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%.
Offshore renewables part of new UK & China £20m Low Carbon Innovation programme
A new £20 million three-year programme that will support research to develop new low carbon manufacturing processes and technologies, low carbon cities and offshore renewables in the UK and China was agreed yesterday.
World’s largest UV disinfection facility wins 2013 best projects award
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Catskill-Delaware Ultraviolet Disinfection Facility, the largest ultraviolet water treatment facility in the world, has been chosen as a 2013 “Best of the Best Projects”.
EU data says UK lags behind on innovation growth - ranked in lowest three countries
The latest European Innovation Union Scoreboard suggests that the United Kingdom is lagging behind its competitor countries on innovation performance - the lowest innovation growth rates were recorded in Sweden, the UK and Croatia.
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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. -
ABB launches digital platform for optimizing operation of water networks
ABB has launched AquaMaster+™, a digital platform for smart water network management, designed to help water utilities monitor, analyze and manage their water networks, preventing pipeline water losses and optimizing operations.
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