Nortthumbrian Water and partners offer £25k to develop Dragonfly sensor network
Northumbrian Water, CGI and the Water Hub are offering inventors and creators up to £25,000 to help them turn an idea which will both protect the environment and improve rural internet connectivity, into a reality.
Scottish Water uses surfboard as state-of-the-art inspection device on Talla Aqueduct
Scottish Water has worked with partners to turn a surfboard into a state-of-the-art automated inspection device to gather information on the condition of infrastructure vital to the supply of Edinburgh’s drinking water.
Researchers develop advanced polymer device to purify arsenic-contaminated water in a single step
Reserachers at the University of Illinois have developed an advanced polymer device that can purify and remediate arsenic-contaminated water in a single step.
Anglian Water trials fibre-optic cables to find hidden leaks in water mains
Anglian Water engineers are about to begin a trial using fibre optic cables to detect hard to find leaks invisible to the naked eye in their water pipe network.
£17m Pembrokeshire wave energy project on track for summer 2020 deployment
Bombora has now contracted more than 70% of its ground breaking £17 million Pembrokeshire Demonstration Project - the wave energy project is currently on schedule for deployment in mid-2020.
Amey turns to augmented reality in fight against £90m 'unflushables' issue
Leading public services provider, Amey, is developing a new augmented reality app which will be launched in 2020 and piloted across the Severn Trent Water contract to help fight ‘unflushables’.
Severn Trent looks for market input for chemical dosing plant options
Severn Trent Water and sister company Hafren Dyfrdwy Cyfyngedig have launched a soft market testing exercise as part of reviewing their current approach to chemical dosing systems for the removal of phosphorus from wastewater.
Marine Power Systems awarded £4.3m to accelerate combined wind and wave power technology
Marine Power Systems (MPS) has been awarded £4.3 million by the European Regional Development Fund to accelerate the development of a floating offshore wind and wave technology that could transform the opportunities for energy generation in deep water locations.
Severn Trent Water seeks market input on sensor technology development for monitoring sewer assets
Severn Trent Water is seeking market input from suppliers on sensor technology development for a device that is capable of being rolled out at scale across its network to enable it to better understand the operational condition of its assets.
Wessex Water - wastewater treatment works retrofit doubles process capacity & achieves 75% capex cost saving
A recent upgrade at Wessex Water’s Sherborne water recycling facility using WPL’s Hybrid-SAF™ precision-engineered treatment system to retrofit existing infrastructure has doubled process capacity and achieved a potential cost-saving of 75% in capital expenditure.
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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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