SSE Services tenders £7.8m unmanned aerial vehicles inspection and survey contract
Energy company SSE Services has gone out to tender with a contract for onshore / offshore unmanned aerial vehicles inspection and survey services worth an estimated £7.8 million.
First year of drone programme delivers £750k efficiency savings for Severn Trent
In the first year of use since Severn Trent made the strategic decision to invest in the use of drone technology, the water company’s fleet of drones are generating huge savings in time and through improved efficiencies, as well as significant health and safety benefits.
PwC estimates global drone market for power & utilities sector worth up to US$9.46bn a year
The global market in drone-powered solutions for the power and utilities industries is worth as much as US$9.46 billion a year, according to a new report from PwC. The report has flagged up the potential benefits of implementing drone technologies for the water sector.
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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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