News Headlines
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UPS and Trinity College partnership will reduce Dublin diesel van deliveries
Transport
Logistics company UPS and the University of Dublin's Trinity College have announced a five-year partnership to drive sustainable solutions for Dublin.
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Opinion: Let's not bottle out of glass recycling
Resource & 'Waste'
A UK provider of recycling and resource recovery, Enva, has joined the European glass packaging industry in calling to "Close the Glass Loop" and improve the quality and quantity of glass collected.
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Wiring regulations will light the way for energy efficiency
Energy
As the first set of wiring regulations to focus on energy efficiency, Bureau Veritas is calling on the industry to embrace appendix 17 of the 18th edition – with the guidance helping to usher in a new 'greener era' that will be critical to meeting the UK's environmental targets.
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Mold cement factory's big investment reduces energy and ups production
Resource & 'Waste'
The first phase of a £24 million investment programme has been completed at Padeswood cement works near Mold, Flintshire.
Transport
Go-Ahead expands air-filtering bus fleet following trial success
• Go-Ahead will increase its unique fleet of air-cleaning vehicles, deploying five buses in Southampton by end of 2019.
• Results from initial pilot show that one bus has the capacity to draw 65g of particulates from the air over 100 days – just over the weight of a tennis ball.
Go-Ahead launches pollution-busting bus to clean up urban air
The Go-Ahead Group, one of the country's largest bus and rail operators, has unveiled the UK's first air filtering bus that makes the air around it cleaner as it travels – allowing the surrounding community to breathe easier.
Green Motion wins Green World Environment Award
Green Motion International has won a Green World Environment Award in the international campaign to find the world's greenest countries, companies and communities.
Turbine technology aims to boost affordability, driving distance, and environmental appeal of Battery Electric Vehicles
Mitsubishi Turbocharger and Engine Europe B.V. (MTEE), a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group company, introduces the RANGE+, a power generator capable of rapidly charging the battery of a battery electric vehicle (BEV) while driving. It allows for fast recharging, increased driving distance and independence from recharging infrastructure.
