UBS scientists create revolutionary water treatment system to remove “forever chemicals” from drinking water for good
Engineers at the University of British Columbia in Canada have created a revolutionary water treatment system that efficiently and safely eliminates “forever chemicals” from drinking water once and for all.
Ofwat announces latest innovation competition awards
Ofwat’s latest innovation competition announced today include an initiative that could see farmers reimbursed for storing water on their land to help manage drought and a leak-monitoring technique inspired by ground-stability measurement systems.
UK tech firm produces lithium carbonate from geothermal brines in North East
Watercycle Technologies Ltd, a UK deep tech company focused on developing sustainable, high-yield, low-cost, mineral extraction and water treatment systems, has for the first time, successfully produced lithium carbonate from naturally occurring geothermal brines in the North East of England.
Using data science and visualisation to improve asset resilience and environmental performance
In an Expert Focus article for WaterBriefing, Dr Atai Winkler, Principal Consultant at PAM Analytics, describes his work with Collaborate Water to develop a Predictive Asset Management System using data science and visualisation to improve asset resilience and environmental performance.
Offsite Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) – key for AMP8 investment programme delivery
In the light of Ofwat’s PR24 guidance to the water companies to consider whether operational, phased or modular, or more flexible options may be more appropriate for their delivery strategies, Dale Foster and Adrian Heneghan from HUBER Technology explore how the benefits of offsite Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) could be key to helping them meet demanding targets in AMP8 and beyond.
Yorkshire Water trials gels to remove rising main sediment
Yorkshire Water and its partners Morrisons Water Services and Intelligent Gels have successfully trialled the use of gel to remove sediments from rising mains.
MOSL - Panel metering strategy urges companies to accelerate adoption of smart meters in run up to AMP8
MOSL’s Strategic Panel has published its interim metering strategy, urging water companies to accelerate the rollout of smart meters to non-household customers in the run-up to AMP8..
National Cyber Security Centre warns of emerging threat to critical national infrastructure
The National Cyber Security Centre - which is part of GCHQ - has today issued an alert to critical national infrastructure (CNI) organisations warning of an emerging threat from state-aligned groups.
Orbital Marine Power unveils new 30MW tidal energy project in Orkney waters
Orbital Marine Power (Orbital), the renewable energy company focused on the commercial deployment of its innovative floating tidal turbine technology, has announced it has been awarded an Option Agreement from Crown Estate Scotland for a new tidal energy project in the Westray Firth.
New report says more work needed to demonstrate benefits of smart water metering for business customers
A new report from CCW is highlighting “the very real extent to which smart water metering is an unfamiliar concept to many businesses” and says more is work needed to explain the benefits of smart water metering trechnology.
News Showcase
-
Safe access solutions a key requirement for water sector and other Critical Infrastructure Providers
Craig Nienaber, Business Development Manager for Safe Access Solutions (SAS) at HUBER Technology, explores why the company is seeing a growing level of interest in its safe access solutions for critical infrastructure providers, including their application in wastewater treatment assets. -
Albion Water appoints new Director of Business Development
Albion Water, the first NAV (New Appointment & Variation) to have been established in1999 and now under the ownership of SDS Water Group, has appointed Andy Holland as its new Director of Business Development. -
Webinar to explore moving indirect potable water reuse to full implementation
UK water companies are invited to join an upcoming webinar which will explore how the sector can take indirect potable reuse (IPR) from concept to full-scale operational reality. -
Kohtari CEO says joined-up water intelligence needed to predict, not just react - not more data
James Sumsion, CEO of predictive water intelligence specialists Kohtari, says the water sector needs to take a giant leap forward, so that it can anticipate and act upon water quality issues - rather than merely react.
Expert Focus
News Sections
Other Latest News
- Scottish Water tenders £60 million contract for supply and service of filtration media
- Southern Water seeks supply chain engagement on proposed data centre transformation & rationalisation programme
- Uisce Éireann welcomes Government approval of €2 billion Investment to support new homes and growth across Ireland
- Northumbrian Water – new £13 million pipeline marks the start of environmental upgrades
- Stantec to support vital next stage of Poole Water Recycling and Transfer SRO
- AtkinsRéalis signs three-year framework extension with South East Water
Watch
-
Scottish Water completes £235m investment in two-way connection between drinking water networks
Hear how Scottish Water has completed its £235 million Ayrshire Glasgow Resilience Project - customers across Greater Glasgow, Ayrshire and East Renfrewshire will now benefit from a more secure and resilient water supply. -
United Utilities accelerates investment to reduce spills from storm overflows across Northwest
Hear how United Utilities is accelerating its investment to reduce spills from storm overflows across the Northwest. -
Working for WSP - what if you could build a career as unique as you? With us, you can
Find out more about the remarkable career opportunities on offer at WSP - scroll down to watch the inspirational video.
Top Stories
Login / Register
New Account Registrations
To register for a new account with Waterbriefing, please contact us via email at waterbriefing@imsbis.org
Existing waterbriefing users - log into the new website using your original username and the new password 'waterbriefing'. You can then change your password once logged in.