Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon to be built by Chinese firm
China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd (CHEC) has been named as preferred bidder for the £300M contract to provide marine works for the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon – the world’s first tidal lagoon power plant.
Plans unveiled for major expansion of UK tidal lagoon power
Tidal Lagoon Power Ltd will today take a first significant step towards the delivery of full-scale tidal lagoon infrastructure in the UK with the submission of an Environmental Impact Assessment scoping report for a tidal lagoon between Cardiff and Newport.
Prudential named as cornerstone investor in £1bn Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay Project
Prudential has been named as the cornerstone investor in the £1 billion Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay Project.
Alstom to join £650m Swansea Bay tidal power project
Global engineering giant Alstom is planning to design and construct the generators for the £650 million proposed Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project – the group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Tidal Lagoon Power Limited, the company behind the scheme.
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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. -
ABB launches digital platform for optimizing operation of water networks
ABB has launched AquaMaster+™, a digital platform for smart water network management, designed to help water utilities monitor, analyze and manage their water networks, preventing pipeline water losses and optimizing operations. -
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.
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