Real-time air quality monitoring to be used for low-emissions lorry trial
EarthSense Systems is equipping commercial delivery vehicles with air pollution sensors as part of a project to test the performance and emissions of low-carbon...
Utility new recruit scores with hydropower pitch
After less than a year in his job, a Scottish Water apprentice has clinched both Scottish and UK top awards for his innovative...
Swedish LNG infrastructure deal to support sea transport and storage
SMART energy infrastructure specialist Swedegas is examining the potential for establishing a gas infrastructure in the Gävle region. The company has signed a memorandum...
Sponsored Content: AUMA Adding Value with Advice, not just Supply
The desire for speed of supply in the water and power utilities sectors can often mean that actuator specifications are repeated, based on a like-for-like replacement.
Solar pumps at Moffat borehole
A solar scheme in Moffat is now helping power the pumps which provide water to the town’s water treatment works.
The £307,000 project has...
Resolving the seven-year glitch
Design and manufacturing firm Celeros Flow Technology says it has resolved pump performance issues and increased operational life in a recent project with a major water customer.
Could Autonomous Electric Vehicles help close the decarbonisation ‘transition’ gap?
PwC’s latest LCEI analysis appears to reveal the potential for A-EVs to bridge around one third of the gap between current decarbonisation rates and the rate needed
Resource management firm to trial electric Refuse Collection Vehicles
"World first" project will recharge vehicles using green energy derived from waste they collect
Resource management company Veolia is to trial innovative electric Refuse...
Actuators firm secures framework with Southern Water
Electric valve actuation expert AUMA Actuators Limited (AUMA UK) has added Southern Water to its growing list of successful frameworks with major UK water...
Pump and valve bearings attempt to go grease-free
A utility in Dubai is a step closer to replacing its industrial pump bearings with grease-free water lubricated parts. The Canadian firm behind the technology, Thordon Bearings, explains more about the application.
Automated seagrass planter promises to revolutionise restoration
A seemingly groundbreaking technology - an Automated Seagrass Planter (ASP) - holds forth the promise of being able to subtantially scale-up this kind of...
Jet vac tanker takes on the cowboy pipe fillers
Lanes Utilities is deploying a new 12,000 PSI jet vac tanker to tackle "the menace of cowboy builders who dispose of concrete by pouring...
Inspecting pipelines with OGI
FLIR Systems has published a new application spotlight that highlights the role its Optical Gas Imaging (OGI) cameras are playing in detecting gas leaks
The end of the road
IT eventually happens to every tank – it needs to go. But it has to be done safely and when a demolition company won...
New ‘flow battery’ could charge electric vehicles in seconds, say researchers
A new type of energy storage system could revolutionise energy storage and drop the charging time of electric cars from hours to seconds, claim...
One third of all new cars registered in January were electric or hybrid
Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) accounted for nearly one-third of all new car registrations in January 2026, an independent...
Blockage-detecting robot ready to patrol sewers, says group behind it
A sewer robot that inspects pipework and raises blockage alerts before flooding occurs is to be deployed in a live network for the first...
Netherlands pumping station modernisation
FLOOD control is an important issue for the Netherlands as the largest part of its surface area is vulnerable to flooding. Water control boards...
New guide assists with evaluating fusion joints
The BPF Pipes Group has launched a new guide for the construction and utility industry to help project managers demonstrate the quality of installed...
A robust thermoplastic pump range
Where chemical handling or similar fluid-handling applications involve aggressive or corrosive fluids, thermoplastic pumps tend to fit the bill over metallic options.
An example is...
