Hydropowered irrigation pump wins Europe’s top innovation prize
Climate-KIC, the EU’s main climate innovation initiative, has announced that Dutch start-up aQysta has been named Europe’s most innovative clean-tech venture in an EU-wide competition for its hydro-powered floating irrigation system.
Solar power technology turns sea-water into drinking water
Award-winning UK company Desolenator has developed a product that uses solar power to turn sea-water into drinking water which it says could bring an end to the world water crisis by providing water to up to a billion people without a clean water source.
New wave technology development body for Scotland
Scotland is to establish a wave energy technology development body to encourage innovation in the industry.
Balfour Beatty to use UK’s largest EPB tunneller on £32m sewer scheme
Balfour Beatty has taken delivery of the largest UK-owned Earth Pressure Balanced tunnelling machine, as part of a £32m project to improve water quality in the Manchester Ship Canal for its customer, United Utilities.
WRc and Pure Technologies partner on pipeline condition venture
WRc, the innovation consultancy in the water, gas and waste and resources sectors has announced a partnership with Pure Technologies on an innovative underground asset monitoring solution.
Veolia and IBM partner to develop Smarter Water solutions for cities
Veolia and IBM have joined forces to deliver new digital urban solutions to transform water, energy and waste management services for cities, with water as the first focus of the partnership.
Australian researchers pioneer cheaper and faster clean water
A few seemingly non-descript ponds in the bush 250 kilometres north-east of Adelaide in South Australia are the catalyst for some innovative thinking on wastewater management by researchers at Flinders University.
Australia pioneers Dutch wastewater treatment solution - up to 50% savings on energy costs
Australia is set to receive its first Nereda® wastewater treatment installation at Queensland’s Kingaroy wastewater treatment plant.
Nestlé’s AD plant generates energy and income from wastewater
Clearfleau, UK market leaders in industrial anaerobic digestion (AD) for on-site renewable energy generation, has published the energy output results for its plant built for global food and beverage supplier Nestlé one year after commissioning.
Warning to UK utilities on pipe liner testing
A specialist laboratory that carries out quality tests on cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) lining installations has warned that some UK utilities are failing to carry out adequate assessments.
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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. -
Making storm overflow data make Sense – Metasphere launches dedicated monitoring device
With the UK government demanding a 50% reduction in storm overflow spills by 2029, the era of reactive management is over. Speaking in the House of Commons on 21 July 2025, then environment secretary Steve Reed said, “This Government will cut water companies’ sewage pollution in half by the end of the decade.” -
King’s Award for Enterprise shows ERG moving forward with growth in UK and Asia
ERG, the leading supplier of odour control systems and industrial gas cleaning & thermal systems, has been awarded the coveted King’s Award for Enterprise. -
Welsh Water’s ORAI system shortlisted for three categories at the British Data Awards 2026
Welsh Water’s new artificial intelligence-driven tool, ORAI, has been shortlisted for three categories at the prestigious British Data Awards 2026 – underscoring the company’s commitment to using cutting-edge technology to deliver better outcome for customers.
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Scottish Water completes £235m investment in two-way connection between drinking water networks
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