Steve Morris, Managing Director at wastewater technology specialists HUBER Technology, explores the key role optimisation of treatment processes can play in reducing energy costs, cutting carbon emissions and delivery on the step up in efficiency Ofwat is expecting to see from the water companies.
Anglian Water is making history with its carbon reduction programme with the UK utility industry’s first fully electric jetting 4-ton van.
Grundfos, a global leader in advanced pump solutions and water technologies, has become the first organisation in the water solutions sector to receive full validation of its 2050 net-zero target from the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
A new UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report is warning that the international community is still falling far short of the Paris goals, with no credible pathway to 1.5°C in place.
A new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is warning that atmospheric levels of the three main greenhouse gases - carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide - all reached new record highs in 2021.
If we took a short trip forward in time to 2040, and then looked back at how some organisations in the water industry successfully achieved Carbon Net Zero, it’s likely you’ll see a large four-letter word: NIGG.
Southern Water’s Bluewave team are working with local councils and specialist suppliers on an innovative project to use the heat generated in the sewer network as a low carbon heating source in the community.
Northumbrian Water’s ongoing investment in renewables continues to take the company closer to its ambitious goal of achieving Net Zero in 2027 - carbon emissions have fallen more than 90% since 2008, when they stood at 303,000 tonnes.
Multiple climate tipping points could be triggered if global temperature rises beyond 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, according to a major new analysis published today in the journal Science.
A renewable energy developer is planning to build three battery energy storage systems across three Scottish Water sites in Renfrewshire.
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.”
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 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.
Barhale has completed work on two separate Rapid Action Taskforce Spills projects it is carrying out for Severn Trent.