Environment

A robust move towards preventative, source-control solutions to prevent pollutants from entering the wastewater system in England and Wales was a key recommendation of the Independent Water Commission (IWC), which unveiled its Final Report on 21 July. This indicates a fundamental shift towards a more holistic and preventative approach to environmental management within the water […]

The Independent Water Commission (IWC) reported its findings on 21 July, the culmination of an eight-month investigation, billed as the largest review of the water sector in England and Wales since privatisation.1 It has had the unhappy task of figuring out how to restore trust in a system that by all accounts is considered broken.

The UK has all the ingredients to take advantage of a promising new semiconductor technology that will make our energy grids smarter, more reliable and less prone to blackouts, according to a new report published on 22 July. Solid state-transformers (SSTs) are an advanced type of transformer that use power electronics and high-frequency components to

The organisers of the Non-Road Powertrain & Fuels conference have published a full programme of presentations for the event, which will take place in Munich from 7 to 8 October 2025. With a focus on the decarbonisation of off-road machinery, four of the speakers have previewed the event in a short YouTube video, providing commentary from

The test involved transporting 400 million litres of LOHC through a 1.3 km pipeline between Exolum’s Immingham East and Immingham West facilities in the Humber. Existing petroleum-based pipeline and tank infrastructure can be repurposed to transport and store hydrogen in the form of liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHCs), on the evidence of a successful demonstration

The OG: still running after 4.6 billion years (image credit: NASA Goddard Laboratory for Atmospheres and Yohkoh Legacy data Archive). The fusion industry raised $2.64bn in private and public funding in the 12 months leading to July 2025, according to the annual Global Fusion Industry Report by the Fusion Industry Association (FIA), a trade association

White and blue recycled glass cullets, ready to be used as a raw material for new building materials (image credit: Dr Muhammad Ali, University of Portsmouth) Recycled glass could become a staple ingredient in building, paving the way for greener construction materials and more sustainable development. In a study, published in Discover Civil Engineering, scientists

This article contains sponsored content. When most people think about climate change risks, things like floods, droughts, and rising temperatures are usually the first to come to mind. They’re visible, disruptive, and well-documented. But there’s one major risk that often flies under the radar: wind. Wind events, including extreme gusts, storms, and shifting patterns, are

This article contains paid for content produced in collaboration with Ex-i Flow Measurement. The SFC3000 flow computer from Sussex based Ex-i Flow Measurement Ltd is a highly versatile liquid hydrocarbon and gas flow measuring device capable of operating in a stand-alone single-stream flow measurement system or as part of a highly complex multi-stream system. The

Drax remains the largest single source of CO2 emissions in the UK, emitting more than the next four largest emitters combined, according to a report from energy think tank Ember. The North Yorkshire power plant’s carbon emissions have risen 16% in the past year, further widening its lead over next-biggest emitter, Port Talbot Steelworks. Pembroke