Month: May 2008

WWF wades into carbon capture debate

The world's biggest environmental charity has called for a moratorium on new coal-fired power stations in the UK until carbon capture and storage technology has been shown to work and can be installed from the outse

Local authorities take on packaging waste

The Local Government Association has once again hit out at retailers for excessive packaging, saying the 'cling film coconut' must end.

Cost of nuclear decommissioning to soar

The cost of cleaning up the UK's nuclear facilities - some of which date back to the 1950s - looks set to rise above £73bn.

New eco-sports centre for Waterford

A new 'green' sports centre is expected to save almost Euro 72,000 a year on its energy bills.

Ireland ‘performing poorly’ on waste management

A new report has said that Ireland is performing poorly in terms of waste management.

Scotland’s waste report a mixed bag

Scotland has hit its recycling and compost targets for 2008 but looks unlikely to repeat this success story for the next set of targets in 2010.

Consultation launched on groundwater regs

Regulations to protect groundwater from pollutants are to be beefed up to comply with EU legislation.

Nanotech to detect waterborne biohazards

Space scientists from NASA are putting their expertise in cutting-edge nanotechnology to use in developing sensors to spot contamination in food and water.

Island of Seil gets new wastewater system

A new wastewater system has been announced for the east of Scotland.

Urban fleet vehicles ‘should be more efficient’

Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI) has said that replacing 10% of vehicles in the country with electric or hybrid vehicles would reduce CO2 emissions by 0.35m tonnes per year.

Huge roofs on Top o’ th’ Cow

They are believed to be the biggest freely supported concrete domed roofs in the UK. Stewart Tennant, director of GHA Livigunn, describes one of the most technically demanding projects of his career

It’s all a matter of total thrust

A pipe-thruster that allows accurate monitoring on project sites is becoming a force to be reckoned with. Herrenknecht's chairman, Martin Herrenknecht, and vice-chairman, Werner Suhn, explain how it works

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