Q&A: Delivering sustainable solutions to solve water challenges
With British Water’s conference on creating a more sustainable water sector approaching, Stephen Kennedy shares his views on celebrating recent successes in creating a...
Utilities should embrace technology providers in AMP8
As the demands of AMP8 and the ambitious targets of The Environment Act come into focus, water companies need to embrace technology companies much...
Water leaders talk environmental scrutiny and infrastructure needs in new podcast
The Environment Agency’s director of water, Helen Wakeham, has discussed plans to increase scrutiny of water companies in England and Wales in a new...
First WRAS ‘certified’ submersible level sensor
Instrumentation firm VEGA Controls has announced an apparent first for the water sector – the WRAS approval of a submersible pressure sensor as a whole device
Pipe resilience project awarded £3.3m in latest Ofwat innovation competition
An initiative, called Designer Liner, which could reduce leaks and burst water pipes across the country has today (16 May) received £3.3m in funding...
Boiling tap water helps remove microplastics, says study
Nano- and microplastics are seemingly everywhere — water, soil and the air. While many creative strategies have been attempted to get rid of these...
New database details pollutants in virtually all US public water systems
A database has been set up to aggregate and analyse data from almost 50,000 public water systems in all 50 states of the US,...
Designing better water filters with AI
Even the best water filters let some things through, but designing improved materials and then testing them is time consuming and difficult. Researchers writing...
Innovate UK funding for technology that generates water out of air
A first-of-its-kind ‘atmospheric water harvester’ has secured funding from Innovate UK. NovNat Tech is developing a technology that can generate water out of air,...
UK biotech start-up deploys ‘synthetic oysters’ to tackle water pollution
Environmental technology company Smart Ops launched a biotechnology solution said to improve global access to clean water, on 21 May. The Smarts Ops SCR...
Water start-up signs deal to start manufacture of “revolutionary” reverse osmosis technique
Engineering technology start-up Salinity Solutions has signed an agreement with a leading water process solutions manufacturer, Te-Tech Process Solutions to start production of bespoke...
Q&A: Gearing up for smart meter mass rollout
Smart meters are prominent in water companies’ 2025-2030 business plans, in line with regulatory expectations for large-scale rollouts. In this Q&A, Andrew Welsh, discusses...
Membranes based on natural silk and cellulose can remove PFAS
A new filtration material developed by researchers at MIT might provide a nature-based solution to PFAS contamination, an obviously stubborn issue. The material, based...
Qdos pump replaces three diaphragm pumps at German water treatment plant
The water treatment plant at Riepe, in the East Frisia region of Lower Saxony, has replaced three diaphragm pumps with a Qdos series peristaltic...
Study highlights threat from pharmaceuticals in the world’s rivers
Pharmaceutical drugs are present in rivers and waterways around the world, at levels that present a danger to wildlife, and which are continuing to...
Graphene’s promise for purification
A group of Russian scientists has figured out that graphene is capable of purifying water, making it drinkable, without further chlorination
Farmland water “battery” storage and leak-detecting broadband cables among winners in Ofwat innovation competition
Farmers could soon be reimbursed for creating water storage ponds or water “batteries” as part of an innovative drought-prevention project that has received funding...
Spring launches enhanced catchment monitoring innovation challenge
Spring, a group which supports innovation in the UK and Ireland water sector, has launched its third innovation accelerator challenge and is calling...
Remote-controlled boat helps monitor sediment build-up, says Thames Water
It may look like a fun summer holiday activity but Thames Water says there’s scientific logic behind its use of a remote controlled speed...
Water – respecting our planet’s liquid life source
CountyClean Group offers tips on how to preserve a most valuable resource whilst raising awareness about Water Quality Month in the UK.
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