Water innovation recognised at Edinburgh awards ceremony

Collaboration was cited as the key to success for the seven winners of the 2023 Lighthouse Awards, which were presented during BlueTech Forum in...

Wastewaters have more potent environment for antibiotic resistance than previously thought, new study shows

Wastewaters have unique characteristics, allowing resistance genes to start their journey from harmless bacteria to those that cause disease...

Commercial leap for RO tech with production of bespoke water treatment units

With 80% of the world's wastewater still released untreated, there is a tremendous appetite for new ideas, especially when it comes to making treatment more energy e­fficient...

Puraffinity develop approach to eliminating PFAS from water supplies

Its solution is a smart material which it says removes these pollutants from water in a range of settings including environmental remediation, point-of-use systems, industrial manufacturing facilities, and...

Wild boar liver can be used to map PFAS contamination

A new German study uses the liver of wild boar to map PFAS contamination in the habitat of these animals. The study focused on 66...
Flooding in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, in January 2016.

€21 million available for climate adaptation via new Horizon 2020 programme

The new Horizon Europe 2020 programme Pathways2Resilience (P2R) has launched a Call for Expressions of Interest, "marking a first step toward multiple open call...

OFWAT chief: Water companies must show customer benefits

Major infrastructure improvements in the water sector in PR24 will require companies to better demonstrate how any increase in water bills will benefit customers,...

How old is that microplastic? A new way to estimate the age of microplastics...

Researchers have developed a new way to estimate the age of microplastics found in the upper oceans. The method involves a combination of analyzing...

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...

Porous crystals made from plant extracts purify water from pharmaceutical pollutants

Researchers have developed porous crystals made from pomegranate extract to capture and degrade pharmaceutical molecules found in local municipal wastewater. The research is published...

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...

Accounting for every drop: ABB awarded for work in New Zealand

Industrial automation technology firm ABB has won the 2023 Global Water Awards in the category “Smart Water Project of the Year” for its collaboration...

Near real-time data added to popular Sewage Map

Near-real time alerts of raw sewage discharges have been added to the interactive Sewage Map provided by charity The Rivers Trust, and the group...

New water treatment technology for organic pollutants

Sponsored content: Arvia developed and refined a unique next-generation water treatment process, called Nyex Rosalox™, designed to target and destroy persistent organic pollutants. 

Utilities commit to smart water installations to help avoid sewer spills

Water technology firm SDS has completed the installation of its latest smart rainwater management systems at homes in Forton, Lancashire, and Deal, Kent, as...

Organic coagulant helps reduce sludge for egg product supplier

Veolia Water Technologies UK (VWT UK) has been specified to supply its water treatment chemical solution, Hydrex 6861, to egg product supplier D Wise,...

Egypt and UK sign MoU on water partnership

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been agreed between Egypt and a leading UK water sector trade association to establish a framework for bilateral...

Innovate UK funding for solution to tackle PFAS

London-based chemical technology firm Puraffinity has developed an innovative approach to eliminating PFAS from water supplies, with funding from Innovate UK. Its solution is a...

New wetlands in Wiltshire to recharge nearly 600 million litres of groundwater per year

In a tie-in with World Water Day in late March, employees from Amazon Web Services (AWS), The Rivers Trust and Action for the River...

Reflections on a recent water industry event about micropollutants

Multiple solutions to the challenge on emerging contaminants were under discussion at British Water’s recent micropollutants conference. Here, Dr Fabio Bacci reflects on key...