Rob Horgan

Energy efficiency and green finance schemes win funding

UK’s first carbon capture schemes granted licences

Hybrid heat pump support ‘coming soon’

Drones to take water quality readings in world first trial

Thames shareholders cough up £400m for pipe upgrades

Pressure on all water bosses to forgo their bonuses

UK’s first geothermal heat network wins funding

A scheme to warm thousands of Cornish homes with heat extracted from rocks more than 5 kilometres below the earth’s surface has been awarded £22 million of government funding. The Langarth deep geothermal heat network – the first of its kind in the UK - is one of seven projects to receive a share of £91 million handed out from the government’s Green Heat Network Fund.

Welsh site moves step closer to homing UK’s first SMRs

Defra slammed for ‘inefficient’ use of millions of paper forms

The government’s environmental department (Defra) has been heavily criticised for its “inefficient and expensive” over reliance on paper forms. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has revealed that Defra still handles around 14 million paper forms every year. Consequently, the group of cross-party MPs warns that Defra is at “constant risk of failure or cyber attack” due to its outdated processes. It adds that a pro-active strategy for digital transformation is needed to ensure the UK has a safe supply of water and food.

Weekend press: Water company dividends jump to £1.4bn