The Technology Strategy Board and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) are investing up to £2.5m in feasibility studies to accelerate commercial applications in the novel material, graphene.

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is in the process of determining an application by Scottish and Southern Energy’s (SSE) to modify flows within areas of the Tay and Spey catchments in order to improve the quality of some rivers as required by the European Water Framework Directive.

Senior business leaders from across the UK will converge on Cumbria this week to see first-hand how communities recover from catastrophic flooding – and find out if they could do more to help in future.

Australia- headquartered Carnegie Wave Energy has signed a commitment agreement to secure the final berth at Wave Hub, the offshore renewable energy test facility in Cornwall, to demonstrate its next generation wave technology.

This year’s Aquatech India  – the fifth edition- will see the launch of the Industrial Leaders Forum (ILF) in India as part of the Aquatech India conference.

Companies wishing to be subcontractors to the £multi-million tunnel construction project between Denmark and Germany  under the Fehmarnbelt now have a new opportunity to showcase what they can offer.

The UK National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has signed a licence deal with Canadian company, Rockland Scientific International (RSI), giving RSI the rights to manufacture and sell a novel probe guard designed and tested by NOC engineers and scientists.

Southern Water is using groundbreaking new wastewater treatment equipment as part of its work to alleviate the impact of groundwater flooding on customers.

Northumbrian Water Group has been recognised by the Ethisphere Institute as a 2014 World’s Most Ethical Company® - the only water company in the world and the only UK-based utility company to be awarded the honour this year.

Affinity Water is set to begin work on a £3 million scheme to build a new pumping station in the Alkham Valley at Lower Standen.