Scottish Water has completed a solar power and battery storage scheme – the water company will now be able to access renewable energy around the clock to help power one of its sites in Renfrewshire.

Scottish Water has completed work on a £2.3 million solar power and battery energy storage scheme which is set to save around 169 tonnes of carbon annually.

Following NI Water's recent completion of a project at the new Ballykelly Wastewater Treatment Works (WwTW) to install a new solar panel system, the system has now been upgraded with the addition of battery energy storage.

Scottish Water has completed work on its first large-scale battery storage project to accelerate its drive towards net zero emissions by 2040.

Scottish Water has completed work on a milestone £2 million solar power scheme in Perth as part of its drive towards achieving net zero emissions by 2040.

Following a competitive tender, NI Water has awarded Continu Ltd funding under Phase 2 of the SBRI (Small Business Research Initiative) to undertake a collaborative research project into the benefits of the use of large-scale battery storage technology to store and use renewable energy.

Following a competitive tender, NI Water has awarded Continu Ltd funding under Phase 2 of the SBRI (Small Business Research Initiative) to undertake a collaborative research project into the benefits of the use of large-scale battery storage technology to store and use renewable energy.

Giant rechargeable batteries have been installed in United Utilities’ Clifton Marsh wastewater treatment works to help power the plant with its own solar energy.

Zenobe Energy is partnering with United Utilities to bring the largest battery to the UK water industry - battery storage will be brought to the wastewater treatment plant in Preston, which serves 260,000 local homes and businesses.