New homes designed with water reuse systems and high-efficiency appliances could significantly reduce demand on England’s water supplies, according to new research from Project Zero, led by Affinity Water.

YTL Enterprises (YTLE), the commercial innovation arm of YTL Construction UK, has partnered with Swiss technology company Hypercube to issue the UK’s first blockchain-verified water reuse credit under WTR (Hypercube’s water credit standard).

Manchester City Football Club is using data and analytics for more than performance on the pitch - the Club is introducing digital solutions from its official water technology partner Xylem to help capture and reuse rainwater more efficiently.

UK technology business Evove has today announced the completion of a funding round of £5.7 million - capital was injected by existing investors and two new international specialist investors from climate-tech and additive manufacturing venture funds, alongside continued support from existing investors.

New data published by the World Resources Institute shows that water withdrawals globally have more than doubled since the 1960s due to growing demand and 17 countries – home to one-quarter of the world’s population—face “extremely high” levels of baseline water stress.

The European Commission is progressing with plans on proposed water reuse legislation – the EC has finalised the impact assessment of the proposal for an EU instrument on water reuse.

The next decade will see an increase in indirect potable reuse (IPR) projects as marginal costs stimulate IPR market growth and impending regulation affect future IPR applications and markets, according to BlueTech® Research.