Urgent action is needed to bolster the UK’s wave and tidal industries and get investors back in play according to a report published today by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, the UK body supporting innovation and rapid commercialisation in offshore wind, wave and tidal technologies.

The government has unveiled its ambitious new plan to keep British science and innovation at the forefront of global excellence.

The GCA JV, a United Utilities AMP5 Process Alliance Partner, recently achieved a significant milestone on the £200 million Liverpool Programme by successfully completing almost 400 metres of very large diameter, fabricated steel and ductile iron pipework, all with the help of Building Information Modelling (BIM).

The GW4 Alliance have announced a ground breaking research project which aims to clean up water from a Cornish tin mine, using algae to harvest the precious heavy metals and produce biofuel at the same time.

An EU-funded project has created an early warning system that allows city authorities and water utilities to take preventative action before sewer and storm water networks overflow and flood the streets - potentially saving lives and protecting homes and infrastructure.

Chancellor George Osborne has announced further measures intended to further strengthen the nascent shale gas industry in today’s Autumn Statement.

Chancellor George Osborne has announced further measures intended to further strengthen the nascent shale gas industry in today’s Autumn Statement.

The Chancellor said that a new Sovereign Wealth Fund for the North of England would be established so that the shale gas resources of the North are used to invest in the future of the North. The chancellor told MPs that three funds had been created to encourage the extraction of shale gas in the UK.

The further boost for the fracking industry mirrors a similar announcement in last year’s Autumn Statement which saw the introduction of a new tax allowance to kick-start development of the UK's shale gas resources. The tax rate for initial profits made by shale explorers was roughly halved under the measure - saving companies an extra 24p in tax for every £1 they spend on shale development projects.

Award-winning UK company Desolenator has developed a product that uses solar power to turn sea-water into drinking water which it says could bring an end to the world water crisis by providing water to up to a billion people without a clean water source.