Bristol Water to launch mobile phone bill payment capability in 2015
Bristol Water has announced that it will launch a new service enabling its customers to pay their bills via mobile phone in 2015.
Welsh Water submits plans for 20,000 solar panels at Five Fords Wastewater Treatment Works
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has submitted plans to install 20,000 solar panels to generate renewable energy at its Five Fords wastewater treatment works nr Marchwiel, Wrexham.
£300m budget to launch UK auctions for renewables includes wave and tidal power
Renewable electricity projects will compete for £300 million in support this autumn with up to £235 million dedicated to less established technologies, such as offshore wind and marine.
EU awards €750K for tidal power components development
Marine energy companies Minesto and Atlantis Resources Ltd have been awarded €750,000 from the EU's Eurostars Programme to reduce the cost of tidal power plants by creating cost effective high reliability tidal turbine blades and wings of composite materials.
UK renewables first for Severn Trent Water saves £1.7m on annual gas bill
For the first time in the UK, Severn Trent Water has injected the largest quantity of green gas produced from sewage generated by around 2.5 million people into gas pipes serving homes in the Birmingham area.
WRC seeks more partners in Gamify project for water sector
WRc is piloting gamification as a means of driving water efficiency in a number of key target areas.
Deloitte says strategic technology investment not matched by CIO innovation budgets
Leading global consultancy Deloitte is warning that while technology investments are identified as a strategic priority by many companies, Chief Iformation Officer innovation budgets remain insignificant .
New system at Severn Trent Water set to cut logistics costs and increase renewable energy output
Severn Trent Water has chosen an integrated solution from Paragon and TranSend Solutions to plan, schedule and capture real time information on all sludge tankering collection and disposal jobs.
EU 'single market for research' now depends on national reforms, study finds
A new study has found that the European Research Area partnership between Member States, research stakeholders and the Commission has made good progress in delivering an EU 'single market for research.'
EC clears €86.6m French aid to develop renewable energy networks Supergrid
The European Commission has approved €86.6 million French aid for the SuperGrid research programme to develop innovative energy transmission networks.
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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. -
IED compliance – using automated sliding floodgates to support secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites
Ray Moulds, Sales Director at Flood Control International, takes a look at how automated sliding floodgates are supporting secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites.
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