Severn Trent Water awards further contracts for Nereda technology
Severn Trent Water has awarded contracts to install Nereda® technology at two more of its key wastewater treatment works, making the company the biggest supporter of the cutting edge water purification system in the UK to date.
Royal HaskoningDHV’s Nereda technology enters Canadian market
Royal HaskoningDHV has announced that following the successful partnership with Aqua-Aerobic Systems, Inc. in the United States last year, the company is now extending the licence for the Nereda® granular biomass wastewater treatment to include Canada.
Black & Veatch to study large scale floating solar farms across Hong Kong reservoirs
The installation of floating solar panels is being explored at Hong Kong’s 17 impounded reservoirs under a feasibility study being carried out by Black & Veatch for the Water Supplies Department of the Hong Kong SAR.
Digital waves in the water industry – a current perspective
In an Expert Focus article for Waterbriefing, Geoff Keam, principal engineer, Atkins, discusses how developing and using the latest digital analytical tools will increasingly become an essential part of the work that takes place in the industry.
Plug-in robotic systems to benefit small manufacturers
Businesses using robots for short-term manufacturing assignments look set to benefit from a service developed by EU-funded researchers that can custom-design affordable robots – companies will be able to either lease or buy the robots for quick installation.
Irish Water to trial innovative sewerage scheme ahead of full implementation
Irish Water is planning to start a demonstration project ahead of the full implementation of an innovative solution for the Gweedore Sewerage Scheme after concluding that a traditional waste water network would not work in the area.
Anglian Water extends use thermal imaging drones for leak detection
Anglian Water is extending its use of thermal imaging drones to detect leaking water pipes – the utility’s performance on leakage is already around half the national average.
Water sector: cyber attack reporting requirement now in force
The Water Industry (Suppliers’ Information) Direction 2017 which came into force on 1 April 2017, has included an obligation for the first time for the water companies to report on cyber attacks.
Scottish Water Horizons welcomes low carbon announcement
Scottish Water Horizons has welcomed the Scottish Government’s announcement that it, along with alliance partner SHARC Energy Systems, has been awarded grant support to facilitate the installation of heat from sewer systems at five locations across Scotland.
South Staffs opts for US software firm for customer engagement
South Staffs Water has put a a new strategic partnership in place with San Francisco company WaterSmart Software to engage with their end-use customers through a digital analytics and communications platform.
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Uniwater strengthens its UK presence with acquisition of Hy‑Ram Engineering
Uniwater has acquired Hy-Ram Engineering, a specialist in tooling, products and hire for the water sector, based in Mansfield, England. -
Enpure Ltd and Clean TeQ Water Ltd in new collaboration for Moving Bed Ion Exchange-based nutrient removal
Enpure Ltd and Clean TeQ Water Ltd have announced a collaboration agreement to bring Clean TeQ Water's Moving Bed Ion Exchange-based nutrient removal technologies to water utilities across the UK. -
BactoSense ID cuts wastewater and bathing water bacteria testing from days to minutes
Near-real-time microbial monitoring of wastewater discharge and bathing waters is now possible thanks to the BactoSense ID solution created by Swiss-based bNovate Technologies. -
ABB launches digital platform for optimizing operation of water networks
ABB has launched AquaMaster+™, a digital platform for smart water network management, designed to help water utilities monitor, analyze and manage their water networks, preventing pipeline water losses and optimizing operations.
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