The World Bank has launched an innovation challenge to develop big data solutions to strengthen climate change resilience, including global water issues.
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), World Resources Institute (WRI), U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) and a network of partners have launched the Partnership for Resilience and Preparedness (PREP) to help communities, companies and investors use data to improve climate resilience planning.
Ofwat has received a Water Supply and Sewerage Licence application from a commercial gas supplier targeting new business in the water sector ahead of the opening of the non-household retail market to competition in April next year.
The Consumer Council for Water (CCWater) has warned poorer performing water companies to improve their service after it emerged almost half the industry saw a rise in customer complaints last year.
Ofwat has said that the introduction of household competition in the water sector could deliver up to £3 billion in benefits to customers –and the regulator is calling for the government to take an early decision on the issue.
Ofwat has published its draft determinations for the PR16 price review, as part of the preparation for the opening of the business, public and charity sector retail water market in April 2017.
Following a comprehensive review of the Hinkley Point C project, and a revised agreement with EDF, the Government has decided to proceed with the first new nuclear power station for a generation.
Black & Veatch has joined Thames Water’s eight2O alliance by combining forces with Costain and Atkins (CABV), one of two design-build joint ventures.
Ofwat has published a paper setting out its key decisions on how credit and collateral arrangements will operate between wholesalers and retailers in the new business retail market.
The Government's National Flood Resilience Review published today includes plans for improved rain and flood modelling, a £12.5 million increase in new temporary flood defences, greater protection to infrastructure and a call for water companies to strengthen flood resilience plans.
Attendees at next month’s National Civils Show, Floodex, National Drainage Show and Waterways Management on 26th and 27th November are set to benefit from an expert speaker line-up and the opportunity to visit a wide range of exhibitors all co-located in one place at Excel, London, one of the UK’s leading international exhibition and convention centres.
Tackling leakage is one of the fastest and most cost-effective ways for utilities to bolster water security, writes Ben Crabtree, Product Line Director, Ovarro, revealing how the potential of smart technologies is being demonstrated around the world.
UK-headquartered South Staffordshire Plc, the integrated services group operating within the UK critical infrastructure and essential services markets, has received a prestigious Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Award for global health and safety excellence.
Balfour Beatty, the UK’s largest construction and infrastructure provider, has delivered exceptional environmental results on the Thames Estuary Asset Management 2100 (TEAM2100) framework, one of the nation’s most ambitious flood defence initiatives.