Welsh gas plant captures first tonne of carbon

A pilot project which traps carbon from a Welsh gas plant has successfully captured its first tonne of CO2. The project captured the greenhouse gas at energy supplier npower’s Aberthaw Power Station (pictured), while the technology has been designed by Cansolv Technologies which part of the Shell Group. When it gets into full swing, the […]

Crematorium waste gas to heat swimming pool

A Worcestershire council is claiming a UK first by re-using energy from a crematorium incinerator to heat a public swimming pool. Councillors at Redditch Borough Council believe the proposal to take waste gases from the crematorium and channel them into the nearby pool could save them more than £14,000 a year. This week planners gave […]