Scottish Water has reached a significant milestone in its drive to cut carbon, reduce operating costs and increase its energy resilience, with the installation of its 100th solar scheme.

Scottish Water has completed a solar power and battery storage scheme – the water company will now be able to access renewable energy around the clock to help power one of its sites in Renfrewshire.

Scottish Water has installed a new solar scheme at Lawhead pumping station which is now helping to power water services for Scottish Water customers in Penicuik.

Construction work on a new eco-friendly wastewater treatment plant, which will incorporate innovative reed-bed technology and pave the way for improved water quality in Lough Melvin, is due to start later this month in Garrison, County Fermanagh.

Two new solar schemes are now helping to power essential water and waste water services for Scottish Water sites on the Isle of Bute, cutting operational costs and saving carbon.

Yorkshire Water’s strategy to generate at least 40% of its own operational energy took a major step forward recently with the switch-on of five solar farm sites at Filey, Malton, Belle Vue, Monk Bretton and Harrogate South.

A £1 million solar scheme is now complete at a Scottish Water Horizons’ owned facility linked to Levenmouth Waste Water Treatment Works (WWTW) in Fife.

NI Water has completed the second phase of a major solar scheme at five sites in Antrim, Ballymena, Magilligan, Derg, and Killyhevlin.

Scottish Water’s head office in Stepps is set to be home to one of the largest solar carports in the country, as work gets underway on a major £2.4 million renewables project.

Scottish Water has completed a new £482,000 solar scheme at Overton water treatment works - the scheme has seen 480 solar panels installed on top of the water tank at the works..