South East Water trials IoT digital water meter trial with Vodafone UK
South East Water is the first utility in England to have a full NBIoT (Narrowband Internet of Things) commercial agreement in place with Vodafone UK as part of a digital water meter trial which could revolutionise the way the water industry detects and prevents leaks.
Innovation in the UK’s municipal water sector - collaboration and demand-led approach key to success
A recent Enterprise Ireland water innovation seminar in Dublin, hosted in collaboration with Wet Networks (an Arup and WRc initiative) emphasised the greater need for a demand-led approach to innovation, writes Darragh Cotter, Cleantech Market Advisor based in Enterprise Ireland’s London office.
Pioneering project calls for more companies to join the innovation revolution
A global initiative to create the utility company of tomorrow has taken a significant step forward as Peter Simpson, Anglian Water’s Chief Executive and the driving force behind the programme, called on more companies from around the world to step up to a new set of challenges.
European Commission provides extra €2bn+ to fast track creation of European Innovation Council
The European Commission has taken a decisive step to fast forward the creation of a European Innovation Council with the announcement of a further €2 billion-plus of dedicated funding in 2019-2020.
Anglian Water installs largest filtration system in Europe at Norwich WTW
Anglian Water has started installing a state of the art filtration system at its Water Treatment Works in Norwich as part of its £36 million scheme to keep customers' taps running for decades to come and protect the local environment at the same time.
Waking up to AI in the water industry
While the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is still in its infancy in the water management sector, early applications are showing great potential. Andrew Welsh, General Manager – Water Utilities at Xylem UK & Ireland, takes a closer look at how one of the most seemingly unlikely of industries looks set to become one of the most compelling stories to watch in the years ahead.
New process to track sludge flow could boost biogas production
A new way of tracking how sewage sludge flows during thermal treatment could help engineers design better wastewater treatment plants and boost production of biogas.
Southern Water taps into new energy and resources in £multi-m EU urban sanitation project
Southern Water has joined forces with several European companies as part of a multi-million pound project to focus on harnessing energy from its wastewater treatment works.
Graphene firm expands in readiness to take revolutionary water filtration tech to market
A company using the transformational material, graphene, to revolutionise the water filtration industry has moved into new lab and office space to support plans to take its innovative product to market.
SWIG flags up importance of data in the water industry
Oliver Grievson, Deputy Chairman of the Sensors for Water Interest Group (SWIG) and Technical Lead for the Water Industry at Z Tech Control Systems Ltd, flags up the importance of data for the water sector ahead of SWIG's biennial conference.
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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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