ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Our sutainable development unit covers a wide range of issues relating to the environment and energy.

Our work in this area covers regulatory issues, new markets such as biomass and emissions trading, recycling, cogeneration, government and corporate strategies and policies, as well as specific market developments.

Recent research programmes include:

Energy

• All-electric homes in France, Germany and the UK
• R&D into hydrogen demonstration projects
• Mine safety audits and gas pipeline safety
• Thermoelectric applications in the automotive industry in the US and Europe
• Cogeneration in France

Environment

• Environmental impact assessment (EIA) in the Netherlands
• Development of the RoHS Directive (2002/95/EC)
• CO2 emissions data collection by gas companies in Europe
• Lead battery recycling in Italy, Sweden and the Netherlands
• The promotion of waste heat use in France and Germany