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hydropower: Use and capacity of Global Hydropower increases

(31/01/2012)

Industrialized and developing countries continue to rely on their critical water resources as a renewable electricity source. Global use of hydropower increased more than 5 percent between 2009 and 2010, according to recent research published by the Worldwatch Institute for its Vital Signs Online publication. Hydropower use reached a record 3,427 terawatt-hours, or about 16.1 percent of global electricity consumption, by the end of 2010, continuing the rapid rate of increase experienced betwe... [more]

Hotel waste: SWR is appointed by the Langham, London to manage waste

(25/01/2012)

SWR is now managing the entire waste contract for The Langham, London, a renowned 5* luxury hotel in London. SWR specialises in the hotel and catering sector and has been appointed to manage all of the hotel’s waste. Under the new waste contract SWR intends to raise recycling levels from the current rate of 35 percent to an impressive 75 percent over the first year of the contract and in the process realise significant reductions of The Langham’s waste spend. Kobus Maree, Safety, Risk and S... [more]

HYBACS wastewater treatment solution: Bluewater Bio International completes installation of HYBACS process at the Botleng wastewater treatment plant in South Africa

(30/08/2011)

The Botleng Wastewater Treatment Plant services the town of Delmas in the Mpumulanga Province in South Africa. Delmas lies 60 km east of Johannesburg and has a population of approximately 92,000. Botleng is one of two wastewater treatment plants (WTPs) in the town, the other being the Delmas town WTP. These sewage treatment facilities have to produce effluents that comply with the specifications of the relevant authorities, which include nutrient removal. Bluewater Bio International has ... [more]

HeliPods: ZephIR partners with Ampair to provide a managed wind data and power service

(31/05/2011)

ZephIR has announced a strategic partnership with remote power specialists Ampair to provide customers with a managed wind data and power service. Despite the very low power requirements of a modern lidar system such as ZephIR, a reliable and easily transported power supply is still important for the remote and harsh locations in which the system is often deployed. The strategic alignment provides ZephIR customers with an integrated and robust renewables power solution taking into consideration ... [more]

Hywind wind turbine: Offshore floating Hywind wind turbines moored in the North Sea

(07/04/2011)

Until now offshore wind turbines have had to be firmly rooted on the seabed with large and costly subsea structures. Things are changing, however, with the advent of Statoil’s innovative new offshore floating Hywind wind turbine, the first of which is now successfully moored in the North Sea off the Norwegian coast. The Hywind turbine incorporates Trelleborg’s syntactic foam (hollow glass microspheres embedded in a binder) buoyancy technology. To reduce our dependency on fossil fuels, governm... [more]

Hydrogen hybrid: Applying hydrogen hybrid technology on cars would make a substantial positive impact on the environment

(16/03/2011)

Hydrolysis is a simple technology that has existed for decades, and it is now being tested on vehicles as a means to supplement gas and diesel combustion engines with more power and reduced emissions. Hydrolysis is facilitated by running an electric current through a body of water, which causes water molecules to be converted into hydrogen and oxygen gas. In controlled instances, the converted gas can be collected and harnessed, which was the fundamental principle behind the hydrogen hybrid c... [more]