SWAN – the Smart Water Network Forum - has announced the call for abstracts for the SWAN 17th Annual Conference in Porto, Portugal on May 18-20, 2027.
The Water Innovation Fund has launched the seventh Water Breakthrough Challenge, which will award up to £50 million to collaborative innovations that tackle the water sector’s biggest issues.
The UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) has launched a major new digital platform which will give researchers, government and industry access to the high-resolution water data needed to better understand, model and respond to floods and droughts across the UK.
Portsmouth Water has partnered with the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and technology specialist Smarti to launch a new pilot project aimed at reducing water consumption and improving efficiency across operational sites.
A mobile plant-based approach to wastewater treatment which can be targeted at specific sites as required is being trialled by Scottish Water for the first time - the mobile reed beds can be easily moved between sites as needed.
Thames Water is using satellite data, AI and tens of thousands of acoustic sensors to find leaks and fix leaks faster as as drought conditions and temporary use restrictions put extra pressure on water resources across the region.
Heat seeking drones are giving United Utilities ‘eyes in the sky’ as teams continue to tackle lingering heat hotspots following recent moorland fires.
Scottish Water has become the first utility in the world to adopt an innovative technology aimed at substantially reducing plastic laboratory waste and making the handling process more efficient, lower carbon and easier to track.
This September, the technology changing how below-ground infrastructure is installed, repaired and renewed will be brought above ground at No Dig Live 2026.
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) a part of GCHQ, has added a water sector example to the NCSC’s Secure Connectivity Principles for Operational Technology (OT) demonstrating how organisations can apply the Principles.
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.
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 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.
Craig Nienaber, Business Development Manager for Safe Access Solutions (SAS) at HUBER Technology, explores why the company is seeing a growing level of interest in its safe access solutions for critical infrastructure providers, including their application in wastewater treatment assets.