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

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

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

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

With a burgeoning human population, the lightning pace of industrialization, and now climate change, the stress on freshwater water availability has never been so great. Having said that, there is light at the end of the tunnel and one form of that is smart solutions for the water industry. Smart water metering.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The new report published on Monday 7 October assesses water companies’ annual performance data against their Water Resources Management Plans (WRMPs), which include steps to reduce leakage, install meters and develop new additional supplies. Metering plays a key role in influencing consumer behaviour and reducing household water use.

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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

MAY 11, 2023

Industrial automation technology firm ABB has won the 2023 Global Water Awards in the category “Smart Water Project of the Year” for its collaboration with Wellington Water, the water services provider for the Wellington region of New Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand. If there’s a ‘Water Oscar’ out there, this is it, and we just won it.

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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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Greenability Magazine

MAY 10, 2023

Green Building Council (USGBC), is catalyzing a new generation of inclusive, healthy, high-performance, sustainable cities worldwide. We’re working with community partners to ensure we’re building a more resilient energy system for the future.” On Tuesday, the city announced it has achieved LEED Gold.

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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. Firstly, it’s important to build an effective strategy. The totex (total expenditure) approach continues to reshape the water industry.

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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

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The Scottish government has pledged to consult on lifting the need to obtain planning permission for larger solar installations on non-domestic buildings. Trade association Solar Energy Scotland had previously lobbied for a revision of this kind, which would bring the planning situation more into line with that in England.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 17, 2023

The keynote speaker was David Black, chief executive of industry regulator Ofwat, who outlined what lies ahead in the 2024 Price Review (PR24) and his expectations for the water sector. 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

MARCH 31, 2020

The Institute of Water, the main professional body for the water industry, said the standard of entries had been extremely high, but the development, by Lanes, of a people-driven innovation was timely for the water industry and had clearly generated significant benefits. Traffic management training game simulates an urban road.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 25, 2022

The British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) presents the shortlist of finalists in this year’s Pump Industry Awards (PIA), and offers a few words on the awards event scheduled for 31 March. ITT: i-ALERT Total Machine Health Monitoring System with Gateway and Diagnostics. Atlas Copco Power Technique. Apex Pumps.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 13, 2021

Developers of the new technology are urging industry stakeholders to recognise the nationally-important strategic contribution that new smart stormwater systems could make, not only to reducing mains water demand but also to lowering surface water flood risk and preventing sewer overflow pollution. Proven successes already. “In

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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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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

JULY 19, 2023

Productivity has been boosted by the use of a pool of digital tools including data analytics, supply chain management to boost resilience and full automation of business processes including finance, human resources, manufacturing and procurement.

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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.

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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

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Instrumentation firm VEGA Controls looks at performance issues that can arise with an aspect of automation that is a popular fixture in the water industry. These include: food and dairy, pulp and paper, abattoirs and special aggregates industries. The technique is used in the same way in both industrial and municipal settings.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 2, 2024

Finalists included Greyparrot Insights, which tracks waste in recycling plants to build a digital map of the packaging value chain. It received almost 300 entries from UK-led teams, with ideas ranging from renewable energy solutions to advanced materials manufacturing, agritech innovations to transport management tools.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 10, 2021

By Faye Bowser, Head of Energy Solutions, Siemens plc. How do we find the energy and ideas now to put in place the changes needed to sustain our collective trajectory to 2050, and also identify the next set of ‘big wins’ for industry? A lot of the hard work has come from decarbonising the grid and the shift to renewable power.

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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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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

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

He called for “considerable investment over the long-term, allied with far stronger, yet outcomes-focused regulation that prioritises the necessary actions, catchment-by-catchment, to begin the process of recovering the health and resilience of our waters.” A first line-of defence in this respect would seem to be monitoring CSOs.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 20, 2024

Launched in 2020 by the Brave Blue World Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to scientific and educational storytelling, the Lighthouse Awards identify pioneers who have shone a path to water resilience and security for others to follow. The high-recovery RO membranes enable 90% of the effluent to be reused as process water, requiring only 1.2

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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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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Xavier Creative House (XCH) is a sustainable marketing agency operating in the healthcare industry, specializing in pharmaceuticals, biotech, and medical devices. In 2020, XCH implemented continuous monitoring of PCs and other electronics to make immediate adjustments to conserve energy.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 13, 2021

.” Businesses need actionable environmental insights to address these challenges, but current methods are often cumbersome and complex – requiring intensive manual labor, climate and data science skills, and computing power. General Manager, IBM AI Applications.

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Green Technology

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Now, battery power adds another facet to our sustainability story. The next steps for powering offices and office equipment are both practical and meaningful for the way businesses impact the electrical grid. Console desk powered by a QikPac Carry: a net 200Wh battery, USB-A, and USB-C in a portable carry case.

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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

APRIL 8, 2024

Aerial view of the abandoned industrial gas leakage site at Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, in February 2022 (image credit: Paulose NK / Shutterstock.com). It helped shield the companies from attempts to hold them accountable and reinforced the unequal power dynamics involved.

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Greenability Magazine

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

“Solar is now cheaper than ever with residential installation costs plunging 70 percent over the last 10 years,” said Darla Pennington, owner of PennTech , a solar installation and energy-efficiency HVAC company in Blue Springs, MO. Today’s higher-efficient photovoltaic modules generate more electricity. Reducing energy bills.

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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

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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