Atlantis announces first power generation from MeyGen tidal energy scheme
Atlantis, a global leader in the tidal power sector, has today announced that first power has been produced from MeyGen, the world’s largest planned tidal stream energy project project in the Pentland Firth, Scotland.
ADBA launches interactive map of 500-plus UK AD plants
The UK Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) has launched an interactive map for the anaerobic digestion industry setting out details of over 500 operational plants.
Severn Trent uses ‘pumpkin power’ to generate clean energy
Severn Trent has been producing ‘pumpkin power’ this week by collecting up the unwanted fruits and turning them into electricity.
LiDAR:new guide on how to generate economic and bankable wind resource data
The Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) has launched the most comprehensive implementation guide for the deployment of floating LiDAR (light detection and ranging) systems.
Severn Trent Water buys rugged notebooks to improve operational efficiency and customer service
Severn Trent Water is equipping its infrastructure field workforce with 1000 fully rugged Panasonic detachable notebooks to help improve operational efficiency and customer service.
PwC: firms who shift R&D spend to software and services report faster revenue growth
By 2020, companies will have shifted the majority of their R&D spending away from product-based offerings to software and service offerings, according to the 2016 Global Innovation 1000 Study from Strategy&, PwC’s strategy consulting business.
Doosan moves to plant scale trials on anaerobic digestion pre-treatrment
Doosan Enpure has moved to site scale plant trials of its sonixTM feedstock pre-treatment system for anaerobic digestion.
Amey trials sensor technology to prevent road flooding
Leading engineering and public services provider Amey is installing state-of-the-art sensors into gullies in a trial aimed at preventing the flooding of roads.
Horizon 2020: €550m European fund seeks innovative business projects
A European funding programme is to invest more than €550 millon across 6 initiatives launched this month as part of the EU’s Horizon 2020 fund for researchers and business.
£100m pumped hydro scheme wins planning permission for underground grid connection
The developer of the proposed Glyn Rhonwy pumped hydro electricity storage scheme near Llanberis, Snowdonia Pumped Hydro (SPH), has been granted planning permission for an underground grid connection for the facility.
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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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