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3685 Turbine 2A community-owned 50kW Archimedes screw hydroelectric turbine has been installed on the River Esk at Ruswarp, near Whitby, North Yorkshire to generate electricity for local residents.

windfarm 1011886 tcm9-141679Leading environmental organisation RSPB is calling for a renewed commitment by the UK Government to renewable energy the day after the UK Government's consultation on whether support for renewable energy projects should continue beyond 2020 closed.

The European Commission has found French plans to support a tidal energy plant to be in line with EU state aid rules.

The University of Portsmouth has opened a field research station at a Southern Water ‘s Petersfield wastewater treatment works. 

industries technology manufacturing  Internet of Things pumps new life into water industry bannerPA water treatment company is using the Internet of Things to use bacteria in the process to clean up polluted winery wastewater.

Experts and professionals from across the water sector will gather on 24th November to discuss zero leakage, self-healing networks, a revolution in performance and asset data - a future where existing networks deliver optimum efficiency to meet tomorrow’s demands.

A focus group specialising in data and analytics has become the latest addition to the British Water Technical Forum.

The European Commission has confirmed the calls and other actions of the second year of the two-year Horizon 2020 work programmes setting out funding opportunities for 2017 - including the new 'Closing the water gap' topic with a budget of €10 million.

The European Commission has released the 2016 results of the European Innovation Scoreboard, the Regional Innovation Scoreboard and the Innobarometer which look at the innovation performance of member states.

A new joint venture between global asset management consultancy, Amey, and world leading drone technology experts, VTOL Technologies, will use precision, long-range drones to transform asset management inspections – making it safer, quicker and easier to assess vital infrastructure such as bridges and railways.

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