The government has announced a major £86.5 million investment in a UK-first green energy hydrogen project in south Yorkshire which uses electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen.

Severn Trent is part of a pioneering global partnership of three major water companies due to be launched at the forthcoming World Water Congress & Exhibition in Copenhagen, setting out a mission to forge the next generation of sustainable wastewater management for customers, while reducing carbon emissions to net-zero by 2030.

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.

Northumbrian Water has secured £225k worth of funding from Ofwat ’s Innovation in Water Challenge for a sector-first project which captures ammonia turning it into green hydrogen fuel.

Excess heat recovered from the sewage treatment process could be used to power more than 2,000 homes thanks to a new carbon-cutting partnership between Thames Water and Kingston Council.

Severn Trent Green Power is expecting 50,000 pumpkins to arrive at its food waste plants after Halloween, where they’ll be converted into green energy.

Scottish Water Horizons and SHARC Energy Systems have joined forces to establish a joint venture which will enable them to expand and accelerate the deployment of wastewater heat recovery systems across Scotland.

Severn Trent has pledged to replace its 2,200 vans, cars and tankers with alternative fuel vehicles as soon as possible as part of its efforts to embrace green energy.