South Staffs Water to lead two projects in fifth Water Breakthrough Challenge
Two innovative projects led by South Staffordshire Water, which operates South Staffs Water and Cambridge Water, have been named winners of the fifth Water Breakthrough Challenge by the Ofwat Innovation Fund.
Yorkshire Water awarded £1.93 million to progress AI-Water Quality Monitoring project in Ofwat Water Breakthrough Challenge
An innovative solution by Yorkshire Water and partners that uses AI models to provide continuous river water quality monitoring at multiple inland bathing water sites has been awarded £1.93 million in Ofwat’s Water Breakthrough Challenge competition.
Ofwat Innovation Fund announces winners of fifth Water Breakthrough Challenge
Ofwat Innovation Fund has today announced the winners of the fifth Water Breakthrough Challenge - £42.7 million is being awarded to develop projects and technologies to help solve some of the many challenges facing the water sector.
Ambiblu chief calls for Ofwat to play active role in advising about technologies that improve value-for-money & sustainability
Yannick van den Nieuwendijk, Managing Director for the Nordics, UK & Ireland, Amiblu says Ofwat must play an active role in advising about technologies that improve value-for-money and sustainability.
Beyond the Meter: Transforming water management through strategic sensoring
In the third article in a series of Expert Focus articles for WaterBriefing, John Lillistone Director of Water at Arqiva, global digital communications specialists for critical infrastructure, says the water industry stands a critical juncture, whereby sensor performance could transform operations or become another underutilised investment.
Architects and engineers relying daily on AI to design cities and infrastructure, global survey reveals
AI is already impacting the design of global cities and infrastructure – with more than a third (36%) of engineers, architects, and city planners relying on it daily, a new survey has revealed.
Strengthening cybersecurity in the utilities sector
In an Experrt Focus article for WaterBriefing, Doug McGeachie, Director of Enterprise Sales, Fortinet takes an in-depth lookt at at strengthening cybersecurity in the utilities sector.
AMP8 - Technology is turning the tide for the UK water sector
Samuel Pollard, Investment Associate, Baird Capital discusses how The tide is turning for the UK water sector, with the upcoming Asset Management Period 8 (AMP8) cycle likely to bring about a technological overhaul.
Seeing the benefits of a DFMA containerised solution for sludge treatment at first hand
Managing Editor Elaine Coles gets a first hand view of HUBER Technology UK’s innovative DFMA containerised solution for sludge treatment from Paul Blackoe. The newly-appointed Engineering & Operations Director at the wastewater technology specialists explains the myriad benefits which are seeing water companies beating a path to HUBER’s door.
Severn Trent - UK’s first micropollutant removal plants using ozone technology go live
New wastewater treatment facilities designed and built by Curio Water will help to clean bathing waters, as part of Severn Trent’s Green Recovery Plan, as an additional step to the water company’s normal wastewater treatment process.
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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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