Scottish Water's latest annual report charting its progress towards Net Zero shows the water company remains on track to achieve its goal of Net Zero emissions by 2040.
Manufacturer of variable frequency drive (VFD) technology Invertek Drives Ltd has celebrated producing its three millionth VFD - just three years after the two-million milestone, demonstrating rapidly growing demand for its energy-saving solutions.
Mapal has surpassed its fund target of £400,000 via Crowdcube, with 475 new investors choosing to inject over £467,000 into the business that has completed over 100 installations of its energy-saving, wastewater aeration solutions.
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has launched a 12-week consultation on proposals for new water efficiency labelling to protect water supplies and cut energy bills.
Bristol Water has set out its preferred routemap to Net Zero Carbon by 2030 which considers a mix of pathways, including immediate action on water and energy efficiency, switching to renewable sources of energy and using carbon offsets.
Scottish Water has unveiled plans for a new £21 million state-of-the-art Waste Water Treatment Works upgrade in Winchburgh.
Irish Water has renewed the Public Sector Energy Partnership Programme with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) and the utility has committed to a new strategic initiative to embed energy efficiency in its operations.
Boulting Technology has been appointed to Anglian Water’s AMP6 energy efficiency and optimisation framework.
Anglian Water is trialling state-of-the-art technology to store energy at its Cambridge Water Recycling Centre.
Anglian Water has gone out to tender with an AMP6 energy efficiency and optimisation framework contract worth an estimated £15 million.
Sulzer has launched a new global Center of Excellence (CoE) for Water Treatment Solutions - the CoE consolidates Sulzer’s wastewater treatment expertise in a unified and global manner.
“SAS (Surplus Activated Sludge) is a bit weird and can do odd things,” says Stuart Chatten, Lead Bioresources Technician at Whitlingham Water Recycling Centre (WRC), one of Anglian Water’s principal centres for processing sewage, serving a population of 400,000.
Owen Mace has taken over as Director of the British Plastics Federation (BPF) Plastic Pipes Group on the retirement of Caroline Ayres. He was previously Standards and Technical Manager for the group.
PureTec Separations, the Ledbury-based water treatment engineering firm, has appointed Dan Norman as its new Sales Manager – Water Process Systems, supporting the company’s continued growth in the UK and international markets.