New bill proposes reformed UK intellectual property laws
A new Intellectual Property Bill tabled by Intellectual Property Minister Lord Younger has proposed changes that would help businesses to better understand what is protected under the law, reduce the need for costly litigation, and provide greater certainty for investors in new designs and technologies.
Scottish Water seeks input for EU-wide project to develop water management software
The European Commission’s UrbanWater project, in which Scottish Water is a partner, has launched a survey aimed at gathering data from a range of stakeholders as part of its work to develop and demonstrate an innovative ICT- based platform for efficient and integrated management of urban water resources.
Technology Strategy Board to fund 3 year project at Severn Trent Water
Costain is among a group of organisations that includes De Montfort University, Bluefrog Design, M Wright and Sons, Virtalis and Loxcius that has secured co-funding from the government-backed Technology Strategy Board for a project aimed at improving the company’s operational performance and service delivery at Severn Trent Water.
Breakthrough in technology for cost-effective clean water production
A significant development in new technology could more than halve current production costs for clean water, according to Finnish researchers.
Lack of government support failing UK technological innovation
The Government does not have a coherent strategy to support the commercialisation of technological innovation in the UK, MPs have warned.
Water treatment system yields successful field results
A technology for cleaning frack and produced water has removed up to 99% of organic materials in initial field tests in California.
Tickets available for Innovate UK Technology Strategy Board
The Technology Strategy Board has announced that discounted, early bird tickets are now on sale for Innovate UK, the leading multi-sector, networking event for business at the Business Design Centre from 11-13 March 2013.
New flood defence technologies win share of £200k Defra funding
A flood brick that could replace sandbags to defend homes and infrastructure from flooding is one of three winners sharing £200,000 Defra funding to develop technology to tackle climate change and flooding, Environment Minister Lord de Mauley today announced.
Water aeration market to hit £5bn+ by 2020
Driven by the need for secondary wastewater treatment, the global water aeration market could nearly double in revenue by 2020, according to a new report.
Solar panels used to power remote water meters
Severn Trent Costain is successfully pioneering the use of solar panels to power remotely located water meters for the Ministry of Defence (MOD). 
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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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