Steve Morris, MD of wastewater treatment technology specialists HUBER Technology, takes a look at what Ofwat’s proposals for reducing embedded carbon emissions from infrastructure projects could mean for water companies and the supply chain.

Anglian Water has gone out to tender with an AMP7 contract for a Renewable Energy Assets Framework (REAF) worth an estimated £60 million. 

Ofwat is calling on water companies in England and Wales to go further on Net Zero and reduce embedded carbon emissions from future infrastructure projects, in addition to operational carbon emissions.

The past year has seen the spotlight fall on the environment and the rapidly growing impact of climate change like never before. The water sector stands ready to meet the challenge, says Anglian Water CEO Peter Simpson, but not all the answers come from within.

Scottish Water is celebrating a decade of solar power production to mark the days getting longer after the winter solstice today - the shortest day of the year.

An urgent call to action has been raised to get the country back on track reducing demand for water across England, not only to tackle the growing national water deficit (around four billion litres of water a day by 2050), but also to support net zero ambitions.

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.

Steve Morris, Managing Director of wastewater treatment specialist HUBER Technology UK, takes a look at some of the challenges the water sector faces in achieving Net Zero Carbon 2030 – and how the supply chain can help.

In an Expert Focus article from AECOM, Ben Murray, Principal Sustainability Consultant and Alex McMahon Consultant, Climate Change & Sustainability Services, UK discuss how the UK water sector could further address whole-life carbon in its capital investments. 

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.