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Floating the idea of purifying water with glass beads
26/03/2009
Floating the idea of purifying water with glass beads
Cranfield University is pioneering the use of glass beads in water treatment – a concept that could lead to dramatic energy savings in treating drinking, waste and industrial water. The Sustainable Systems Department at this UK university is testing a new low carbon footprint technology,...
United Kingdom
Cutting the cost of treating oil-polluted wastewater
12/03/2009
Cutting the cost of treating oil-polluted wastewater
The EUREKA Euroenviron Biosorb-Tox project has developed a treatment system for oil-polluted wastewater that is changing the way it can be treated while dramatically cutting costs. Wastewater from ships, oil refineries and other petrochemical industries is laden with harmful toxic compounds,...
Lithuania
Eco-friendly robotic cleaner to reduce ship fuel consumption.
14/02/2009
Eco-friendly robotic cleaner to reduce ship fuel consumption.
Newcastle University engineers have developed a robotic cleaning system able to navigate its own way across a ship’s hull and remove marine growths. It offers an effective replacement to environmentally-damaging biocides The self-navigating robot cleaner makes it possible to improve maritime...
United Kingdom
Harnessing computer power to revolutionise domestic energy consumption
05/02/2009
Harnessing computer power to revolutionise domestic energy consumption
The EU-funded POBICOS project is harnessing innovative computing applications to develop a cutting-edge home-automation platform that could dramatically change energy consumption. The POBICOS project hopes to develop a computer-based platform that will make energy-saving technology easy to...
Eu
Stockholm Water Prize awarded to virtual water innovator
22/01/2009
Stockholm Water Prize awarded to virtual water innovator
Professor John Anthony Allan has been awarded the 2008 Stockholm Water Prize in recognition of his contribution to the water sector. He pioneered the concept of ‘virtual water’. A leading expert on global water resources, Professor Allan from King's College London received the annual Stockholm...
Sweden
Hydraulic separator may hold key to better plastics recycling
06/01/2009
Hydraulic separator may hold key to better plastics recycling
The recycling of plastics has been hampered in the past by sorting difficulties, but with the advent of the Multidune hydraulic separator, a solution may have finally been found. The recycling of plastics has been hampered in the past by sorting difficulties, but with the advent of the...
Italy
Back to the future with the 2016 energy-efficient house
20/11/2008
Back to the future with the 2016 energy-efficient house
The University of Nottingham and energy company E.ON have begun work on a replica of a 1930s home to act as testing ground for innovative energy efficiency solutions for older properties. The ETAP Forum on markets for sustainable construction in June 2007 highlighted the need to deal with both...
United Kingdom
Developing second-generation biofuels for commercial flights
20/11/2008
Developing second-generation biofuels for commercial flights
Airbus and Honeywell are working with others to develop biofuels that could satisfy nearly a third of global demand from commercial aircraft by 2030 without affecting food supplies Airbus, JetBlue Airways and International Aero Engines will work with two Honeywell companies – UOP and Honeywell...
Eu
Making car recycling more environmentally friendly
05/11/2008
Making car recycling more environmentally friendly
Advanced technologies to increase the recovery rate from end-of-life vehicles can help Member States achieve EU targets for resource and energy recovery. There is a clear responsibility on car manufacturers in the EU to ensure maximum recycling when vehicles reach their end-of-life stage. This...
Eu
Integral cylinder pressure sensor cleans up diesel engines
05/11/2008
Integral cylinder pressure sensor cleans up diesel engines
The 2008 EUREKA Lillehammer Award went to a glow plug pressure sensor that can cut nitrogen oxide (NOx) and soot particle emissions from car diesel engines by up to 90%. As a result of work in the EUREKA CYPRESS project, diesel cars can now meet new EU and US emissions standards with reduced...
Eu

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