Leading technology entrepreneur Hermann Hauser has called for a long-term expansion of the Catapult network with one or two elite technology and innovation centres created each year- which could include water, resilient infrastructure and climate change adaptation.

The Business Secretary, the Rt Hon Dr Vince Cable MP, has launched Innovate UK’s £50 million investment in nurturing the very latest, potentially game-changing technologies.

An innovation using Google Earth to display digital terrain model data for the display of ground monitoring has been developed by the Costain Skanska joint venture project team constructing Crossrail’s Paddington Station.

A group of leading offshore companies including Van Oord, Bluewater and Damen have joined together to realize a unique floating tidal energy platform which will be moored near Texel in the Wadden sea and generate clean electricity from the tides.

The Data Lab, Scotland’s new Data Science innovation centre, has opened for business - new researxh suggests that big data will yield £216 billion of potential business benefits in the UK.

The Government has unveiled plans for a new £97 million supercomputer which look set to cement the UK’s position as a world leader in weather and climate prediction.

Welsh Water has installed an innovative new water management system into the Pontsticill reservoir to improve the overall quality of the water.

WWEM 2014 will open its doors on Wednesday and Thursday, 5th & 6th November, providing registered visitors with a unique opportunity to find the latest information on the technologies, standards, methods and regulatory requirements that relate to water, wastewater and environmental monitoring.