The Latest in Air Quality Action

Find out about the latest news in air quality and how EMSOL is working with key partners.

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Webinar on-demand: Improving Air Quality in Logistics

Webinar on-demand: Improving Air Quality in Logistics

In case you couldn’t join us for the webinar or you just wanted to go through all the amazing content again, you can now stream the EMSOL Webinar Improving Air Quality in Logistics on demand. You’ll hear how Transport for London is making air quality improvements...

EMSOL in The News: Railway Technology

EMSOL in The News: Railway Technology

Data analytics company EMSOL has been working with Network Rail to monitor air quality in train stations and come up with a strategy to bring down pollution around them. The project could largely benefit patients recovering from COVID-19 as well as people with respiratory issues, who are highly exposed to poor air quality in busy areas.

Earth Day 2020 – Our Challenge

Earth Day 2020 – Our Challenge

Earth Day is more important than ever this year because through a global crisis we have seen unprecedented air quality improvements. Our challenge is – How do we rapidly restart the global economy in a more sustainable, better way.

The post-COVID-19 Challenge

The post-COVID-19 Challenge

A new study from Harvard suggests that with just a small increase in particulate pollution is associated with a 15% increase in the COVID-19 death rate. Research scientists will likely be kept busy for many years to come as more information comes to light about the impact of pollution on respiratory health.

EMSOL in The News: Real Business

EMSOL in The News: Real Business

Countries around the world have reported significant drops in air pollution since implementing coronavirus restrictions. It’s our chance to make a lasting difference, writes Freddie Talberg, CEO and co-founder of EMSOL.

EMSOL in The News: Environmental Technology

EMSOL in The News: Environmental Technology

EMSOL has developed and brought to market new technology that empowers organisations to act on improving the air quality of their local environment. With this new software, it is the first time that companies and sites can clearly identify vehicles and assets breaching their pollution policies and hold them accountable.

Clean Air Zones – the right solution?

Clean Air Zones – the right solution?

Much has been made of the recent improvements in air quality as a consequence of the movement restrictions from COVID-19. However, these reductions are likely to be temporary as industry and transport networks recover from the effects of shutdowns over the longer...

EMSOL in The News: Air Quality News

EMSOL in The News: Air Quality News

Countries around the world have reported significant drops in air pollution since implementing coronavirus restrictions. It’s our chance to make a lasting difference, writes Freddie Talberg, CEO and co-founder of EMSOL.

EMSOL in The News: Business Cloud

EMSOL in The News: Business Cloud

POLLUTION TECH FIRM EXPECTS £2M SALES IN FIRST YEAR
Freddie Talberg, co-founder and CEO of EMSOL, says the international market is ripe for environmentally-focused IoT infrastructure

What is the real impact of a zero emission street?

What is the real impact of a zero emission street?

Barely a week goes by without the latest plan or initiative aimed at reducing emissions or reducing levels of air pollution. This coming week will see the latest in this long line, when Beech Street in the City of London becomes one of the first zero emission streets in the country.

What impact means to us

What impact means to us

The following interview with Freddie Talberg, CEO and co-founder at EMSOL is taken from a discussion with Seedtribe. What is EMSOL's mission Our mission is to help our customers take steps every day to make a lasting difference in reducing transport pollution. Who are...

EMSOL joins RSSB – Rail Safety and Standards Board

EMSOL joins RSSB – Rail Safety and Standards Board

EMSOL has successfully been accepted as a member of the RSSB (Rail Safety and Standards Board). The RSSB plays a key role in driving forward standards and continuous improvements in health and safety for the British railway. The RSSB remarked, "We are delighted to...

Air quality action in Birmingham New Street

Air quality action in Birmingham New Street

[Update August 2020 - to hear more about how EMSOL worked with Network Rail at Birmingham New Street you can also listen to the webinar 'Improving Air Quality in Rail' featuring speakers from Network Rail and HS2] Birmingham New Street, operated by Network Rail, has...

