New plans announced for 2.8GW West Somerset Tidal Lagoon
Longbay Seapower has notified the Planning Inspectorate of its intention to submit a planning application to construct a 21km tidal lagoon covering 72 square kilometres off the coast of West Somerset in the Bristol Channel in 2018.
Plans unveiled for world-first tidal energy farm off Isle of Wight
Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre (PTEC) has submitted a consent application for a tidal farm to the south of the Isle of Wight.
Construction funding: £2m to improve supply chain innovation
Innovate UK, the UK Government’s innovation agency, is to invest the funding to explore new ways of increasing collaboration and improving the flow of information in the construction industry supply chain.
Yorkshire Water, WRc and IBM collaborate on Proof of Concept Project
WRc has been working together with IBM and Yorkshire Water on a proof of concept project to demonstrate the power of IBM’s cloud-based Intelligent Operations Centre (IOC) data analytics and visualisation platform.
New tidal lagoon project planned at Cardiff
The Planning Inspectorate has been notified that the developers of the Tidal Lagoon Swansea project intend to make a new application for a new tidal lagoon at Cardiff.
EU funds major international wave and tidal energy project
The European Commission says wave and tidal energy are set to join wind and solar power as staples in the renewable energies electricity mix – and a major EU-funded project looks set to accelerate progress.
UK first as Scottish Water trials wastewater recycling technology
A pilot project by Scottish Water to test a new recycling technology for waste water for the first time in the UK has been completed at Dunbar and Aviemore Waste Water Treatment Works with promising results.
Innovate UK to invest £9m+ in integrated energy systems projects
Innovate UK, the Government innovation agency, is planning to invest up to £9.5 million in innovations to address the need for a diverse mix of energy sources and systems over the next three decades and beyond.
Planning inquiry for Swansea Tidal Lagoon project ends
The Infrastructure Planning Commission’s examination of the application for the Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay project has now closed. There will now be a period of 3 months for the Examining Authority to consider and make a final recommendation to the Secretary of State.
Alstom’s 1MW Scottish tidal stream turbine achieves 1GWh power production
On the 6th December, the 1MW tidal stream turbine installed and connected by Alstom at the EMEC (European Marine Energy Centre) off the Orkney Islands, as part of the ReDAPT Project delivered in partnership with the Energy Technologies Institute, has produced 1 GWh for the grid.
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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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