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The winners of the Water Industry Forum Impact Awards 2015 for UK Water Research were announced at the Water in Future Cities – Research Councils UK flagship Water Showcase 2015 which took place in London last week.

ADBA’s new detailed Market Report, published at UK AD & Biogas 2015 which is taking place this week, has shown that Biogen’s new food waste plant in South Wales marks a major milestone: the industry’s 400th operational anaerobic digestion (AD) plant.

EU-funded researchers are developing a self-cleaning filter membrane for desalination plants that could deliver significant reductions in energy use, waste and maintenance costs compared to those of existing filters.

An innovative EU funded project is developing a user-friendly precision irrigation decision support system for more accessible technology that saves water - a first interface will be available next year.

A new report from Mckinsey says that the potential value of the Internet of Things in the global economy—sensors and actuators connected by networks to computing systems - could be as much as $11.1 trillion a year by 2025, including applications in the water sector.

Five of the world’s most innovative water technology companies have joined the BlueTech Innovation Pavilion, a new feature of Aquatech Amsterdam 2015, one of the world’s largest water technology events.

Eastern Scheldt Tidal SchemeStrukton and its partners have started work on the commercial tidal power plant along the Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier in the Netherlands.

Innovate UK, the government’s innovation agency, is looking to help companies develop innovative products and services that can use all the environmental data collected by government through various agencies.

TUM Wasseranalytik1The preventative water screening FOR-IDENT project funded by the German Government is being further expanded internationally in order to establish a worldwide strategy for preventative water sample analysis which will be freely available to access worldwide.

Wave Energy Scotland (WES) is seeking applications from businesses for 100%-funded SBRI (Small Business Research Initiative) development contracts for novel wave energy converter devices.

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