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Replacing SF6 for switchgear with fresh air

Replacing SF6 for switchgear with fresh air

For years, SF6 has provided an efficient and non-toxic means of insulating medium and high-voltage switchgear. But its potency as a greenhouse gas means it’s on the way out.

1 year ago

Anglian environment boss urges water companies to digitalise river monitoring

1 year ago

UK went entire winter without calling on backup generators

1 year ago

Affinity sows seeds of water efficiency at Chelsea Flower Show

1 year ago

‘Environmental capacity’ tool could revolutionise planning system

1 year ago

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Weekend press round-up: Coffey ‘fed up’ with water companies

2 years ago

Carbon-neutral wastewater plant leads Ofwat innovation winners

2 years ago

Pressure point: Enabling biomethane injection into the grid

2 years ago

Water Industry Awards finalists revealed

2 years ago

Ofgem: Viking Link delays were avoidable

3 years ago

Defra ‘weakness’ leaves it short of water quality targets

3 years ago

Time running out for EU-UK market coupling agreement

3 years ago

River maintenance costs to double to £10bn a year

3 years ago

Norway links rejected for interconnector pilot

3 years ago

Government sets up Morocco interconnector team

3 years ago

Transforming Reliability and Resilience – RIIO2 & Beyond

Date: 04/05/2023 1:00 pm

Bill payers could be on the hook for water sector reforms

3 years ago

Regulators given greater powers to stamp out water pollution

3 years ago

Top official hits back over UK energy investment famine fears

3 years ago

Calls for outcomes-based water regulation get a boost

3 years ago

Emission possible

At its vast Minworth water treatment plant, Severn Trent is pioneering efforts to pinpoint exactly where in the treatment process potent greenhouse gasses are created. Ruth Williams visited the site to discover first hand what progress has been made.

3 years ago

What is there to celebrate in water?

After a challenging year for the water industry, there is a risk that companies shy away from celebrating their achievements. However, as seasoned sector watchers tell Utility Week, there remains a good story to tell about the hard work and dedication of water company staff over the past 12 months. Ruth Williams looks at how the sector is performing on deliverability, diversity, consumer engagement and collaborative working and where further progress can be made.

3 years ago

Reflecting on water successes

As entries come flooding in for the 2023 Water Industry Awards, we reflect on some of the 2022 winners and the projects that caught the judges' attention.

3 years ago

SVT acquires anaerobic digestor business

3 years ago

PCC and phosphorus targets set out

3 years ago

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