The European Desalination Society (EDS) has announced that its upcoming conference and exhibition on the theme, Water Resilience: Desalination, Recycling & Clean Water Solutions will be held at the Liverpool Experience (LEX) Campus in the UK, from 4-7 May 2027.

Yorkshire Water is significantly expanding its predictive condition monitoring programme as part of its AMP8 investment. Once the AMP8 rollout is complete, Yorkshire Water will have more than 4,000 SAM4-monitored assets across its estate.

Schneider Electric has launched EcoStruxure™ Water Advisor, a cloud-based intelligence platform that enables utilities to see what is happening in their infrastructure in real time - pilot projects and early deployment are currently underway globally.

Amazon and Aganova, a global leader in advanced leak detection for large-diameter pipelines, today announced a collaboration to reduce water loss in Recife's service network through AI-powered acoustic leak detection technology.

Eric Verheylewegen, VP Strategic Initiatives Enterprise and Land Mobile at Viasat, takes a look at why the water sector in showing growing interest in using satellite technology to bridge the existing “not spots” connectivity barrier for smarter water networks.

Ofwat has published an AI adoption plan for the water sector during the transition to the new regulators, saying given the pace of development and adoption of AI systems and the potential risks and benefits for the water industry in England and Wales, "we consider that this work should not wait until the new regulators are established.”

In an Expert Focus article for WaterBriefing, Stig Martin Fiska, Global Head of Cognizant Ocean, takes a look at why AI sits at the heart of the blue economy transition – and using AI to tackle hidden ocean biodiversity risks.

Yorkshire Water, in collaboration with AI specialists UnifAI Technology, has started an innovative research project that uses AI modelling to provide real-time water quality predictions at designated bathing water sites across the county.

In an Expert Focus article for WaterBriefing, Vikki Williams, Arup’s Digital Water Leader in the UK, India, Middle East and Africa region, discusses the key role AI and digital solutions play in designing resilient water systems for an age of extremes.

Thames Water has signed a landmark leak detection contract with Origin Tech, announcing a 13-month partnership with the company to integrate their leak detection solution into its operations.