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E-nose sniffs out VOCs

Envirotec Magazine

The group prepared six different porous MOF films known to adsorb xylene isomers and applied them to gravimetric sensors in an array. By analyzing the sensor array data with a machine learning algorithm, the team could determine the composition of the mixtures with 86% accuracy for the 10-ppm mixture and 96% accuracy for the 100-ppm mixture.

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Consultancy will deploy digital service to assess lifespan of offshore wind foundations

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Engineering consultancy Arup is deploying a seemingly innovative digital service to monitor the remaining lifespan of offshore wind foundations at the London Array wind farm off the coast of Kent. We look forward to working with London Array to bring the benefits of this platform to its wind farm.”.

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New platform “brings more scalable approach to advanced wind O&M”

Envirotec Magazine

A new hardware-free platform for maximising wind turbine health and availability – Windscope – launched on 10 October, following a successful 9-month beta testing phase. However, numerous obstacles continue to frustrate the ambitions of asset managers to roll out advanced health monitoring approaches across their fleets.

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Chitty-chitty-pop-bang! Are noise cameras ready to tackle UK traffic?

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The technological solution so far explored by municipal authorities worldwide seems to be the use of noise cameras, tending to comprise some combination of a microphone (or microphone array), video camera, speed radar and Automatic Number Plate Reader.

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Infrastructure transformation enables World Ski Championship region to manage waste sustainably

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After the economic blow caused by the health crisis, the Alpine Ski World Cup returned to Schladming in 2023 under the ‘The Night Race’ concept and brought accommodation bookings back to pre-pandemic figures – with over 20,000 fans in the 2024 edition. This was both expensive and time-consuming.

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Using Recycled Paper Is Not Just About Saving Trees

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Take, for example, the fact that magazine publishers prefer virgin paper to the recycled kind because the latter is perceived to be of an inferior type not suitable for publishing. In an undated article by the Department of Health (New York State), it was stated that “Methane and Carbon Dioxide make up 90 to 98% of landfill gas.

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Government must recognise the key role of local authorities in tackling climate crisis, says coalition

Envirotec Magazine

Walthamstow Marshes at sunset: The London Borough has introduced a number of measures to improve air quality and public health, including improved cycle paths (image credit: Matt Buck , CC BY-SA 2.0