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Monitoring for flood management

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However, flood risk is now addressed on a wider catchment scale so that initiatives in one part of a catchment do not have negative effects further downstream. In the past, peats and bogs have been drained to increase cropping areas, but this damages peatlands and reduces their capacity to retain water and store carbon. Monitoring NFM.

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Something in the air

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Scientists at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) say they have invented an artificial nose equipped to perform continuous bacterial monitoring – a capability they say has never previously been achieved and one with multiple applications in medicine, environmental monitoring and food. ”

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Siemens publishes advice for businesses on steps to decarbonise

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Businesses who fail to act on decarbonisation risk exposing themselves to potential risks from policy-driven increased operating costs, increased energy costs or increased compliance costs. Industry leaders have paved the way, with Google having been carbon-neutral since 2007 and Microsoft since 2012. Actions on the management side.

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Sponsored Content: Water managers demand better, faster data

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2020 was an unusual year in many respects, but for OTT Hydromet, one of the more remarkable features of the year was an unprecedented level of orders for water level and flow monitoring equipment. Flood risk is now addressed on a wider catchment scale so that upstream initiatives do not have negative effects further downstream.

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The ‘why’ and ‘how’ of carbon capture technology for buildings

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The Power-to-X unit being demonstrated. Soletair Power (Finland) has developed a seemingly unique solution for extracting carbon dioxide (CO2) from building ventilation systems to help achieve carbon net zero and even carbon negative building projects. Are carbon-negative buildings possible?

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Safety and efficiency through proactive action

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When a leak occurs, the system must work harder to maintain function, leading to sizable increases in both energy usage and costs. When investing in Stonegate Instruments’ technology, you are actively working to reduce both your carbon footprint and energy costs, whilst committing to combat serious and potentially damaging risks.

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Isle of Portland to host UK’s first carbon neutral EfW facility

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The directors of Powerfuel Portland – a firm aiming to deliver a proposed Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) at Portland Port on the Isle of Portland in Dorset – have provided more details about how how it will be a net-zero carbon project for its operational lifetime (up to 30 years).