The industrial equipment supplier Bell Flow Systems has launched the cost effective dipperLog NANO water level logger to its ground water measurement range. It is a cost effective solution, costing only £299, and it is perfect for those looking to monitor water level applications in ground water, estuarine, and surface water applications. The dipperLog NANO is available in its original version, which is a standard model with a level sensor that can be deployed with either stainless steel wire, or with direct read cable. Additionally, for long term monitoring applications a Barlog NANO will be required for barometric compensation. The second version is called Vented dipperLog NANO, which can be specified with vented cable for data collection from the surface, without needing to retrieve the sensor. Some of the advantages of it include the fast logging interval which allows readings to be collected as fast as one reading per second; the battery life for the device is up to 7 years; and the internal data logger offers a collection of 32,000 data sets. Programming of the ground water logger can be achieved using simple PC software, whilst data from the device can be collected by third party data logger or telemetry systems using the on-board SDI-12 or RS232 protocols. Bell Flow Systems was established in 1997 with the emphasis being firmly placed on the provision of flow measurement solutions to industry. Since that time, Bell Flow Systems, together with its sister company Cortex Displays Ltd, have adapted and grown to meet new demands and challenges in an ever changing market place. They now build systems, manufacture display instrumentation and supply a range of products to the renewables market and the environmental market.

This is an exciting time for ASET and CITB as we realise our vision of creating a centre of excellence for scaffolding training in the North of Scotland.  The centre opened its door to the first apprentices and commercial cohort on 3rd October 2016. The level of enquiries and course bookings to date has been very promising. I would like thank everyone involved in this project – from the architects to the builders and team members from both ASET and CITB. A lot has happened in a very short time and we can all be very proud of this purpose-built facility. Located near Aberdeen, the Centre will provide industry accredited scaffolding training to the North of Scotland, from Dundee to Shetland — both apprenticeships provision and commercial courses. I was delighted that ASET was chosen to partner with CITB on this project. In many ways it is a natural fit given that ASET delivers highly specialised vocational training to the oil and gas sector. This new centre offers unparalleled opportunities for the region through its extensive range of CISRS and SQA accredited courses. This investment underpins ASET’s long term commitment to the North East business community and economy. The new Scaffolding Training Centre will provide a local training facility to construction companies based in the North of Scotland who have, for too long, had to send their employees to Glasgow and further afield. It will also create new career opportunities in what is currently a depressed oil and gas employment market due to the low global oil price. Companies will now have a greater choice in selecting the right training options to develop the skills of their workforce, and individuals can choose to develop existing, or acquire new skills, in readiness for emerging market opportunities in the decommissioning arena. I look forward to building on the excellent foundations already established between ASET and CITB. About the author Atholl Menzies is the Chief Executive at ASET International Oil & Gas Training Academy.  ASET is a wholly-owned subsidiary company of North East Scotland College. It provides industry specific, competence-based training and assessment, and is acknowledged worldwide as a specialist training provider within the oil and gas industries in Process, Maintenance Engineering, Electrical and Hazardous Areas, Emergency Response, Marine and Health & Safety. Source link

©Bloomberg A boat passes between turbines at the London Array, the world’s largest consented wind farm, off southeast England The UK agreed on Thursday to set a legally binding goal committing the country to steep cuts in carbon dioxide emissions designed to help ward off climate change. But in a sign of the uncertainties triggered by Britain’s vote to leave the EU, the move was dismissed as potentially “unlawful” by the think-tank founded by Nigel Lawson, the former Tory Chancellor and a member of the Leave campaign’s strategy committee. More On this topic IN UK Politics & Policy Lord Lawson’s Global Warming Policy Foundation said it was wrong for the government to set in law a fifth “carbon budget” committing the UK to cut emissions 57 per cent by 2032 from the levels of 1990. The goal was “based on the now incorrect assumption that the UK will still be in the EU by 2030”, the foundation said. It also assumed the UK would remain in the EU emissions trading scheme, the world’s largest carbon market, and be “covered by the EU’s Paris agreement terms”, it said. The EU has collectively agreed to cut emissions 40 per cent by 2030 as part of its commitment to the Paris climate change accord agreed in December. “It is our view that the government has behaved unreasonably and should have delayed approval of the budget and reassessed the impacts in the light of the far-reaching changes flowing from the referendum result,” the foundation said in a statement. “The hasty, rubber-stamping of a budget designed for very different circumstances is dangerous in itself and may be unlawful. The incoming prime minister should review this decision as a matter of priority.” The UK’s 2008 Climate Change Act requires the government to set five-yearly budgets for how much CO2 can be emitted to help reach the Act’s ultimate aim of cutting emissions 80 per cent from 1990 levels by 2050. Thursday was the statutory deadline for writing the latest budget into law and the turmoil surrounding last week’s Brexit vote had raised speculation that the government might try to delay. “Today’s announcement is especially welcome given the uncertainty caused by last week’s referendum,” said Hugh McNeal, chief executive, of RenewableUK, the wind farm industry trade group. However, the energy department is expected to announce next week that it will abolish a £10m fund set up by the previous coalition government to kick-start urban renewable energy projects. It is unclear if the move is related to the Brexit vote. The fund has backed more than 60 schemes, mostly solar panel installations, in towns and cities across England since it was set up in 2014. Lord Lawson is one of a number of influential Leave campaigners who have long questioned the cost of measures to tackle climate change. His foundation says the science of global warming is “not yet settled”. It is still unclear if the new government required after the resignation of David Cameron as prime minister will maintain existing climate policies. One of the frontrunners for Mr Cameron’s job, Michael Gove, the justice secretary, has said climate change can have a “devastating” impact on societies but was once accused of trying to downgrade global warming in the national schools curriculum. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2016. You may share using our article tools. Please don’t cut articles from FT.com and redistribute by email or post to the web. Source link