Sellafield research reveals microbial life in their fuel ponds
SELLAFIELD research has uncovered microbial life in fuel ponds, against all expectations.
Two new research papers from The University of Manchester, working with Sellafield Limited and the National...
Skills matching service set up to help rural businesses amidst COVID-19 pandemic
A NEW service is being launched to match rural businesses with potential employees and volunteers during the response to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Skills Matching...
Covid-19 exposes inequalities in the UK food system, new analysis reveals
FOOD banks will struggle to cope during the Covid-19 pandemic and vulnerable households should be given cash grants to buy food instead, a group...
Emissions Trading System ‘succeeding despite low prices’, says new research
AN EU programme aimed at reducing carbon dioxid emissions has made significant progress despite low prices in carbon markets, according to a study at the...
Biomass research seeks to make production cleaner and more energy-efficient
INTERNATIONAL research on how to make biomass energy production cleaner and more energy efficient has been led by the University of Hull.
A team of...
Orkney energy project aims to create the first ‘large scale smart local energy system’...
AN AMBITIOUS flexibility project aims to place the island of Orkney at the forefront of a green energy revolution.
The ReFLEX (Responsive Flexibility) Orkney project,...
3D-printed coral could help produce bioenergy while helping reefs
RESEARCHERS have designed bionic 3D-printed corals that could help energy production and coral reef research.
Researchers from Cambridge University and University of California San Diego...
Nottingham research exposes highly variable microplastic concentrations in UK rivers
RESEARCHERS at the University of Nottingham have highlighted highly variable levels of microplastic pollution in UK rivers.
The work makes recommendations for the future study...
The ocean’s ‘biological pump’ captures more carbon than expected, says new research
EVERY spring in the Northern Hemisphere, the ocean surface erupts in a massive bloom of phytoplankton.
Like plants, these single-celled floating organisms use photosynthesis to...
National Grid ESO launches annual report on demand side flexibility
A REPORT reflecting on policy, regulatory and market developments and trends in demand side flexibility participation over the last 12 months has been published...
