Day: 17 January 2003

International Business Briefs: wind power, software, bioenergy, and ISO 9001

In this week’s International Business Briefs, a telecommunications company is to purchase all of its electricity from a wind farm; a new version of stormwater engineering software; restructuring of a bioenergy firm in Europe; and a microfiltration company has gained ISO 9001.

Severn Estuary barrier could generate 7% of energy needs

The UK should reappraise construction of a huge barrier across the Severn estuary to generate a substantial amount of renewable energy, according to a report to the DTI by engineering firm Sir Robert McAlpine.

European Business Briefs: desert flooding, solar links and a nuclear sale

In this week’s European Business Briefs: greenhouse gas auctioning; managing floods in the desert; a solar link between Europe and Africa; and nuclear power for sale in Eastern Europe.

Green-roasted coffee beans keep the taste but ditch the smell

A Dutch coffee roasting plant has streamlined its entire operation to ensure every stage of the roasting process is environmentally friendly, generating savings on bills while eliminating the strong smell of toasted coffee that previously wafted around the plant.

Nordic prize for weeding out rogue chemicals from pulp

Nordic scientists have won an international forest research award for discovering a bleach-hungry chemical that surfaces during pulp production.

Compressed air fuels city cars

Cars that run on compressed air will soon be hitting city streets. A French car firm is about to open its first factory, which will produce ‘zero emissions’ cars at a rate of two per hour.

UK Government could face dumped-vehicle embarrassment

The UK Government is in danger of repeating its ongoing embarrassment over waste fridge mountains, this time with end-of-live vehicles, according a policy research group. The Department of Trade and Industry denies that this will be the case.

Letter from the Editor: A bumper harvest of renewable energy

This week, there’s plenty of good news for renewable energy, starting off with £13.7 million for renewables in the UK. The Japanese Government has also got in on the act, with 300 million Yen (£1.6 million) for projects in developing countries, under the Kyoto Protocol.

Ireland’s bill to curb climate change could top EUR1 billion

The Irish government has revealed that the cost of complying with the Kyoto protocol’s targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will be a quarter of a billion euros per year, reports the Press Association.

Calls for information systems to monitor marine waters

A European project is calling on businesses with information systems ideas to apply for grants to develop online systems such as a marine water quality database accessible to the public.

Cool buildings harness the sun

The EU is proposing new legislation to curb pollution from tractors, construction equipment and other non-road machinery, including inland boats and diesel trains.

EU proposes to cut non-road vehicle emissions

The EU is proposing new legislation to curb pollution from tractors, construction equipment and other non-road machinery, including inland boats and diesel trains.

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