A three-step plan to building smarter water infrastructure
A smarter water industry could upgrade creaking pipelines to an optimised, efficient, adaptable network. Beyond this, while still in its infancy, the water industry is also showing great promise regarding the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Northumbrian Water works with postgrads recruited to help bring the virtual world to life
Northumbrian Water is looking to help protect communities from flooding and other major incidents through the use of pioneering innovative software and the help of Newcastle University students.
Anaerobic digestion trade body recruits Chair to drive growth of green gas
The Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association (ADBA), the UK’s leading trade body for anaerobic digestion (AD), has announced that it is recruiting a new Chair to lead the association into its second decade.
UK water companies set to increase pace of innovation through cross-sector collaboration
The Energy Innovation Centre (EIC) has announced two new partnerships with water utility companies, Anglian Water and Yorkshire Water.
First year of drone programme delivers £750k efficiency savings for Severn Trent
In the first year of use since Severn Trent made the strategic decision to invest in the use of drone technology, the water company’s fleet of drones are generating huge savings in time and through improved efficiencies, as well as significant health and safety benefits.
Scottish Water trial US technology which could revolutionise waste water treatment
A new technology developed in the US which could revolutionise the way the world’s waste water can be processed is being tested by experts at Scottish Water.
Severn Trent uses machine learning to tackle leakage by filtering 5bn data points
Severn Trent has started to use machine learning to help transform the way it approaches leaks and is now looking to use advanced analytics across other areas of its business.
EU project uses virtual smart city model to gauge resilience of smart critical infrastructures
An EU-funded project is developing new tools and methods for assessing the resilience of smart critical infrastructures (SCIs) like water and energy and their interdependencies and vulnerabilities.
Thames Water trials smart bugs to treat wastewater
Thames Water is currently trialling smart bugs grown in America which could enable it to treat more wastewater at its existing works.
Severn Trent progresses clean energy from food waste plans
Water and waste company Severn Trent is progressing with its plans to generate electricity from food waste.
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Uniwater strengthens its UK presence with acquisition of Hy‑Ram Engineering
Uniwater has acquired Hy-Ram Engineering, a specialist in tooling, products and hire for the water sector, based in Mansfield, England. -
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.
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