Almost one fifth of Irish electricity usage now comes from renewable sources, according to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). ... read more

A British firm has become the first in the world to demonstrate CO2 air capture technology as a viable industrial project. ... read more

Siemens has positioned itself at the forefront of urbanisation technology with the unveiling of The Crystal in London - the world's largest showcase dedicated to greening future cities. ... read more

Industrial systems based on circular economy models will be constrained by end-of-life material availability, limiting future improvements in process efficiency, scientists claim. ... read more

Boris Johnson is bidding to enable the capital's small electricity producers to sell power to the market at a better rate. ... read more

Extracting natural resources from the earth is not a sustainable activity but some mining companies are now seeing the business case for ensuring their operations are efficient, finds Leigh Stringer... read more

Having swept to victory as the new leader of the Green Party, Natalie Bennett talks to Maxine Perella about her plans to embed greener thinking into mainstream politics ... read more

The UK's quest to improve its waste to landfill ratios should open the doors for career development in the industry, observes Paul Gosling... read more

Advanced Plasma Power's chief executive Rolf Stein shares his thoughts ahead of Sustainability Live's new event. Nick Warburton reports ... read more

Brand leaders are demanding more recycled content in their packaging than reprocessors can deliver on, so what is causing this market failure? Chris Cullen attempts to find out ... read more

June 16 marks a major milestone for European Union efforts to save energy. On this day, new measures come into force that will save as much electricity per year by 2020 as the current annual consumption of 32 million EU households.... read more

Climate change, increasing demands on water due to global urbanisation and the legal obligations under the EU's Water Framework Directive are making the water sector an attractive place for technologies that can help reduce costs and contribute to reducing the effects of climate change. Steve Ruddel... read more

Typically, anaerobic digestion reduces the organic content of primary sludge by about 55-60%. For secondary sludge, the reduction is only about 20-30%. SH+E Group installed its Lysotherm technology in a full-scale trial lasting more than 14 months during 2009-2010 at the 46,000 p.e. Stockacher Aach ... read more

The D:Max is a mobile trailer mounted screening and classification system for application in the processing of a variety of materials from the water and waste water treatment process. ... read more

Bioenergy comes from converting biomass into useful forms of energy. Most common is burning wood for heat. By using locally sourced and renewable forms of energy it is possible to reduce the dependence on fossil fuels and to protect the industry against electricity shortage, as well as decreasing ca... read more

The GA3000 static gas analyser from Geotech http://www.geotech.co.uk uses robust, field-proven technology giving, tight-budget economy to automated monitoring and measurement of methane-rich gas with 4-20mA local data outputs. Easily operator installed and calibrated, the compact, self-contained GA3... read more

Energy Aid launched to boost developing world power access A new charity has been set up with the aim of getting the estimated 1bn people who live without electricity on the grid. Related articles CCS has 'no friends' but must get Britain's backing Dirty biomass could lead to 'carbon fraud' claim ... read more

The Climate Change Act commits the UK Government to reduce carbon emissions by 80% by 2050. Incentives to help reach this target include Feed-in Tariffs, the Renewable Heat Incentive, Green Deal and CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme. These create opportunities to make savings through greater energy effic... read more

Climate change minister Greg Barker flipped the switch to activate Europe's largest ground source heat pump at a multi-million pound London shopping centre. The centre, One New Change near to St Paul's Cathedral, is a 540 million development which opened in October last year. Built on the site of... read more

Mike Anderson, DG, Green Economy, DEFRA. Speaking at Investing for sustainability is produced by the team at Sustainable Business, the UK's number one climate change and sustainability magazine for business.... read more