UK Govt invests £1m to help Internet of Things start-ups
The Government's innovation agency Innovate UK is investing almost £1 million to help UK companies bring their fledgling Internet of Things ideas to market.
Northumbrian Water invests £6m to tackle water discolouration
Northumbrian Water is investing up to £6 million in developing an innovative approach to tackling water discolouration. The new approach could deliver potential savings of 90% against traditional mains water cleaning processes and has already attracted the attention of other water companies.
World first – Scottish tidal array delivers energy to National Grid
Nova Innovation, a global leader in tidal energy generation, has deployed the world’s first fully-operational, commercial, grid-connected offshore tidal array in Shetland.
Anglian Water opts for integrated GIS & SAP solution to manage assets
Anglian Water has opted to deploy an integrated GIS and SAP module to streamline processes and manage its assets and work.
Nottinghamshire anaerobic digestion plant secures £13m in funding
More than £13 million in funding has been committed to a new anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in Nottinghamshire that will generate renewable energy.
UK Govt funds innovative system to verify trustworthiness of information from big data sets
Government funding is helping with the commercial development of a real-time, rapid response software system to autonomously and efficiently inform on events (such as natural disasters, terrorism, riots) as they unfold.
WELTEC BIOPOWER to build 800-kW biogas plant in Colombia
WELTEC BIOPOWER Gmbh, one of the world‘s leading stainless-steel biogas plant manufacturers, will shortly start building an anaerobic digestion plant for Colombia‘s largest egg producer.
Horizon 2020:Government to safeguard R & D funding
The Government has confirmed that the Treasury will underwrite funding for approved Horizon 2020 projects applied for before the UK leaves the European Union.
UK-led €1.4m carbon research has commercial potential for water sector
An EU-funded €1.4 million-plus research project into carbon nanotubes being led by Professor Michael De Volder at the University of Cambridge’s Institute for Manufacturing has potential commercial applications in the water sector.
Northumbrian Water uses gaming app to promote customer service
Northumbrian Water is turning to the world of gaming to promote excellence in customer service throughout its workforce. The utility has appointed Gateshead-based virtual reality developer Vector76 to develop a new mobile game as a way of sharing best practice among colleagues.
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Albion Water appoints new Director of Business Development
Albion Water, the first NAV (New Appointment & Variation) to have been established in1999 and now under the ownership of SDS Water Group, has appointed Andy Holland as its new Director of Business Development. -
Webinar to explore moving indirect potable water reuse to full implementation
UK water companies are invited to join an upcoming webinar which will explore how the sector can take indirect potable reuse (IPR) from concept to full-scale operational reality. -
Kohtari CEO says joined-up water intelligence needed to predict, not just react - not more data
James Sumsion, CEO of predictive water intelligence specialists Kohtari, says the water sector needs to take a giant leap forward, so that it can anticipate and act upon water quality issues - rather than merely react. -
IED compliance – using automated sliding floodgates to support secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites
Ray Moulds, Sales Director at Flood Control International, takes a look at how automated sliding floodgates are supporting secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites.
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