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Romania to deploy 123 Solaris electric buses

Charged

Polish bus builder Solaris has further expanded its penetration of Europe’s public transport market with a hefty order for 123 electric buses in Romania. Solaris will supply 123 12-meter vehicles to the towns of Ia?i, The Urbino 12 electric buses will be equipped for both pantograph and plug-in recharging.

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Defective Meters and Whistleblower Complaints Raise Questions About Gas Utility’s Profits

DeSmogBlog

A little over a decade ago, Gary Dye, then a gas measurement engineer at NW Natural, Oregon’s largest gas utility, lost faith in his employer to responsibly deal with what he believed to be systematic inaccuracies among the company’s hundreds of thousands of gas meters. Faulty Meters Raise Questions About Profits.

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Managing dust risks at quarries

Envirotec Magazine

In the following article, Josh Thomas from instrumentation specialist Ashtead Technology, discusses the risks associated with dust at quarries, and highlights the vital role of monitoring. An installed TSI DustTrak monitor. The role of monitoring. as well as environmental monitoring in and around the quarry.

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20-year research project reveals “devastating loss of British & Irish flora“

Envirotec Magazine

The creators of the new Plant Atlas say it is “the most powerful statement ever produced on the state of our wild and naturalised plants“ Thousands of botanists from the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) 1 have spent the last twenty years collecting data on changes in the British and Irish flora.

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Sustainable Facilities Forum – Our Sponsors

Green Technology

the world’s first battery-powered office systems furniture product. Battery power enables flexible layouts and easy reconfiguration. The product powers laptops, monitors, sit-stand desks, and wireless phone charging. Our HVAC equipment brands include Trane, RUUD, Day & Night, and Mitsubishi Electric.

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The future of Europe’s green energy landscape is deep underground

Renewable Energy World

When we think about innovation in renewable energy, it’s easy to assume that the materials and breakthroughs of human design hold the greatest potential to power the green revolution. This way of thinking about geothermal energy sounds like something from science fiction, and until recently it may as well have been.

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GCSHE Summit – Our Sponsors

Green Technology

the world’s first battery-powered office systems furniture product. Battery power enables flexible layouts and easy reconfiguration. The product powers laptops, monitors, sit-stand desks, and wireless phone charging. Our HVAC equipment brands include Trane, RUUD, Day & Night, and Mitsubishi Electric.