Technology Strategy Board gets £74m boost for Catapult network
As part of this year's budget, the Catapult network will benefit from a £74m investment to focus on graphene applications and cell therapy manufacturing.
Government announces plans for world class big data research centre in UK
Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, has announced plans for the establishment of a world class research centre for big data in the UK as part of his Budget 2014 statement.
National Oceanography Centre wins €1.8m grant to explore deep ocean for minerals
The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has been awarded €1.8 million to study massive sulphide deposits on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean, three kilometres beneath the surface.
Technology Strategy Board signs Canadian tidal energy research agreement
The Technology Strategy Board has signed an agreement with the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, confirming its intent to run a jointly funded competition on sensors and monitoring technology for marine energy.
Technology Strategy Board commit £5m to UK-Israeli collaboration on R & D
The Technology Strategy Board has announced it will commit up to £5 million to work with MATIMOP (Israeli Industry Centre for research and development) to support innovative UK and Israeli businesses working together on research and development projects over the next 5 years. The work will be focused on the commercialisation of research in a range of key areas, such as water tech and agri tech.
Government sets up review of Tech Strategy Board's Catapult innovation network
The Government has commissioned an independent Review of how the Government’s network of elite Catapult technology and innovation centres can be fully exploited to benefit the economy in the long-term.
UK offshore renewables sector could be worth up to £6.7bn p.a. by 2020
The UK economy could gain £6.7bn per year and 150,000 jobs by 2020 from the development of offshore renewable energy resources according to a report published today by the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, the UK body supporting innovation and rapid commercialisation in offshore wind, wave and tidal technologies.
Hundreds of new UK tech jobs announced at CeBIT 2014
Hundreds of new UK jobs have been announced as the UK takes centre stage as official partner country at CeBIT 2014, the world’s largest technology trade fair.
Technology Strategy Board cloud computing project offers data breakthrough
Costain is collaborating on a project aimed at harnessing the power of cloud computing that will make coordinated Building Information Modelling (BIM) data easily accessible to the supply chain, allowing for greater access to critical information.
Xylem solution cuts annual operating costs at Italian WwTW plant by 65%
Leading global water technology company Xylem Inc. has reported that its solutions helped to reduce the energy consumption of a wastewater treatment plant in Italy by 65%.
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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
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