South Staffs Water to lead two projects in fifth Water Breakthrough Challenge
Two innovative projects led by South Staffordshire Water, which operates South Staffs Water and Cambridge Water, have been named winners of the fifth Water Breakthrough Challenge by the Ofwat Innovation Fund.
Yorkshire Water awarded £1.93 million to progress AI-Water Quality Monitoring project in Ofwat Water Breakthrough Challenge
An innovative solution by Yorkshire Water and partners that uses AI models to provide continuous river water quality monitoring at multiple inland bathing water sites has been awarded £1.93 million in Ofwat’s Water Breakthrough Challenge competition.
Ofwat Innovation Fund announces winners of fifth Water Breakthrough Challenge
Ofwat Innovation Fund has today announced the winners of the fifth Water Breakthrough Challenge - £42.7 million is being awarded to develop projects and technologies to help solve some of the many challenges facing the water sector.
Ambiblu chief calls for Ofwat to play active role in advising about technologies that improve value-for-money & sustainability
Yannick van den Nieuwendijk, Managing Director for the Nordics, UK & Ireland, Amiblu says Ofwat must play an active role in advising about technologies that improve value-for-money and sustainability.
Beyond the Meter: Transforming water management through strategic sensoring
In the third article in a series of Expert Focus articles for WaterBriefing, John Lillistone Director of Water at Arqiva, global digital communications specialists for critical infrastructure, says the water industry stands a critical juncture, whereby sensor performance could transform operations or become another underutilised investment.
Architects and engineers relying daily on AI to design cities and infrastructure, global survey reveals
AI is already impacting the design of global cities and infrastructure – with more than a third (36%) of engineers, architects, and city planners relying on it daily, a new survey has revealed.
Strengthening cybersecurity in the utilities sector
In an Experrt Focus article for WaterBriefing, Doug McGeachie, Director of Enterprise Sales, Fortinet takes an in-depth lookt at at strengthening cybersecurity in the utilities sector.
AMP8 - Technology is turning the tide for the UK water sector
Samuel Pollard, Investment Associate, Baird Capital discusses how The tide is turning for the UK water sector, with the upcoming Asset Management Period 8 (AMP8) cycle likely to bring about a technological overhaul.
Seeing the benefits of a DFMA containerised solution for sludge treatment at first hand
Managing Editor Elaine Coles gets a first hand view of HUBER Technology UK’s innovative DFMA containerised solution for sludge treatment from Paul Blackoe. The newly-appointed Engineering & Operations Director at the wastewater technology specialists explains the myriad benefits which are seeing water companies beating a path to HUBER’s door.
Severn Trent - UK’s first micropollutant removal plants using ozone technology go live
New wastewater treatment facilities designed and built by Curio Water will help to clean bathing waters, as part of Severn Trent’s Green Recovery Plan, as an additional step to the water company’s normal wastewater treatment process.
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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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Southern Water showcases last footage inside Yew Hill Reservoir before filling
Southern Water has released film and images showing what it’s like to walk inside Hampshire’s expanded Yew Hill underground reservoir for the very last time, before it gets filled with water. -
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