NI Water has further boosted its investment in renewable energy by installing solar panels that could save around c.218 tonnes of carbon in the first year.

Solar panels are set to be installed at eight Yorkshire Water sites throughout the region following the granting of planning permission to the water company.

Scottish Water has invested £951,000 in a scheme to install 1,560 ground-mounted solar Photovoltaic (PV) panels at its Alexandria Water Treatment Works near Loch Lomond which will help save almost 77 carbon dioxide equivalent tonnes of carbon per annum.

Following a £1.9 million investment, two solar schemes have been completed in the North East to support Scottish Water’s drive to net zero emissions.

Southern Water’s first ever solar energy project at a wastewater treatment works went live this week, taking the number of solar panels owned by Southern Water to 15,179.

A major £5 million solar power scheme is now live at Scottish Water’s most energy intensive site - led by Scottish Water Horizons the scheme has seen 8,448 ground-mounted solar Photovoltaic (PV) panels installed at Balmore Water Treatment Works in East Dunbartonshire.

Scottish Water has doubled green energy production at a facility in South Lanarkshire with an extension of its original carbon reducing scheme.

Scottish Water has started supplying water to Peebles, Eddleston, Eshiels and Lyne Station from its new £30 million Peebles water treatment works.

Following NI Water's recent completion of a project at the new Ballykelly Wastewater Treatment Works (WwTW) to install a new solar panel system, the system has now been upgraded with the addition of battery energy storage.

Construction work has started on a £5 million solar PV scheme at Balmore Water Treatment Works - one of the largest treatment plants in Scottish Water’s portfolio.