A new study from the Mining Remediation Authority around drilling into abandoned coal mines for mine water heat schemes provides the strongest evidence yet that the low-carbon technology is technically achievable, cost-effective and ready to scale.

Welsh Government Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Evans has opened Wales' first commercial mine water heat scheme in Ammanford, showcasing low-carbon energy from former coal mines.

Artificial Intelligence installed by Southern Water beneath a West Sussex community’s feet saved homes from flooding when a fatberg formed.

Southern Water has been able to cut the average time spent on suitable repair jobs from three hours to 15 minutes; new tech is set to dramatically cut the time needed to repair water pipes.

The Strategic Panel which provides strategic direction and overseeing programmes of work to improve non-household customer outcomes, has given the go-ahead for a new ‘hub’ to enable wholesalers to share non-household customers’ smart meter reads with retailers easily and efficiently.

Cranfield University is involved with three projects recently awarded funding from Ofwat’s Innovation Fund Water Breakthrough Challenge. Winning a share of £42 million in funding, the projects will focus on solutions to some of the water sector’s biggest challenges.

Well-known businesses from the worlds of data, technology and AI, including Siemens, Cognizant and CKDelta are joining forces to help to regenerate the water industry as part of Northumbrian Water’s Innovation Festival.