South West Water: real-time network analytics to deliver more agile company processes
South West Water has appointed Hitachi Consulting to a new strategic supplier relationship to provide support consolidating data and delivering real-time analytics to its networks.
FCC Aqualia led-project to convert waste treatment plants into bioenergy factories
Spanish environmental services, infrastructure and water management group FCC is heading up a project to convert waste treatment plants into bioenergy factories.
£100m+ Welsh hydro scheme gets go-ahead for underground grid connection
Glyn Rhonwy pumped hydro scheme developer SPH has been granted planning permission for an underground grid connection for the facility.
South West Water pioneers uses of new data analytics software
South West Water has become the first water company in the world to deploy new data analytics software from smart water network technology company i2O to monitor the condition of Pressure Reducing Valves (PRVs) on its 15,000 kilometre network.
Data-driven water cos will see major gains in asset management, customer management and regulatory performance
In an Expert Focus article for Waterbriefing, Iain Stewart, Principal Utilities Expert EMEA, Teradata explains why the smart new water power is data integrated from multiple sources for multiple analytics applications – and why the water companies need to become truly data-driven.
Scottish Water expects to make efficiency savings from new GIS platform
Scottish Water has selected Esri UK’s ArcGIS enterprise platform to expand and improve how geographic data is used across the business, to help meet its long-term strategic goals and generate efficiency savings.
Big data: Anglian Water partners with Schneider Electric to drive smart business
Anglian Water is partnering with Schneider Electric to build a smarter business which utilises the vast volumes of big data being generated, enabling it to reduce leakage, reduce energy bills and streamline operations.
UK Govt invests £1m to help Internet of Things start-ups
The Government's innovation agency Innovate UK is investing almost £1 million to help UK companies bring their fledgling Internet of Things ideas to market.
Northumbrian Water invests £6m to tackle water discolouration
Northumbrian Water is investing up to £6 million in developing an innovative approach to tackling water discolouration. The new approach could deliver potential savings of 90% against traditional mains water cleaning processes and has already attracted the attention of other water companies.
World first – Scottish tidal array delivers energy to National Grid
Nova Innovation, a global leader in tidal energy generation, has deployed the world’s first fully-operational, commercial, grid-connected offshore tidal array in Shetland.
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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. -
Safe access solutions a key requirement for water sector and other Critical Infrastructure Providers
Craig Nienaber, Business Development Manager for Safe Access Solutions (SAS) at HUBER Technology, explores why the company is seeing a growing level of interest in its safe access solutions for critical infrastructure providers, including their application in wastewater treatment assets.
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