Water

UKPN to integrate PSR with water companies

UK Power Networks will share details of vulnerable customers with water companies in its regions, in a partnership which it believes “moves the industry a step closer to the potential of a nationwide register”.

EA proposes flexibility for WINEP

CSOs and meeting EPAs prioritised for PR24

Improving safety from the skies: how Damsat is protecting Bristol’s dams

Optimising performance across the water cycle – by harnessing data to predict and act

Water companies in the UK are facing new legislation to deal with the sewage discharge problem, plus continued regulatory pressure on leaks and water quality. But tech solutions, such as virtual modelling via a ‘digital twin’, are bringing results to water companies in Germany, Sweden and the UK, as Andrew Welsh, sales director for global water technology company Xylem reports.

Yorkshire Water uses AI to filter out false leak alarms

Poor river quality and fewer green spaces linked to deprivation

On the Move: Shell Energy COO joins Severn Trent

Weekend press round-up: National Grid to lose electricity role to independent body

In our latest review of sector coverage in the national newspapers, the government is expected to make an announcement on the future of the National Grid electricity system operator as soon as this week. Meanwhile, there are concerns that ministers have underestimated the cost of switching to heat pumps to the tune of £12 billion and green energy suppliers have hit out at plans to introduce a RAB model for nuclear plants.

UU given recognition for science-based carbon targets

Thames revises smart meter ambition after Ofwat challenge

One-third of homes financially worse off this year

Partnerships key to Yorkshire’s decarbonisation strategy

Ofwat ‘didn’t have capacity’ to fully scrutinise sector in 20/21

Pollution incidents fall but concerns remain for EA