Tidal lagoons can bring 1000s of jobs and economic benefits to South Wales, review head told
Investment in tidal energy will provide a huge boost to steelmaking and other industries, creating many thousands of jobs in South Wales, the head of the Government’s independent review of tidal lagoon power, Charles Hendry, heard during a visit to Newport.
Hong Kong’s first self-sustaining sludge treatment facility officially opens
T·PARK, Hong Kong’s first self-sustaining sludge treatment facility and the largest sludge treatment plant in the world, has officially opened.
EIB to invest €10m in wave energy technology development in Europe
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced it will invest up to €10 million euros in AW-Energy, a pioneering start-up company from Finland which developed “WaveRoller” wave energy technology.
'Raw' laser data can build better city models
Three-dimensional ‘point cloud’ data is now being made freely available for any use and can help to build highly-detailed models of urban environments. LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) surveys are carried out by the Environment Agency to help with flood modelling and tracking changing coastal habitats.
Innovate UK launches £15m innovation in infrastructure systems competition
Innovate UK, the Government’s national innovation agency, is to invest up to £15 million in innovation projects in the infrastructure systems sector.
Amey launches cloud-based asset data analytics system
Leading engineering and asset management consultancy, Amey has launched Mercury, their new cloud-based data analytics system at this year’s Institute of Asset Management Annual Conference in Edinburgh.
Dutch Waterboard opens Europe’s first nutrient recovery facility at Amersfoort WwTW
The Dutch Waterboard Vallei & Veluwe has officially opened Europe’s first commercial nutrient recovery facility, in partnership with Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies and Eliquo Water & Energy.
Online marketplace set to revolutionize smart technology adoption by water utilities
US-headquartered FATHOM Water Management, Inc. the largest software-as-a-service provider for water utilities, has announced the launch of the FATHOM Store, an online marketplace designed to enable simple, fast and risk-free adoption of new technologies for water utilities.
i2O doubles manufacturing capacity to meet demand for smart water network technology
i2O, the smart water network company, has announced that it has doubled its manufacturing capacity by creating a new state-of-the-art technology assembly facility in Woolston, Southampton, close to its UK headquarters.
Doosan and Cranfield collaborate on metaldehyde removal from raw water sources
Doosan Enpure has recently embarked upon its Enflo-Carb™ project, using its proven Enflo-DAF™ technology as the foundation to a series of seasonal trials with the support of the Water Science Institute at Cranfield University.
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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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