Day: 6 December 2006

Brown backs green transport in pre-budget report

Gordon Brown delivered a boost to green transport in his pre-budget report, backing biofuels with extended tax relief and doubling the duty on flight tickets.

Air pollution up in Europe as water discharges fall

A pan-European database which logs the emissions of some 12,000 industrial facilities shows that, despite legislative measures to tackle the problem, overall pollution increased between 2001 and 2004.

Low carbon start ups told how to sharpen business skills

Free advice on how to make a fledgling low-carbon company an attractive proposition for investors is on offer from the Government-backed Carbon Trust.

Congestion charge could tackle Hong Kong pollution

Hong Kong looks set to follow the London's example by introducing a congestion charge in an effort to improve the city's notorious air quality.

Electrification plan for Cuban irrigation

Much of the antiquated irrigation equipment in use in Cuba is rusty, very inefficient and environmentally damaging. Linda Cechura of the OPEC Fund for International Development describes how the Government's 10-year plan to electrify the nation's irrigation systems has already benefited farmers in Ciego de Avila province.

Cleaning up the smart way

As legislation forces water companies to provide more comprehensive wastewater treatment to more of the country, the industry will need the best control and instrumentation technologies to manage it all, writes Jim Plumley.

Joining forces against ammonia

Ammonia pollution into the environment is causing increasing concern because of its threat to sensitive habitats. Stan Cheshire looks at ways WwTWs can play a key role in minimising the impact.

The rise and rise of UV disinfection

Ultraviolet disinfection is no longer an emerging technology. This is supported by the fact that it is used to treat more than three billion litres of water every day around the world. Craig Howarth reports.

Automatic for the people

In the UK, on average 151 litres of water is lost in leaks every day per property. As utilities look at implementing systems to help with conservation, there are several areas where improvements can be made, writes Berry Drijsen.

How to stop lining shrinkage

Over the past 30 years, Insituform Technologies has built a reputation for installing cured-in-place pipe-lining systems that are inverted using water. But it has also developed a variety of other innovative pipeline rehabilitation systems.

Making Sensus of remote reading

Sutton and East Surrey Water is trialling the new Sensus Scout automatic meter reading system at one of its biggest housing projects. We take a closer look at the technology.

Overlooking the obvious

Rainwater harvesting can drastically cut water demand - yet it is being grossly underestimated, writes Chris Williams.

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