NIE. Keeping the lights on amid the storm
It was an event that will live long in the memory. Almost 140,000 people suffered power cuts during the Province’s most severe weather for many years; the damage to the electricity network was unprecedented and immense.
Putting it all back together again was a daunting and challenging task, involving highly trained repair teams made up of NIE personnel...
Island Enterprises:
Practical Innovative Solutions for a Better Environment
Returning contaminated land to a reusable condition can be complex and challenging.
Waste Minimisation:
Recycling Paper & Cardboard
With substantial penalties of up to £180m a year if European Union waste targets are not met, it becomes imperative that action is taken to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill.
Focus on:
Green Energy Technology
Established for over six years, and with more than three decades of combined experience, Green Energy Technology (GET) has grown to become one of the country’s leading renewable energy companies...
A Plasterboard ‘first’ for Gypsum Recycling & MacNabb Bros
MacNabb Bros working in partnership with Gypsum Recycling Ireland are the first company in Northern Ireland to process waste plasterboard back to a reusable product.
Ford Transit ECOnetic: The ‘Greening’ of White Van Man!
Many van operators are indeed prepared to be green...
Japanese Knotweed: An Alien Invader
Why should you be concerned about Japanese Knotweed?
Bryson Recycling leads call for higher quality recyclables
Bryson Recycling and four local reprocessors have joined forces to raise awareness about the significance of the Northern Ireland reprocessing sector.
State of the Art Recycling Equipment arrives in North Down
Wright Skips in Newtownards have installed the latest proven technology in their Material Recycling Facility.
WASTE
Waste News4-7
Diverting plasterboard from landfill8
Waste Minimisation:
Paper & Cardboard11
WAMITAB: What you need to know17
In Profile: Crossland Tankers Serving the waste industry20
ENVIRONMENT
Environmental News
22-25
Land Remediation
26
Skills for Logistics: The importance of training
28
Environmental Motoring
30
Biodiversity
32
Built Environment: New Sustainable HQ for Graham
37
ENERGY
Energy News
39-42
Energy Efficiency
44-46
In Profile: Green Energy Technology
48
Gas Management Project at Tullyvar
52
Steam Energy: In praise of GEM steam traps
55
Network Maintenance: NIE
56
Energy Grants: Launch of new energy efficiency grants
63
SPONSORED COLUMN CONTRIBUTORS
Landfill bans: Weighing up the benefits
by WRAP’s Dr Ian Garner, Northern Ireland Manager
16
Energy monitoring challenges by Hughes Energy Systems’s
Dr David Hughes, Technical Director
43
