EGS Activities

Here is a selection of products or activities for each of the twelve EGS sub-sectors to give an overview of some of the work which takes place in these sectors.

Air Pollution Control

• Carbon capture and storage
• Dust and particulate control
• Indoor air quality (e.g. air purifiers, ventilation systems and building design)
• Industrial ambient (workplace) air control
• Industrial emission control (scrubbers, electrostatic precipitators, etc)
• Industrial/Mobile source emission control - equipment manufacture, installation and repair
• Odour control (internal/external)
• Process engineering to reduce emissions
• Research and development, and production of, cleaner technologies & processes in the above sub-sector.

Cleaner Technologies & Processes 

• Use of renewable and biodegradable materials
• Processes using fewer and/or more benign chemicals; less dense materials delivering the same or more function(s) and with the same or better properties
• Use of more benign materials
• Homogenous or compatible recyclable materials replacing composites with the same functions and properties
• More common materials, and/or those nearer to place of processing
• Integrated processes in which the unused energy and materials from one process become part of another.

Decommissioning / Decontamination of Nuclear Sites

• Air, water and soil monitoring technologies, sampling and laboratory testing services
• Consultancy
• Decontamination, recycling and compaction technologies, waste collection and containment
• Groundwater treatment and soil testing technologies, soil washing and leachate control systems, site assessment, monitoring, sampling and analysis, soil excavation and project management services
• Pipes and tanks, control systems, wastewater treatment systems, facilities management services
• Pollution control advice, environmental risk analysis, environmental impact assessment
• Research and development, and production of, cleaner technologies & processes in the above sub-sector.

Environmental Consultancy

• Climate change modelling
• Eco-design
• Ecological surveys, bio-diversity assessment, habitat advice
• Environmental insurance, due diligence and eco-investment activities
• Regulatory/legal advice
• Stakeholder engagement.

Environmental Monitoring, Instrumentation and Analysis

• Enforcement monitoring (oil spill detection, waste tracking, vehicle testing, environmental aspects of food testing)
• In situ monitoring e.g. emissions, nitrate levels, water quality
• Laboratory testing of samples
• Manufacture of instrumentation and laboratory equipment (including software)
• Metering of water supply services
• Research and development of new monitoring and measurement technologies to achieve cleaner technologies & processes in the above sub-sector.

Energy Management / Efficiency

• Design of energy efficiency in new buildings and modification of existing buildings to upgrade energy performance
• Energy management advice, installation of systems
• Manufacture of CHP equipment (non-renewable feedstocks)
• Manufacture of energy conservation material (insulation)
• Manufacture of energy monitoring and control equipment
• Process engineering to make non-renewable generation cleaner/more efficient
• Research and development, and production of, cleaner technologies & processes in the above sub-sector.

Marine Pollution Control

• Advice on prevention and mitigation of marine pollution
• Coastal zone management
• Environmentally related offshore oil/gas technologies (e.g. produced water containment/treatment)
• Removal, treatment and containment operations and technologies
• Shoreline and shallow water remediation
• Research and development, and production of, cleaner technologies & processes in the above sub-sector.

Noise and Vibration Control

• Manufacture/installation of acoustic management equipment
• Manufacture/installation of building noise insulation
• Manufacture/installation of noise/vibration control and monitoring equipment
• Noise and vibration consultancy services
• Traffic noise control measures, including surface noise modifications
• Research and development, and production of, cleaner technologies & processes in the above sub-sector.

Remediation and Reclamation of Land

• Associated land forming and re-vegetation
• Prevention of contamination (bunds, geotextiles, storage and containment precautionary measures, oil interceptors, sustainable urban drainage systems)
• Removal, treatment and containment operations and technologies
• Soil cleaning technologies
• Specialist environmental cleaning of industrial facilities
• Surface and ground water remediation
• Research and development, and production of, cleaner technologies & processes in the above sub-sector.

Renewable Energy

• Combined Heat and Power (renewable feedstocks)
• Distribution of renewable energy (including electricity and heat)
• Distribution/storage of renewable fuels
• Heat exchangers including ground pumps
• Manufacture/installation/repair of generation equipment
• Research and development of new/improved renewable energy technologies
• Supply of agricultural feedstocks for biomass/biofuels
• Supply of renewable energy
• Supply of renewable fuels
• Research and development, and production of, cleaner technologies & processes in the above sub-sector.

Waste Management, Recovery and Recycling

• Collection and management of hazardous wastes
• Collection and transport of solid and liquid wastes
• Construction of landfills/incinerators (without energy recovery)
• Managing construction and demolition waste
• Manufacture of equipment/vehicles for storage/collection/transport of solid waste
• Research and development of new waste treatment technologies and technologies that minimise waste production
• Treatment of waste prior to landfill/incineration
• Vitrification
• Construction of energy and material recovery facilities/equipment
• Manufacture and supply of specialist equipment for collection, sorting and processing of materials
• Materials collection and reprocessing
• Operation of material and energy recovery facilities, including composting, anaerobic digestion and energy from waste
• Segregation, treatment and supply of recyclates and untreated waste materials
• Research and development, and production of, cleaner technologies & processes in the above sub-sector.

Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment

• Catchment management (including compliance with the Water Framework Directive)
• Construction/maintenance of plant/infrastructure for treatment/distribution of water to buildings and wastewater (including septic tanks, natural systems)
• Construction/maintenance of sustainable urban drainage systems
• Demand management and leakage reduction
• Management of sewage sludge
• Manufacture/installation of efficient management systems for water/wastewater and systems for treatment/reuse of industrial wastewater, water-saving appliances/equipment, grey water systems and rainwater harvesting equipment
• Primary, secondary and tertiary treatment technologies (e.g. filters and screens, effluent treatment plant)
• Research and development, and production of, cleaner technologies & processes in the above sub-sector.