Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
Thames Water wants to build the sewer from west to east London to stop millions of tonnes of sewage leaking into the River Thames every year. The Thames Tunnel Commission, sponsored by Hammersmith and Fulham Council, will examine whether the 20-mile (32km) tunnel is the best solution. A second phase of consultation on the plan is due
Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
This report summarises existing knowledge of climate change impacts on water services and health; the nature and effectiveness of the policy response; and the coverage and gaps in existing assessments of these themes. Read More
Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
As member of a consortium of companies, ESTEL RA s.p.a., a joint venture between Algeria’s national railway operator (SNTF) and Siemens, has been given the order to supply and install signaling and telecommunication systems for the two railway lines to be built from Boughezoul to M’Sila and to Tissemsilt. The contract volume for Siemens amounts
Tuesday, July 5th, 2011
Dr Nguyen Chi Thanh, senior forest and wetland consultant and a member of the PFES policy board, explained the initiative to participants at the Southeast Asia Regional Workshop yesterday in Ha Noi, titled Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) and the Green Economy. Viet Nam has pioneered the development of the Payment for Forest Environment
Tuesday, July 5th, 2011
This report evaluates the European Commission’s (EC) proposal to calculate Member States’ targets for emissions not included in the Emission Trading System (ETS). It is concluded that, for the Netherlands, the non-ETS emission caps as proposed by the EC would result in an emission cap of 105 Mt CO2 equivalent by 2020. Emission caps have
Tuesday, July 5th, 2011
The Reims Aviation F406, a twin-turboprop aircraft, is particularly well-suited to light airborne surveillance missions, with integration of the latest generation systems: cartography, the fight against pollution, surveillance of fishing grounds, borders, passenger and freight transport, etc. The F406 can handle many types of missions and is appreciated by operators and pilots for its robustness, ease of operation and
Monday, July 4th, 2011
France became the first country in the world to ban the production of shale gasthrough the so-called hydraulic fracturing, lawmakers give the final vote on new piece of legislation. In hydraulic fracturing, liquid chemicals are injected under high pressure into the ground to let out gas dissolved in a special type of rock known as shale, in order fornatural gas to
Monday, July 4th, 2011
Zorlu Doğal Elektrik, a sister company of Turkish energy producer Zorlu Enerji, will construct the country’s largest geothermal power station in Kızıldere in the southwestern province of Denizli. Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation and Fuji Electric, both world-renowned companies, won the tender to build the power station, which will provide 60 megawatts of electrical power and 50 megawatts
Monday, July 4th, 2011
The EU ‘green’ market has taken a battering recently after consistently performing well over the previous five years to become a $142bn entity. It has been accessed by Gulf industries seeking funds to invest in projects designed to cut greenhouse gas emissions, writes Farah Halime. EU carbon prices have fallen to their lowest point in more
Monday, July 4th, 2011
A new augmented reality program recreates the Berlin Wall and provides renderings of the Cold War structure at the exact site where it used to exist using GPS coordinates. The application is just one of many demonstrating the consumer application of technologies that, only a few years ago, were still the exclusive domain of science
