Innovate UK, the Government innovation agency, is planning to invest up to £9.5 million in innovations to address the need for a diverse mix of energy sources and systems over the next three decades and beyond.

The Infrastructure Planning Commission’s examination of the application for the Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay project has now closed. There will now be a period of 3 months for the Examining Authority to consider and make a final recommendation to the Secretary of State.

Urgent action is needed to bolster the UK’s wave and tidal industries and get investors back in play according to a report published today by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, the UK body supporting innovation and rapid commercialisation in offshore wind, wave and tidal technologies.

The government has unveiled its ambitious new plan to keep British science and innovation at the forefront of global excellence.

The GCA JV, a United Utilities AMP5 Process Alliance Partner, recently achieved a significant milestone on the £200 million Liverpool Programme by successfully completing almost 400 metres of very large diameter, fabricated steel and ductile iron pipework, all with the help of Building Information Modelling (BIM).

The GW4 Alliance have announced a ground breaking research project which aims to clean up water from a Cornish tin mine, using algae to harvest the precious heavy metals and produce biofuel at the same time.

An EU-funded project has created an early warning system that allows city authorities and water utilities to take preventative action before sewer and storm water networks overflow and flood the streets - potentially saving lives and protecting homes and infrastructure.