Optimising energy usage in the water sector – unlocking the potential of demand side response opportunities
An Expert Focus article for Waterbriefing by Servelec Technologies explores how unlocking the potential of demand side response opportunities can be used to optimise energy usage in the water industry and provide financial and environmental benefits to water suppliers.
UK leads €5m EU-funded underwater kite project to harness tidal energy
The UK is coordinating a €5 million EU-funded project to construct an underwater kite to harness tidal energy - the goal is to build and install kites with spans of 12 meters, each designed to produce up to 1.6 gigawatt hours of electricity per year.
Nereda technology used for first time in Scotland on £21m WwTW plant
Scottish Water is utilising innovative new Nereda technology for the first time in Scotland on its new £21 million state of the art waste water treatment works at Inverurie.
Anglian Water: pump blockage solution delivers 70% blockage reduction
Anglian Water has been trialling an innovative pump blockage detection device at over 200 of its sites - early results have shown a 70 per cent reduction in blockages, and in many instances engineers no longer have to visit troublesome sites.
Two in three bosses at FTSE 350 firms not trained to deal with cyber attack
A new report highlighting the scale of the cyber security and data protection challenge in the UK is warning that two in three bosses at Britain’s biggest businesses are not trained to deal with a cyber attack.
Future Water Association launches water sector cyber security survey
Leading business support organisation Future WaterAssociation, in partnership with Waterbriefing, is launching a major survey on the growing challenges surrounding cyber security in the water sector.
Government launches UK cyber security industry survey
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) is running a survey to gather data on the UK's cyber security industry.
Black & Veatch: is the water industry undervaluing cybersecurity?
Following on from the publication of Black & Veatch’s Strategic Directions 2017 Water Industry Report, the consultancy has raised the issue of whether the water industry is currently undervaluing cybersecurity.
Work starts on £20m Severn Trent Green Power Spondon AD facility
Jones Celtic BioEnergy has started work on the construction of a new £20 million biowaste anaerobic digestion (AD) facility located next to the Severn Trent Water sewage works at Spondon in Derby.
EU project makes tools available to forecast impact of extreme weather on food security
A € 2.6m+ EU-funded project has developed new modelling tools to better forecast the impact of extreme weather on agricultural production in Europe and beyond – the MODEXTREME software tools are available without restriction to the public under the creative commons licence.
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South West Water explores new approach to sludge dewatering in UK-first municipal trial
South West Water has hosted the first municipal trial of the Fournier Rotary Press in the UK, assessing its potential to improve sludge dewatering performance and support future biosolids standards. -
Uniwater strengthens its UK presence with acquisition of Hy‑Ram Engineering
Uniwater has acquired Hy-Ram Engineering, a specialist in tooling, products and hire for the water sector, based in Mansfield, England. -
Enpure Ltd and Clean TeQ Water Ltd in new collaboration for Moving Bed Ion Exchange-based nutrient removal
Enpure Ltd and Clean TeQ Water Ltd have announced a collaboration agreement to bring Clean TeQ Water's Moving Bed Ion Exchange-based nutrient removal technologies to water utilities across the UK. -
BactoSense ID cuts wastewater and bathing water bacteria testing from days to minutes
Near-real-time microbial monitoring of wastewater discharge and bathing waters is now possible thanks to the BactoSense ID solution created by Swiss-based bNovate Technologies.
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