Affinity Water upgrades asset management system
Affinity Water has just completed an upgrade to their core work and asset management system, making it the first company in Europe to implement the Ellipse 8 system.
Ecotricity to use Anaerobic Digestion to generate gas from grass
Green energy firm Ecotricity are set to roll out a new way of generating gas in Britain – the culmination of several years of research and development into making Green Gas – from grass.
IFC invests in Planet Labs to improve access to emerging market satellite imagery
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has invested $20 million in Planet Labs, a San Francisco-based company that deploys small, low-orbiting satellites to photograph remote and emerging parts of the world to help with disaster response, agriculture and urban planning.
Energy from water heat pump shortlisted for Cleantech Award
The Glasgow manufacturers responsible for the invention of the world’s largest zero carbon 90 0 C district heat pump which uses rivers, lakes, reservoirs and the sea to generate heating and cooling has been shortlisted for the Cleantech Innovate Scotland award.
Ice pigging tech offers dairy sector significant process and financial savings
New analysis published today by the Carbon Trust quantifies the benefits of introducing ‘ice pigging’, an innovative way of cleaning pipework using ice slurries, into commercial dairies to improve profitability and reduce environmental impact.
US fracking expert says Gatwick oil find a "gamechanger for England"
Fracking expert Chris Faulkner, CEO of Dallas-based Breitling Energy Corporation has described yesterday’s announcement that there could be 100 billion barrels of oil in the Jurassic Kimmeridge formation near Gatwick as a gamechanger for England.
Oil find near Gatwick has potential for "significant daily production"
London quoted UK Oil & Gas Investments PLC is has announced that US-based Nutech Ltd estimate that the Horse Hill-1 well in the Weald Basin has a total oil in place (OIP) of 158 million barrels per square mile (MMBO), with the potential for significant daily oil production.
Graphene water & wastewater tech secures £4m funding
Innovative water and wastewater treatment company ArviaTM Technology has secured £4 million in its latest round of investment funding. The company is now embarking on a series of demonstration installations in industrial treatment facilities.
Severn Trent Water tests new wind turbines
Severn Trent Water’s new wind turbines, Winnie and Tony at Derby, yesterday started turning intermittently, as the world’s first 3D holographic radar system is brought into operation to support them.
DECC says England's waterways could heat 1 million homes
The Department for Energy and Climate Change says that a new online tool for communities has revealed that at least one million homes and businesses across England could be tapping into clean renewable heat embodied in the country's waterways.
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South West Water explores new approach to sludge dewatering in UK-first municipal trial
South West Water has hosted the first municipal trial of the Fournier Rotary Press in the UK, assessing its potential to improve sludge dewatering performance and support future biosolids standards. -
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.
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Southern Water showcases last footage inside Yew Hill Reservoir before filling
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