Energy Efficiency

Foresight acquires AD plant on the Isle of Wight

Foresight Group LLP has announced its acquisition of an operational anaerobic digestion (AD) plant on the Isle of Wight.


The 24 acre site at Arreton has a combined heat and power plant. This will provide 250 kilowatts of electrical power generation to power the facility (and related waste heat use), about 580 standard cubic metres per hour of biomethane export and capacity to process in excess of 50,000 tonnes per annum of energy crops – low-cost and low-maintenance crops grown... More

Resource efficiency fastest way to cut carbon emissions, new report claims
Resource efficiency fastest way to cut carbon emissions, new report claims

A report from environmental think tank Green Alliance says the UK government needs to reduce the carbon output from the process of making and using products in order to meet its climate targets.

Hot 100 2018: Who are the leaders of the pack?
Hot 100 2018: Who is leading the pack?

Our annual power list of movers and shakers in the waste and resources industry attracted a record number of votes this year. Here, you’ll find the winners from 100 to one, each accompanied by a voter’s glowing review. Read on to discover who has played their cards right and proved to be our Top Trump for 2018 

 

Bio-buses could be deployed on Bristol's Metrobus network
Bio-buses could be deployed on Bristol's Metrobus network
By
Sid Hayns-W
| 12 October 2017 |
Buses on the city’s new MetroBus route could be powered using bio-fuel made from food waste, bosses of FirstGroup revealed this week. 
Khan sets out long-term plan to make London a zero waste city
Khan sets out long-term plan to make London a zero waste city
By
Rob Cole
| 14 August 2017 |
Waste and resource use have been identified as a key area for action in the Mayor of London’s draft London Environment Strategy, which sets a municipal recycling target of 65 per cent for 2030.
Business voices call for greater resource efficiency ambition
By
Katy Carter
| 5 April 2017 |
Independent think thank Green Alliance has published a collection of short essays from business and policy professionals saying the government must go ‘much further’ to embed resource efficiency in the UK economy. 
Waste has ‘important role’ in UK’s new industrial strategy
Waste has ‘important role’ in UK’s new industrial strategy
By
Edward Perchard
| 23 January 2017 |
Members of the waste and resources industry have welcomed the mention of the industry in the government’s new industrial strategy, unveiled today by Prime Minister Theresa May.
Eunomia says rewards of ACT investment may outweigh risks
Eunomia says rewards of ACT investment may outweigh risks
By
Rob Cole
| 1 December 2016 |
A new report by Eunomia Research & Consulting suggests that investment in advanced conversion technologies (ACTs) may still be beneficial, despite the technology’s mixed track record.
News in Brief – 25/11/16
News in Brief – 25/11/16
By
Rob Cole
| 25 November 2016 |
A round up of news from the waste and resources sector including new bins for Croydon, global growth in the AD industry, investment in the European paper industry and more.
Waste creating a £4bn mine that circular models can extract
Waste creating a £4bn mine that circular models can extract
By
Elena Holmes
| 4 November 2016 |
Up to £4 billion of value is currently ‘hidden’ in the waste generated by three major sectors and could be extracted with better reuse, recycling and remanufacturing, says Veolia.
EU waste and energy policies need greater alignment
EU waste and energy policies need greater alignment
By
Jennifer McDowall
| 16 June 2016 |
Better alignment of EU waste and energy policies is needed to allow energy from waste to have a ‘complementary role’ in the circular economy, according to FEAD.
R4C alternative to Gloucestershire incinerator launched
R4C alternative to Gloucestershire incinerator launched
By
Edward Perchard
| 12 August 2015 |
An alternative treatment project for Gloucestershire’s residual waste, Community R4C, has officially launched in the hopes of undermining the Javelin Park incinerator.
Scottish and Welsh ministers warn DECC over renewables strategy
Scottish and Welsh ministers warn DECC over renewables strategy
By
Edward Perchard
| 12 August 2015 |
Wales’s Natural Resources Minister and Scotland’s Energy Minister have written a joint letter to UK Energy Secretary Amber Rudd warning her that her renewables strategy ‘will significantly damage’ the renewables sector.
Dorset, Bournemouth, and Poole publish new Waste Plan
Dorset, Bournemouth, and Poole publish new Waste Plan
By
Nick Watts
| 23 July 2015 |
Dorset, Bournemouth and Poole councils have published a new draft Waste Plan that outlines the local sustainable waste management strategy for the next 15 years.  
Glasgow Airport recycling surpasses 90 per cent
Glasgow Airport recycling surpasses 90 per cent
By
Nick Watts
| 17 July 2015 |
Glasgow Airport has increased its recycling rate to over 90 per cent after implementing Zero Waste Scotland’s Resource Efficiency Pledge. 
New report provides insight into nuclear waste
New report provides insight into nuclear waste
By
Nick Watts
| 16 July 2015 |
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has published a report to help people understand activities that produce radioactive wastes in the UK. 
Nine heat network projects receive £6m DECC funding
Nine heat network projects receive £6m DECC funding
By
Annie Kane
| 14 July 2015 |
Nine companies have received a share of £6-million funding from the Department of Energy & Climate Change to test heat network projects across the UK.
Steel plant to produce bioethanol from waste gases
Steel plant to produce bioethanol from waste gases
By
Annie Kane
| 14 July 2015 |
ArcelorMittal, LanzaTech, and Primetals Technologies have announced that they are to build ‘Europe’s first-ever commercial-scale production facility to create bioethanol from waste gases produced during the steelmaking process’.
GIB makes 50th investment in sewage heat project
GIB marks 50th investment with £2m commitment in a sewage heat project
By
Annie Kane
| 24 June 2015 |
The UK Green Investment Bank has made its 50th investment by committing £2 million in a new sewage heat recovery system in Scotland.
ENVI calls on EC to reinstate 70 per cent recycling target
ENVI calls on EC to re-table 70 per cent recycling target
By
Annie Kane
| 17 June 2015 |
The European Parliament Environment Committee has voted through a draft report on the circular economy, which calls on the European Commission to increase recycling targets to ‘at least’ 70 per cent.
‘World’s fastest bus’ powered by AD gas
‘World’s fastest bus’ powered by AD gas
By
Edward Perchard
| 22 May 2015 |
A bus running on biomethane gas (CNG) recovered from cow manure has set a new land speed record for a service bus after recording speeds of over 75 miles per hour.
BBIA appoints board members
BBIA appoints board members
By
Annie Kane
| 29 April 2015 |
The Biobased and Biodegradable Industries Association has appointed Andy Sweetman as Chairman and chosen six other board members from across the bioindustry.
Business figures back Lib Dem green plans
Business figures back Lib Dem green plans
By
Annie Kane
| 27 April 2015 |
Members of the resource and energy industries welcome the Liberal Democrat Party’s green pledges, and commend its track record on the environment.