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Kitchen retailer Wren to install UK's largest solar array on factory roof
Renewables
Installation of the UK's largest single-roof solar array – 6.6MW - is set to begin later this month at the Barton-upon-Humber manufacturing plant of one of the UK's leading kitchen and bedroom retailers, Wren.
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Microplastics in Dipper birds indicate wider impact on freshwater wildlife
Pollution
Researchers have found more evidence that microplastics are impacting freshwater wildlife in different countries around the world.
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- UK supermarkets ranked on efforts to remove deforestation from livestock and salmon animal feed Food
Shoppers might be shocked to learn they're contributing to destroying the Amazon rainforests! This is after UK supermarkets have been ranked on their efforts to remove deforestation and land conversion from their supply chains for soy – a key commodity imported to feed British livestock, poultry and salmon.
- UK supermarkets ranked on efforts to remove deforestation from livestock and salmon animal feed Food
Water
Newmarket Pilot Project: SDS smart rainwater harvesting system addresses water scarcity and flooding
Ground-breaking research project advances wastewater grit removal technology
Our two-year research project with the University of Exeter has optimised our stacked tray design, and opens up new performance upgrade possibilities for our wastewater and stormwater hydrodynamic separation technologies.
Smart Water Reuse and Flood Management Technology "could be a vital strategic water asset" - opinion from Richard Averley, a Director of SDS.
Water infrastructure planners should aim to exploit emergent digitally-controlled rainwater storage and recycling technologies to contribute substantially to water demand reduction targets, as well as reducing flood and pollution risks, say experts.
Easing the cost of phosphorous removal in AMP7 How will you ensure accurate dosing of chemicals? by Bruce Quilter, Sector Specialist - Industrial & Environmental, WMFTG
Treatment chemicals are the largest cost to water companies. Chemical use lies at the forefront of cost-saving plans as the water industry in England and Wales enters the new regulatory asset management period (AMP7). They also carry a heavy embedded carbon footprint due to the scale of production and transportation they represent.
Atlas Copco offers versatile air blower technologies for clean water and wastewater treatment
Atlas Copco provides a full scope of air blower technologies for the UK water and wastewater sector. All our blowers provide guaranteed oil-free air, reliably and for years on end. They are designed to enable water and wastewater companies to reduce energy costs and lower their total cost of ownership.
Leachate Solutions Calls Time on Traditional Aerated Methane Stripping Plants
Leachate Solutions is an Engineering Solutions & Consultancy company, working within the Water & Waste Water industry.
The alternative to using Penstock Valves for water containment pollution
There is now an alternative to using Penstock Valves for water pollution containment - the ToggleBlokTM pollution containment device which is manufactured and installed by David Cole's team at Penstock Solutions.
Post pandemic environmental monitoring
Author: Matt Dibbs, Managing Director Meteor Communications Ltd
The Coronavirus pandemic presented significant challenges to the collection of environmental data. However, by utilising novel technology, water companies and the Environment Agency have been able to continue gathering key data in locations from Cornwall to Cumbria.
