Oldham Council launches market engagement for potential £3.2 billion district heat network opportunity
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council has launched a preliminary market engagement exercise inviting interested suppliers to participate in a potential £3.2 billion district heat network opportunity.
Infrastructure experts welcome CCC carbon budget as "clear path" to future decarbonised UK and 'good news story' for infrastructure
The National Infrastructure Commission and the Institution of Civil Engineers have both welcomed the Climate Change Committee’s Seventh Carbon Budget report published today.
CCC - Seventh Carbon Budget says decarbonised UK must deliver just 13% emissions by 2040 compared to 1990 levels
The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has today published its Seventh Carbon Budget which calls for the UK to reduce emissions by 87% and emit just 13% compared to 1990 levels by 2040.
Government climate advisors warns UK significantly off track for Net Zero by 2030
The Climate Change Committee (CCC), the independent, statutory body which advises the UK and devolved governments on emissions, is warning that the UK is significantly off track on its target to achieve Net Zero by 2030.
United Utilities gives supply chain advance notice of future procurement of green hydrogen
United Utilities has given the supply chain advance notice of its intention to launch a future procurement exercise to source green hydrogen for use at one of its sites.
Climate Change Committee warns Government goal of decarbonised power system by 2035 not possible at current pace of delivery
The Climate Change Committee is warning that achieving the Government goal’s of a reliable, secure and decarbonised power system by 2035 is possible – but not at the current pace of delivery.
UK tech firm Evove signs MoU with world’s largest desalination company to trial advanced membrane technologies
UK technology business Evove Ltd. has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) – to take advanced membrane technologies to industrial trials for water and mineral production from sea water.
Crown Commercial Service tenders £800 million framework contract for demand management and renewables
The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has gone out to tender with a wide-ranging framework contract for demand management and renewables worth an estimated £800 million (excluding VAT).
Costain in £360,000 contract win to support United Utilities on net zero journey
Costain has been appointed by United Utilities to provide consultancy, engineering and design support services to deliver the Concept and Definition Phase of works to help phase out fossil fuels within the network.
Ofwat wants to see "concerted action" to tackle operational and embedded carbon emissions in parallel at PR24
Ofwat is proposing to incentivise water companies to deliver on net zero at at the upcoming 2024 Price Review via the introduction of a common operational greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions performance commitment (PC) designed to encourage efficient expenditure.
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Sulzer launches global Water Treatment Center of Excellence for integrated water solutions
Sulzer has launched a new global Center of Excellence (CoE) for Water Treatment Solutions - the CoE consolidates Sulzer’s wastewater treatment expertise in a unified and global manner. -
Pumps prove to be smooth operators for Anglian Water
“SAS (Surplus Activated Sludge) is a bit weird and can do odd things,” says Stuart Chatten, Lead Bioresources Technician at Whitlingham Water Recycling Centre (WRC), one of Anglian Water’s principal centres for processing sewage, serving a population of 400,000. -
Owen Mace takes over as Director of BPF Plastic Pipes Group
Owen Mace has taken over as Director of the British Plastics Federation (BPF) Plastic Pipes Group on the retirement of Caroline Ayres. He was previously Standards and Technical Manager for the group. -
Ledbury engineering firm strengthens senior team as demand for water process systems grows
PureTec Separations, the Ledbury-based water treatment engineering firm, has appointed Dan Norman as its new Sales Manager – Water Process Systems, supporting the company’s continued growth in the UK and international markets.
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