The UK’s Low Carbon Transition Plan places the power industry at the heart of the national strategy to reduce carbon emissions. The previous UK Government introduced significant planning reforms designed to help deliver the projects that will assist the UK achieve its ambitious climate change agenda, in the form of the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC).
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Major changes are taking place in the UK's energy sector that will be technology driven. The expectations of the public are becoming ever more sophisticated, they have come to understand the importance of infrastructure and know that it can no longer be taken for granted.
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Quality protocols are modernising the way waste management is regulated in the UK, and creating a potential business opportunity worth up to £1 billion by the year 2020. The Environment Agency's Suzanne Laidlaw describes the benefits for both the environment and UK economy.
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Charles Anglin, Director of Communications at RenewableUK, talks about the outlook for Renewable Obligation Certificates (ROCs), planning policy and grid connection under a coalition government, and the challenge to keep renewables at the top of the Government’s agenda.
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Environment legislation requires water companies to meet strict standards in drinking water for over 50 substances. They protect public health, but also monitor other aspects of water quality, including taste and odour.
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Nobody likes being next to someone or something smelly. That's why reducing odour emissions from wastewater treatment works is often essential for reducing the impact of the installation on local residents and businesses and preventing complaints.
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The UK’s impending power generation shortfall makes the success of its nuclear new build plans all the more critical. With a favourable regulatory regime and public support growing, all that’s needed now is a suitable investment climate.
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Founded in 2007 by renewable industry veterans, The Koru Foundation creates sustainable energy projects in communities without electricity around the world. We take a closer look at the charity's vital work.
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It's a tale of two halves. In Western Europe coal-fired power generation projects are in steep decline because of pressure to generate power more efficiently. But there are many countries who continue to build plants to burn their vast domestic reserves.
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Most water industry professionals involved in planning, design, construction, and operation will now routinely be using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), says Jonathan Carrivick,lecturer in Geomorphology within the School of Geography at the University of Leeds.
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Rolling countryside, agricultural landscapes and stunning coastlines encapsulate Britain, but livestock can pollute the water of seaside resorts up to ten kilometers away.
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Jonathan Dennis, water resources policy advisor at the Environment Agency, looks at the the role of greywater reuse, identifies the types of systems available and discusses the uncertainties that surround them.
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The myth that there's no problem with lead in drinking water is being eroded and there are signs of an awakening that will result in much more widespread corrective actions being taken - with the UK leading the way.
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The First Global Business of Biodiversity (GBOB) Symposium will see eminent business leaders from around the world converge at the Excel International Conference Centre in London on 13th July to discuss the business of biodiversity. See Film
