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Emerging techniques on how to prevent or minimise the environmental impacts of hydrogen production by electrolysis of water.
How bottled water producers can get a natural mineral water recognised in England, and rules you need to follow to produce and label it.
How hydroelectric power works, regional schemes and information on installing your own micro-hydro scheme.
What local authorities must do to grant recognition for natural mineral water and carry out ongoing checks.
How to comply with environmental permitting regulations to abstract deep geothermal energy.
The Coal Authority is working with partners to unlock the heat within our historical coal mine network, to transform the homes and workplaces of the future.
Emerging techniques on how to prevent or minimise the environmental impacts of industrial hydrogen production from methane or refinery fuel gas with carbon capture for storage.
Use form (WR317) and guidance (WR318) to apply for permission for a hydroelectric power scheme.
If you abstract water or plan to, you may need to apply for an abstraction licence.
Information about the Coombe mine water treatment scheme in Cornwall, England.
Guidance for non-water company abstraction licence holders affected by prolonged dry weather and drought.
The environmental permit, consent and licence you may need before you install a ground source or surface water source heating or cooling system.
The licences and permits you need, the documents you must prepare, and how to apply to build a hydropower scheme.
Find out when to prepare a water cycle study for your proposed development plan document, or development, and what to focus on.
The Water and Abandoned Metal Mines programme aims to tackle the water pollution caused by historical metal mining.
Research has been carried out by the Coal Authority and Ordnance Survey to map the potential demand for mine water heat projects in Great Britain.
How to apply to the Environment Agency for a water abstraction or impounding licence.
Fibre in Water (FiW) is an open competition, run by DCMS from HM Treasury’s Shared Outcomes Fund and supported by DEFRA, BEIS and Cabinet Office. It will allocate up to £4 million of R&D funding to projects that develop and...
How to carry out a groundwater risk assessment as part of an application for an environmental permit.
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