Welsh Water, the only not-for-profit water company in England and Wales, is among the first in the water industry to publish their open data strategy.

Northumbrian Water has gone out to tender on behalf of the water sector-wide Stream initiative which is working on a new project to transform data access in the water sector and drive innovation.

Ofwat has today called on all water companies to take immediate action across eight areas to release the benefits of open data.

UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) is providing free access to over 1,000 of its water sector research reports aimed at helping to improve water and wastewater services for customers, and protecting the environment.

Northumbrian Water has been awarded over £6 million worth of funding as part of the second round of Ofwat’s Water Breakthrough Challenge for projects which will help to reduce leakage and enable innovation across the utilities sector.

Ofwat has today published a discussion paper setting out the case for how open data can enable water companies to create value for water customers, communities and the environment.

Affinity Water has used AI driven technology to manage the impact of water use in relation to weather patterns and Covid19 on water demand which it plans to share as an open data model with other interested water companies.

A new report is calling for higher standards in data sharing across the UK’s energy networks to improve its resilience and deliver better results for consumers and the environment. 

Climate change, water shortages, cyber attack and disruptive technologies are among a number of key threats flagged up in the United States Intelligence Community’s 2018 assessment of threats to US national security published this week.

In a bid to increase transparency and boost operational performance, Yorkshire Water has announced that it aims to release the majority of its operational and service data by 2020.