Preventing pollution: a data-led approach to rising main management
Warren Beere, Condition Assessment Engineer at Xylem, takes a look at how taking a data-led approach to rising main management has a key role to play in preventing sewage and wastewater pollution.
Geospatial Commission says new UK Geospatial Strategy 2030 will expand ground-breaking location data and technologies
The Geospatial Commission has published the new UK Geospatial Strategy 2030 – the renewed Geospatial Strategy is intended to expand ground-breaking location data and technologies across the UK by 2030.
Six projects for green hydrogen production sites planned for North West of England and North Wales
Kent, a leading engineering company in the energy, renewables and low-carbon industries, has been appointed as the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contractor for Grenian Hydrogen’s six electrolytic hydrogen projects.
Anglian Water gets green light for hydrogen production at wastewater treatment centre
The first initiative to produce fuel cell grade hydrogen using wastewater in Great Britain will begin with a project in Cambridgeshire this summer. Element 2, the UK’s leading hydrogen infrastructure business, will purchase hydrogen produced by a new electrolyser at Anglian Water’s Milton Road, Cambridge water recycling site and supply it to hydrogen vehicles.
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.
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South West Water explores new approach to sludge dewatering in UK-first municipal trial
South West Water has hosted the first municipal trial of the Fournier Rotary Press in the UK, assessing its potential to improve sludge dewatering performance and support future biosolids standards. -
Uniwater strengthens its UK presence with acquisition of Hy‑Ram Engineering
Uniwater has acquired Hy-Ram Engineering, a specialist in tooling, products and hire for the water sector, based in Mansfield, England. -
Enpure Ltd and Clean TeQ Water Ltd in new collaboration for Moving Bed Ion Exchange-based nutrient removal
Enpure Ltd and Clean TeQ Water Ltd have announced a collaboration agreement to bring Clean TeQ Water's Moving Bed Ion Exchange-based nutrient removal technologies to water utilities across the UK. -
BactoSense ID cuts wastewater and bathing water bacteria testing from days to minutes
Near-real-time microbial monitoring of wastewater discharge and bathing waters is now possible thanks to the BactoSense ID solution created by Swiss-based bNovate Technologies.
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Southern Water showcases last footage inside Yew Hill Reservoir before filling
Southern Water has released film and images showing what it’s like to walk inside Hampshire’s expanded Yew Hill underground reservoir for the very last time, before it gets filled with water. -
Scottish Water completes £235m investment in two-way connection between drinking water networks
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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.
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