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..

Almost a third of the energy needed to power a waste water treatment works (WWTW) serving thousands of people in and around Alloa is now being provided by a £1.3 million solar scheme at the site.

Scottish Water has invested nearly £1 million in a major new solar scheme at Milngavie which is helping to provide clean water to over 700,000 customers in Glasgow.

Scottish Water has completed a 636,000 solar project which will help pump water to thousands of customers in South Ayrshire.