Yearly Archives: 2024

Yorkshire Water ATC Gasification Project wins share of £40 million In Ofwat’s latest Water Breakthrough Challenge

A consortium led by Yorkshire Water has been awarded £2.3m from the Ofwat Innovation Fund (OIF) for its Advanced Thermal Conversion (ATC) Gasification technology.  Yorkshire...

Duo acquire pioneering engineering company

A specialist manufacturing company which supplies trenchless technology equipment to sectors including water, oil and gas has undergone a buyout. Business partners Graham Edden and...

Energy & Utility Skills CITB funding for training courses extended to the end of 2024

Energy & Utility Skills has announced that its CITB funding for training courses has been extended to the end of 2024. Energy & Utility Skills...

Planetary-scale innovation explored at BlueTech Forum  

An applied research project in Scotland involving the use of earth observation science (EOS) in multiple water applications was just one of many highlights...

Northumbrian Water awarded funding to collaborate with Cognizant to improve UK river quality through AI

Ofwat has announced that Northumbrian Water has been awarded funding to help provide improved insights into river health and water quality. IT consultant, Cognizant,...

Water companies could face raft of legal challenges after landmark sewage ruling

A landmark Supreme Court judgment this week could pave the way for cleaner rivers, waterways and seas as new legal avenues open up to...

Gavin Graveson, Veolia Senior Executive Vice President Northern Europe, says there’s a Green Economy Equation that the new Government cannot afford to get wrong

Whoever wins the next election will be forming a government facing huge challenges. Two key issues, often pitted against one another, are economic growth...

Green skills gap threatens UK’s sustainability goals

A new survey from the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM), The Environmental Services Association (ESA), Groundwork, and ESS Expo (Environmental Services and Solutions...

James Cleave, CFO and Executive Board Member at Everflow, re-appointed to MOSL’s Strategic Panel

James Cleave, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Executive Board Member of Everflow, the UK’s leading multi-utility provider, has been re-appointed to serve on the...

Nicholas Cumins takes charge as CEO of Bentley Systems

Following the CEO transition plan previously announced by Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), Nicholas Cumins has taken charge as CEO, effective 1st July 2024. Cumins...

Jet Aire announces contract with Esh Construction to deliver repair and maintenance services to Northumbrian Water Group

Drainage infrastructure experts Jet Aire Services, part of the Adler and Allan Group, has announced a contract with North of England contractor Esh Construction...

James Murray, co-founder of Net Zero Festival, navigates the politic of net zero

Climate change is one of several big issues not being given enough of an examination in this election campaign, and the topic has been...

Optimizing desalination with pipeline leak detection

The global population is rapidly increasing in tandem with a worldwide water shortage. 1.1 billion people currently lack access to water and approximately 2.7...

Data-driven blockage detection cuts pollution

Anglian Water has applied Ovarro’s data-driven early-warning technology across all rising main sewers, meaning bursts and blockages are detected before serious pollution occurs. Anglian Water...

Clamp-on ultrasonic flow measurement drives innovation and efficiency in UK water management

In the era of smart water solutions, clamp-on ultrasonic flow meters are revolutionising the water management industry with their advanced technology and practical benefits,...

eoapp AQUA: Monitoring water quality from space

While global warming puts severe pressure on water bodies, public authorities and industry must balance their efforts to minimise risks. At the same time,...

Drainage firm lands major Greene King contract

A leading drainage and plumbing firm, Jet Through, has made a successful bid to service one of the UK’s largest pub and brewery chains,...

Water industry facing an ‘engineer exodus’

The water industry is facing an exodus of engineers, with 70% of professionals considering a move to other sectors in the next two years....

Homes heated by human sewage could be a reality thanks to Aston University

An Aston University project that could transform sewage sludge into clean water and energy has been awarded a share of £4.5 million by Ofwat. The...

Game-changer for microbiological analysis

At the foot of the emblematic Pierre Avoi Mountain in the Swiss Alps, the village of Saxon has a singular history with water. A...

Breakthrough RO technology gives huge boost to water treatment sustainability

For more than half a century, reverse osmosis has been recognised as the ultimate water treatment process. The latest generation of membranes reject not...

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