A university urinal is being used to test the effectiveness of urine-powered microbial fuel cells. The prototype toilet is the result of a partnership between researchers at the West of England (UWE Bristol) and Oxfam. It is hoped the urine-power technology will light cubicles in refu

A Scottish company has revived a defunct fermentation technology to create biofuel from the residues of whisky production.  Edinburgh-based Celtic Renewables said it now plans to build a production facility in central Scotland after manufacturing the world’s first samples of bio-butan

Luton-based waste management firm Cawleys has been awarded a contract to collect and process waste and recycling from the Canary Wharf estate in Tower Hamlets, London, it has been confirmed. Under the deal, which commences in July 2015, Cawleys will collect around 8,000 tonnes per yea

UK scientists have discovered a ground-breaking technique with the potential to dramatically reduce the amount of energy used in the refinement of crude oil. Scientists from The University of Nottingham have led a team to discover a porous material that works like a chemical sponge to

2015 will mark the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which was the event, more than any other, which kick started large corporate to think about the effect that they were having on the environment. It would be interesting to analyse what benefits have accrued since then and where

We have been talking to a number of people recently about possible management buyouts and we thought you might find it interesting to read about our thoughts on them. Management buyouts are, as the name suggests, when the management decide to buy the company they work for. In the firs

Environmental charities and sustainability experts are calling on company bosses to encourage their staff to walk and cycle to work and reap the rewards of a more productive workforce. The advice to businesses of all sizes comes in the wake of a recent study which concludes that peopl

Researchers in London have developed a device that uses sound to help generate an electrical charge, a development that could see mobile phones recharged by everyday background noise. The device uses the piezoelectric properties of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods to harvest energy from vibr

British scientists have proposed a way of making it easier and cheaper to run hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles by filling them with ammonia.  The researchers have developed a way to cut the costs of making hydrogen from ammonia, which can be transported and stored much more easily than hyd

A Scottish start-up that has designed a simple heating control device that can cut energy bills by 30 per cent by automatically ‘chopping’ the length of time a boiler is on for, has signed its first major contract with a housing provider that will see its system installed