] The post FRP Delivers Resiliency for Power Plants appeared first on POWER Magazine. The chemicals and water present in power generation plants can have a corrosive effect on metal.

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POWER Magazine

JUNE 26, 2024

In other […] The post Planning for a Reliable and Resilient Electric Power Grid appeared first on POWER Magazine. In the U.S.,

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

A new report, ‘Risk & Resilience: The role of cities in tackling the climate crisis’ , argues that climate resilience must be embraced as a guiding principle across urban development, given the extreme exposure of cities to climate risk.

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POWER Magazine

APRIL 22, 2024

The group stated, “destructive storms have become […] The post How to Provide Reliable and Resilient Electricity Amid Today’s Changing Climate appeared first on POWER Magazine. The United Nations has gone on record to spotlight the negative effects of climate change that have affected the world in recent years.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 11, 2023

A criminal cyber-attack on a UK water company in August 2022 saw hackers gain access to customer banking details, and led utilities to urgently reassess cybersecurity strategies. In this Q&A, Philippe Willems, engineering manager at Ovarro, discusses the challenge for the water sector and suppliers.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 16, 2023

An initiative, called Designer Liner, which could reduce leaks and burst water pipes across the country has today (16 May) received £3.3m in funding from Ofwat’s Innovation Fund. The project is one of 16 solutions being awarded a share of £40 million in the water regulator’s latest innovation competition – the Water Breakthrough Challenge.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Seventy-five per cent of the raw materials required will be sourced from the UK, up from 10% today, helping to maintain the countrys self-sufficiency in steel and making steel production more resilient to global events.”

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POWER Magazine

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The Department of Energy (DOE) will furnish 16 innovative projects with $45 million in federal funding to develop cybersecurity tools and technologies that thwart cyber attacks in the power and […] The post $45M Federal Boost for Cyber Resiliency of Energy Delivery Infrastructure appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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POWER Magazine

JANUARY 15, 2025

A Florida-based battery energy storage provider is teaming with Idaho’s largest electric utility for a 200-MW/800-MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project designed to support grid resiliency.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 22, 2025

Enhancing the service provided to our energy-generating customers, and making our network more resilient in the process, will go a long way to preparing our network for a decarbonised future, and will allow more renewable energy resources to connect.

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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.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Like the official forecasts, the study foresees that the economy is likely to be far more electric than today, but it finds cheaper ways of maintaining resilient power with green gas back-up. The net overall saving from using more green gas in the transition to Net Zero is assessed at 298 billion, or nearly 7.5

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 20, 2024

It also explores practical applications in aquaculture, biotechnology, and climate change mitigation, emphasizing brown algae’s potential for carbon capture and ecosystem restoration, while offering valuable insights into enhancing ecological resilience amid climatic challenges.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2025

Alan Dunne, UK and Ireland Managing Director at Aggreko, said: With continued uncertainty around energy cost and resilience, businesses in the UK are facing the challenge of balancing profitability and sustainability. Much like the government and its Clean Energy 2030, UK businesses remain ambitious in making their energy transitions.

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POWER Magazine

JULY 22, 2024

An academic study found that the frequency of […] The post AI and Storm Resilience: How Utilities Can Optimize Storm Solutions and Mitigate Risks appeared first on POWER Magazine. As climate change accelerates, rising humidity is causing an increase in the number and severity of storms occurring in the northern hemisphere.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 10, 2024

However, as a nature-based design, the scheme was remarkably resilient. That it can support flood resilience downstream and bring benefits to the wider catchment is truly amazing.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Doing so offers countries that signed the Global Methane Pledge (158 countries, COP26 – European Union and the United States), and those who signed UAE Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems, and Climate Action (160+ countries, COP28) the opportunity to strengthen their climate commitments.

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POWER Magazine

JANUARY 2, 2025

The use of distributed energy resources (DERs) will continue to grow as utilities, businesses, and residential neighborhoods look for ways to balance the power grid and support more reliable and resilient The post Central Theme for Energy’s Future: Decentralizing Power Generation appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 1, 2023

The sensors provide real-time data alerting the council to potentially problematic drains. Redbridge Council has invested in nearly 100 gully sensors, which have been installed in flood prone parts of the borough to create a smart drainage system that monitors gully drains for blockages.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

“The £25 million will also help harness the power of nature and support the Environment Agency’s FCERM Strategy, which provides a longer-term vision of how we will create climate-resilient places and better protect and prepare homes and businesses from flooding and coastal change.”

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Root endosymbiosis is highly beneficial to plants, increasing nutrient uptake and stress resilience. Combining disease resistance and climate resilience with efficient nutrient assimilation through improved association with symbiotic microorganisms is a key element of this ambition.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 14, 2025

Fernando Gmez, Head, Resource Systems and Resilience and Member of the Executive Committee at the World Economic Forum, added: A more effective deployment of circular economy principles to retrofitting buildings opens new opportunities for collaboration across governments, industry leaders, and innovators.

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POWER Magazine

MAY 1, 2024

The shift to clean energy is triggering growing concerns about the sustainability, resilience, and integration of the power sector’s complex supply chains. The power sector’s The post Five Dynamic Factors Reshaping the Power Sector Supply Chain appeared first on POWER Magazine. Here are five trends to watch.

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POWER Magazine

JUNE 26, 2024

The need for more reliability and resilience of power delivery, both in the U.S. and worldwide, has utilities and grid operators looking for solutions to the challenge of bolstering the […] The post Building a Better Grid—Infrastructure Upgrades Require Ingenuity, Innovation, and Investment appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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POWER Magazine

MAY 1, 2024

Companies operating in Puerto Rico have paid particular attention to the reliability and resiliency of their power supply after a series of major hurricanes battered the island in recent years. Those storms The post Eaton Among Groups Supporting Microgrid Buildout in Puerto Rico appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The information will be used to design healthier and more resilient towns and cities in the future. DEFRAG will be identifying barriers to a greener infrastructure and delivering new knowledge on how urban planning impacts on biodiversity.

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POWER Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2024

To secure federal funding, developers must navigate various financing and investment options related to grid resiliency and modernization, transmission deployment, and critical electric generation facilities.

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POWER Magazine

AUGUST 8, 2024

Creative Composites Group (CCG), a leading manufacturer of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites, announced that the group has acquired the assets of Schaumburg, Illinois-based Trident Industries (Trident), a manufacturer of ultra-resilient […] The post Composite Pole Manufacturer Grows Through Acquisition, Boosting Grid Hardening Capabilities (..)

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