Ofwat has published an AI adoption plan for the water sector during the transition to the new regulators, saying given the pace of development and adoption of AI systems and the potential risks and benefits for the water industry in England and Wales, "we consider that this work should not wait until the new regulators are established.”
Ofwat has today confirmed its final decision to allow 33 infrastructure schemes, totalling £2.2 billion, with work valued at around £500 million beginning in the next two financial years, from 2023-24.
National Grid plc has announced that it has agreed to sell a 60% equity interest in its UK gas transmission and metering business to a consortium of long-term infrastructure investors comprised of Macquarie Asset Management and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI).
Chair of the National Infrastructure Commission Sir John Armitt, has highlighted the need for honesty with the public about the costs of big shifts needed to deliver the transition to a lower carbon economy – and the costs of inaction.
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.
UK water companies are invited to join an upcoming webinar which will explore how the sector can take indirect potable reuse (IPR) from concept to full-scale operational reality.
James Sumsion, CEO of predictive water intelligence specialists Kohtari, says the water sector needs to take a giant leap forward, so that it can anticipate and act upon water quality issues - rather than merely react.
Ray Moulds, Sales Director at Flood Control International, takes a look at how automated sliding floodgates are supporting secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites.