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Alliance formed to stop leaky loos

A water efficiency group that includes Waterwise, