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EU-funded researchers have conclusively shown that large-scale, cost-effective manufacturing of graphene is possible, opening up new product possibilities and ensuring that Europe remains at the cutting edge of applied nanotechnology.

Odowatch set up WEBEngineers at United Utilities are trialling a new technology to reduce the risk of odours from the firm’s Davyhulme wastewater treatment works.

Green energy company Ecotricity believes it can build tidal lagoon energy sites in Britain for almost half the price currently proposed for Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon.

s300 Sentinel-3-960The UK Space Agency says the UK’s routine access to important environmental data is set to take a major step forward following the launch of EU satellite Sentinel-3A.

The innovative use of DNA testing by South East Water has seen the company win the Institute of Water South East Area Innovation Award.

peat-bogSouth West Water is using satellite-derived data analytics to understand the location, structure and function of peatland as part of its Upstream Thinking Programme to improve drinking water quality and reduce treatment costs through improved catchment management around Bodmin Moor and Exmoor.

TW solar panels at QEII reservoirEurope’s largest ever floating solar panel array is being installed on London’s Queen Elizabeth II reservoir as part of Thames Water’s ambitious plan to self-generate a third of its own energy by 2020.

The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA), the trade association for the UK’s AD industry, has unveiled its global trade show – UK AD & Biogas 2016.

The UK Government is launching a review to establish whether tidal lagoons “present value for money.”

Sentinel-3 on the ROCKOT launcherSentinel-3A, the newest and most comprehensive of all European Sentinel Missions, is set to launch from Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia on Tuesday next week aboard a Rockot rocket.

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