EMSOL exhibits at the MOVE2020 start-up village

EMSOL exhibits at the MOVE2020 start-up village

EMSOL exhibited at the MOVE2020 start-up village this week. The show is an important event in the calendar, where key influencers in the disruptive technology and innovation space come together to discuss the major city mobility challenges.

Croydon construction site simplifies approach to air quality

Croydon construction site simplifies approach to air quality

EMSOL is now helping simplify Croydon Council’s approach to air quality at the Wandle Road car park development, a 25-storey block of residential flats that will which will bring 128 new homes in central Croydon. The Wandle development is part of a major £5.25bn regeneration programme in the borough that will transform the town centre.

EMSOL wins Rushlight Award

EMSOL wins Rushlight Award

Rushlight Environmental Analysis & Metrology Award presented to EMSOL EMSOL received the 2019/20 Rushlight Environmental Analysis Award which celebrates the significant achievements in developing the technology, innovation, and methods that underpin the accurate...

8 ways your local authority can improve air quality effectively

8 ways your local authority can improve air quality effectively

Local authorities play a critical role in improving air quality in their local areas. Not only do they have the legal power to actually do things, but they can act as a champion for the best way to do things in their area as well. Business and the community often look...

Croydon Selects EMSOL to Reduce Construction Site Emissions

Croydon Selects EMSOL to Reduce Construction Site Emissions

Croydon needed a solution beyond monitoring which would enable them to take targeted action to improve air quality on construction sites. Learn how EMSOL delivers breach evidence attributed to specific vehicles so that Croydon and their partners can reduce emissions.

How to minimise the air quality impact of construction?

How to minimise the air quality impact of construction?

A new development can often be one of the most controversial issues that a community can face. With a need to build 300,000 new homes per year plenty of communities will feel the effects of new housing developments. One of the most obvious impacts is on the increase...

Air quality is all the rage

Air quality is all the rage

Air quality is all the rage Well, we would say this wouldn’t we? We are an air quality start-up company after all. But we think that it is fair to say that this time it is different. In our regular team catch ups, we have discussed this at length. Our team is a mix of...

What the Queens Speech means for air quality in the UK

What the Queens Speech means for air quality in the UK

Amongst all of the furore that is currently enveloping UK politics with elections and Brexit, the UK Government finally its policy proposals from improving air quality in the UK. The most relevant of all the announcements was a new Environment Bill, which promises to...

EMSOL monitoring air and noise quality within rail sector

EMSOL monitoring air and noise quality within rail sector

Air and noise quality sensors installed in first of its kind project to take targeted action on pollution and reduce impact. EMSOL and East West Rail Alliance (EWRA) have partnered to deploy the EMSOL platform at Bletchley railway station. Four air quality sensors and...

The case for action

The case for action

[Updated August 2020 - COVID-19 has put a spotlight on the link between respiratory health issues and air quality with emerging evidence linking air pollution to an increased vulnerability to COVID-19. This requires urgent action to reduce congestion and maintain the...

Air quality action through persistence

Air quality action through persistence

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Barely a week goes by without some sort of environmental protest, it would seem. But last weeks really was something else. If the activists behind the recent climate strike are to be believed, an estimated 4 million people took part...

Should we be worried about air pollution on sunny days?

Should we be worried about air pollution on sunny days?

[Updated August 2020 - COVID-19 has put a spotlight on the link between respiratory health issues and air quality with emerging evidence linking air pollution to an increased vulnerability to COVID-19. With increasing temperatures that elevate poor air quality, this...

Banning high-polluting vehicles – is it worth it?

Banning high-polluting vehicles – is it worth it?

Not a week goes by without some sort of story that proposes a ban on some sort of vehicle as a way of tackling air quality issues. In addition to work on Clean Air Zones such as a new one proposed for Portsmouth, government committees have been having their say,...

Rail sector deploys EMSOL platform to understand air quality impact

Rail sector deploys EMSOL platform to understand air quality impact

[Update August 2020 – to hear more about how EMSOL worked with Network Rail at Birmingham New Street you can also listen to the webinar ‘Improving Air Quality in Rail‘ featuring speakers from Network Rail and HS2] Rail sector deploys EMSOL platform to understand air...