Severn Trent trials use of plastic discs to accelerate sewage treatment process
Severn Trent has found a way to treat sewage quicker and cheaper at one of its sites near Gloucester, using ‘little plastic discs’.
Water companies unite to hold virtual online data hackathon
Anglian Water, SES Water and Welsh Water are joining forces to hold a virtual online data hack over two weeks to make steps in understanding customer behaviour in relation to water consumption.
Scottish Water installs 944 solar PV panels on Fife reservoir
Scottish Water’s Finmont Service Reservoir, near Lochgelly, has been fitted out with almost1000 solar Photovoltaic (PV) panels.
Royal HaskoningDHV develops turnkey solution to meet AMP 7 phosphorus removal challenges
Royal HaskoningDHV has developed a range of small package plants based on its award-wining Nereda® wastewater treatment technology with biological phosphorus removal to help water companies meet new AMP 7 phosphorus consent requirements.
Tideway installs giant vortex at Hammersmith Pumping Station as part of London supersewer
A giant stainless-steel vortex system has been lowered into the shaft at Hammersmith Pumping Station as part of the supersewer for London which is currently under construction.
EPSRC awards £6m grant to drive next-generation solar technology into new applications
Researchers at Swansea University, Imperial College London and the University of Oxford have launched a project to drive next-generation solar technology into new applications.
Scottish Water and Zero Waste Scotland turn process grit into construction aggregate
Scottish Water has partnered with Zero Waste Scotland to turn grit that is found in the waste water system into valuable raw building material for the construction industry.
Water sector supply chain survey highlights need for innovation progress
The rate of uptake of new technologies by water companies is causing ongoing frustration within the supply chain, according to the results of a new British Water survey.
Yorkshire Water pioneers world first use of CO2 at WwTW to cut emissions and recover nutrients
In a world first for wastewater treatment, Yorkshire Water will implement a new ammonia and phosphorus recovery process that cuts greenhouse gases and recycles waste material at one of its wastewater treatment works.
EAC calls on Government to invest in deep water ports to facilitate UK offshore wind development
Philip Dunne MP, Chairman of the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC), has written to Minister Kwasi Kwarteng MP at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy highlighting remaining barriers for expansion of offshore wind energy generation in the UK and how they can be overcome.
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Safe access solutions a key requirement for water sector and other Critical Infrastructure Providers
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. -
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.
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