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Knowledge is power: The scope and limits of air quality monitoring today

Envirotec Magazine

Envirotec asked Aecom UK managing director Derrick Jepson for an overview of the UK air quality monitoring landscape today, and some of the challenges and opportunities it presents Envirotec: How do gas analysers contribute to understanding pollution levels in the UK? Acoem’s Serinus 60 analysers.

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Acoustic landscape monitoring suggested as a game-changer for biodiversity improvement

Envirotec Magazine

AgriSound team member Calum Pheby with “Polly” What’s described as the world’s first fully automated acoustic ‘panoramic’ landscape monitoring system, which can report in real-time on the landscape of natural sounds in a given area, is being developed by bioacoustics firm AgriSound.

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Optical aerosol analyzer provides real-time particulate matter monitoring

Envirotec Magazine

Instrumentation firm ENVEA has launched an Optical Aerosol Spectrometer designed for real-time particulate matter (PM) monitoring, delivering “ultra-precise data in any environment” The OPM250 is described as a next-generation analyzer with a unique counting efficiency design for improved measurement accuracy and high-quality data.

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Advanced Techniques for Vegetation Monitoring With Planetary Variables

Planet Pulse

Vegetation monitoring involves inspecting and measuring the growth of trees and other plants to understand ecosystem health. Governments and industries need accurate, up-to-date data to assess vegetation health and manage resources effectively. However, traditional data-gathering methods often fall short.

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A new love story: Electric vehicles and the electric grid

GreenBiz

A new love story: Electric vehicles and the electric grid. How will the electrical grid handle so many vehicles charging at once? Especially when fast-charging stations gulp down prodigious amounts of power? You can shift a lot of the electric vehicle charging to line up with those times," Langton said.

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Government expected to mandate rooftop solar on new build homes

Envirotec Magazine

The UK government is expected to announce that all new homes will be legally required to have solar panels installed on the roof by 2027. Average electricity bills for a typical household are 881, while industry experts consider the payback period for rooftop solar to be between 10-20 years not 3. “Clearly, they are not.

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Smart meter network passes 20 million milestone

Envirotec Magazine

The firm behind the telecommunications infrastructure underpinning the UK’s smart meters rollout, the Data Communications Company (DCC), says the 20 millionth smart meter has been connected to its national network. The group’s CEO, Angus Flett, said: “These 20 million meters have been added in less than 4 years.