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Inyanga Marine Energy Group awarded 10MW through CfD to expand UK tidal energy project
Inyanga Marine Energy Group have been awarded a further 10MW for their tidal energy project at Morlais in Anglesey, Wales, through Allocation Round 6 (AR6) of the UK government’s Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme.
NI Water completes £3.5 million water pumping station replacement at Carmoney Water Treatment Works
NI Water has announced the completion of a £3.5 million investment to replace Avish Water Pumping Station, located within the Carmoney Water Treatment Works, which will be essential to the future resilience of the local water supply infrastructure.
Wessex Water unveils capital delivery partners for AMP8 and beyond
Wessex Water has unveiled the capital delivery partners that will help deliver its investment over the next five years of AMP8 and beyond.
Severn Trent Water tenders £2.62m AMP8 contract for regulatory and technical assurance services
Severn Trent Water has gone out to tender with an AMP8 contract for regulatory and technical assurance services worth an estimated £2.65 million.
Wessex Water warns Ofwat Draft Determination puts its ability to retain and attract investment at risk
Wessex Water is warning that Ofwat’s Draft Determination (DD) on its AMP8 Business Plan puts its ability to retain and attract investment at risk.
Defra invites suppliers to register for virtual briefing on upcoming £128m tender for Future Hosting and Storage Services
The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is inviting interested suppliers to register for a virtual supplier day briefing on Friday 6th September for an upcoming £128 million contract for its Future Hosting and Storage Services (FHAS) requirements. Registration deadline is 3pm on Thursday 5th September 2024.
Exmouth Beach closed after sewage leak from South West Water Maer Road pumping station CSO
South West Water has now completed a temporary repair to a burst sewer pipe at its Maer Road pumping station which resulted in raw sewage spilling into the sea off Exmouth beach from its Maer rocks Combined Sewer Overflow.
Thames Water awards Costain £6.6 million contract to upgrade two Hertfordshire treatment sites
Costain, the infrastructure solutions company, has been awarded a £6.6 million contract with Thames Water to upgrade strategic treatment assets in Markyate and Brickendon in Hertfordshire.
United Utilities creates new storm tanks at Ambleside and Windermere WwTWs to help improve water quality
United Utilities has created additional storage at two of its sites around Windermere to help improve water quality.
RAPID publishes forward programme setting out infrastructure delivery priorities for 2024-25
The Regulators’ Alliance for Progressing Infrastructure Development (RAPID) has published its forward programme setting out its delivery priorities for 2024-25.
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IED compliance – using automated sliding floodgates to support secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites
Ray Moulds, Sales Director at Flood Control International, takes a look at how automated sliding floodgates are supporting secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites. -
Making storm overflow data make Sense – Metasphere launches dedicated monitoring device
With the UK government demanding a 50% reduction in storm overflow spills by 2029, the era of reactive management is over. Speaking in the House of Commons on 21 July 2025, then environment secretary Steve Reed said, “This Government will cut water companies’ sewage pollution in half by the end of the decade.” -
King’s Award for Enterprise shows ERG moving forward with growth in UK and Asia
ERG, the leading supplier of odour control systems and industrial gas cleaning & thermal systems, has been awarded the coveted King’s Award for Enterprise. -
Welsh Water’s ORAI system shortlisted for three categories at the British Data Awards 2026
Welsh Water’s new artificial intelligence-driven tool, ORAI, has been shortlisted for three categories at the prestigious British Data Awards 2026 – underscoring the company’s commitment to using cutting-edge technology to deliver better outcome for customers.
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Scottish Water completes £235m investment in two-way connection between drinking water networks
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