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UPS Systems supply Islington
Council with methanol fuel cell
U
PS SyStemS is supplying
a methanol fuel cell to
Islington Borough Council for
use in a demonstration project
whose aim is to promote
the benefits of clean energy
ICE invites technology. the unit will be on
submissions to
display in the council’s foyer and
at several events across London
carbon inquiry
from march onwards.
UPS Systems is supplying an
C
ONStrUCtION eFOy 1600 methanol fuel cell
COmPANIeS, encased in Pro-Cube housing as Zoë Hatherly, sustainability It will also be an educational
government departments, well as an inverter and additional officer at Islington Borough tool so we can all learn about the
opposition parties, regulatory methanol canister. At just 7kg Council said: “We were keen benefits of implementing fuel
bodies and industry figures the manufacturer said it is to use fuel cells instead of cell technology. If the project is a
are being called upon to lightweight and compact making conventional power because they success, we may go on to invest
submit evidence to the it easier to transport between offer a clean energy solution. in other fuel cell technology.”
Institution of Civil engineers’ several locations and is virtually the fuel cell will be on display in the project is funded by
(ICe) latest inquiry on low- silent when running. eFOy 1600 several locations across London transport for London through the
carbon infrastructure. fuel cells are intended solely for and will be made available to council’s local implementation
the inquiry is the second recreational and leisure purposes anyone in the council to use so plan and will be on display first
of ICe’s select-committee providing 1600 watt hours per they can benefit from its clean at the Islington climate change
style State of the Nation day for household and office credentials to reduce their carbon partnership’s energy survey
reports, and will be looking appliances. emissions and improve air quality. workshop.
into how infrastructure can
be designed, developed,
maintained and operated to
Veggie show organiser exhorts people
deliver significant reductions
in carbon emissions against
to cut carbon and stop eating meat
current levels.
The inquiry findings will
G
OING veGetArIAN is 1.2 tonnes of gases with global Hall & Conference Centre,
be used as the basis for an more effective in helping warming potential (GWP) from Greycoat Street.
ICe report to be issued in to cut your carbon footprint being produced. viva!’s associate director,
autumn 2009. Key questions than taking five green steps put this, said viva! is compared tony Wardle, said: “18% of
include: Which low-carbon together according to vegetarian to just 960kg of GWP gases greenhouse gases are produced
engineering solutions have campaigning organisation, spared by recycling, not using by livestock farming – more
the potential to deliver viva!, organisers of what is a tumble dyer, driving sensibly, than all the world’s planes,
the greatest reductions in being billed as europe’s largest taking showers instead of baths boats, cars and trains combined.
emissions over the next ever veggie event, taking place and using low energy light "About two thirds of the
50 years? Which available in London on 18 April. bulbs. nitrous oxide and ammonia
low carbon engineering According to viva! by not the venue of the veggie that cause acid rain come from
solutions are being effectively consuming animal products for event will be the royal manure. Livestock farming is
implemented? How can a year, a person could save over Horticultural Halls, Lawrence destroying the earth.”
standardised low carbon
practices be rolled-out across
Envirowise launch online tool to save water
infrastructure sectors? What
legislation, regulation and/or
market incentives are needed W
ItH rePOrtS predicting experts, envirowise are urging aim is to help companies identify
water is set to become businesses to contact them where and how water is used and
to deliver wholesale change? an increasingly scarce and to find out about simple, low treated and the costs involved.
Submissions to be sent by expensive resource and that UK cost initiatives to reduce water the tool also helps organisations
e-mail to evidence@ice.org. businesses are using enough of consumption could help save keep control of costs and future
uk and marked Low-Carbon it every year to fill 2.6 million thousands of pounds every year. proof against rate rises and
Infrastructure Inquiry. Olympic-sized swimming pools, envirowise has launched a supply shortages. Visit
government-supported business step-by-step online tool whose www.envirowise.gov.uk/water.
 SuStainable SolutionS april 2009
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