News Headlines
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Air pressure continues to rise as the clamour for change in quality intensifies
Transport
There has been enough debate over the need to improve urban air quality. Now's the time for decisive action to be taken to ensure air quality targets are achieved and to meet the public demand for cleaner air and reduced traffic congestion, say Ashley Bijster, Managing Director of Imperial, and Tim Daniels, Sales Director of Videalert.
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Brewery and pub group Marstons achieves zero waste to landfill
Resource & 'Waste'
Marston's, the brewery and pub group which operates over 1,600 pubs, have confirmed that 100% of the estate, including all of its managed houses and taverns are now operating as Zero to Waste Landfill two years ahead of their own target.
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Thousands of AA hotels and B&Bs offered electric vehicle charge points
Transport
As part of the strategic partnership between the Automobile Association and Chargemaster, which is now part of BP, all 4,000 or so AA inspected hotels and B&Bs are being offered the opportunity to have electric vehicle charging points installed at no cost and integrated into the UK's largest public network.
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Record hot weather confirms practical water plans needed for farm and greenhouse
Food
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board is reminding farmers and growers to review their water usage and is advising of steps to build resilience into their long-term supply, as UK temperatures are confirmed as hitting record highs.
Energy & Resource Management
Pharmaceutical Warehouse Industry Leaders - cooling systems with minimal carbon footprint
Jet Environmental is a specialist in the pharmaceutical sector with many successful implementations in large and niche operations. We estimate that over 50 per cent of medicines prescribed in the UK pass through a warehouse distribution centre temperature controlled by Jet Environmental.
AIR CONTROL INDUSTRIES' LED LIGHTING OVERHAUL REDUCES COSTS BY 70%
Industrial air movement specialist Air Control Industries is experiencing lower electricity bills and a huge improvement in its warehouse's working environment, thanks to a bright idea to introduce a new LED lighting system.
HOW MUCH ENERGY DO YOU CONSUME AFTER LIGHTS OUT?
When the last person out at night switches off the lights how many of us are lulled into a false sense of security to think that the energy consumption of their offices or factory also switches off for the night? Mike Glanfield, Chartered Energy Manager at Epsilon Energy Professionals, reports on a solution.
LOW CARBON HEATING SOLUTION FOR OVERSANDS SCHOOL
Pupils and staff at an independent specialist school in Cumbria are now benefiting from hot water and heating generated by two new biomass boilers optimised for energy efficient performance through eco-friendly pre-insulated pipe from Flexenergy.
SYMPATEX LAUNCHES 100% CO2-NEUTRAL TEXTILE MEMBRANE
Sympatex Technologies will introduce the "guaranteed green" Sympatex membrane, which is produced in a completely climate-neutral way for the first time at the Munich trade show ISPO 2017 (5th - 8th February 2017).
THE LOW CARBON HUB SOLAR PV SHARE OFFER HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 3RD OCTOBER 2016!
Low Carbon Hub's current share offer aims to raise £3.5 million to fund their second wave of renewables projects in Oxfordshire - the prelude to their ambition for the whole of Oxfordshire to be powered by an interconnected series of smart micro grids centred around multiple small scale, community-controlled renewable energy schemes.
KPA UNICON TO SUPPLY A BIOMASS-FIRED BOILER PLANT TO STORA ENSO SAWMILL IN SWEDEN
Stora Enso Timber Ab and KPA Unicon Oy have signed a contract of a biomass-fired hot water boiler plant delivery to Stora Enso sawmill Ala in Ljusne, Sweden.
TINYTAG ENERGY LOGGER: ACCURATE ENERGY CONSUMPTION DATA
The Tinytag Energy Logger is a portable, easy to use device for monitoring single and three phase power usage. It is ideal for monitoring energy consumption in line with ESOS, ISO 50001, and other energy management requirements.
