United Utilities has reported underlying operating profit of £333 million – a 4% increase from £318.5 milllion for the same period last year – with the publication this morning of its half year results for the six months ended 30 September 2021.

Scientists from Thames Water, in partnership with the University of Surrey, have perfected the art of transforming sewage into green electricity at peak times as part of efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change and meet the UK’s net-zero target.

Affinity Water has begun works at two production sites at Chertsey and Walton to install solar panels to generate 1.5MWp of renewable energy as part of its plans to achieve net zero operational emissions by 2030.

A high rate of regulatory performance in England is helping fight climate change impacts, but more must be done to secure a healthy environment, according to a new report released by the Environment Agency.

Mark Dickson, Scottish Water’s Director of Capital Investment, talks about the water company’s progress with net zero in its Capital Programme.

Northumbrian Water confirms that solving environmental and carbon issues will be high on the agenda at this year’s Innovation Festival, “The Brilliant Get-Together.”

South West Water has secured £9 million funding to tackle climate change for the South West Peatland Partnership.

Early results from a 12-month trial by water company United Utilities and Evergreen Water Solutions, as part of the Department of Business Energy and Industrial Strategy’s Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator (BEIS IEEA), suggest power savings of up to 84% compared to a typical centrifuge.

Yorkshire Water has started the next phase of tree planting at Underbank reservoir - the project’s second phase will see the reservoir become home to a further 18,000 trees.

Wessex Water has today published its routemap to achieve net zero operational carbon emissions by 2030 and full de-carbonisation of all aspects of its work by 2040, a decade ahead of the UK government’s 2050 target.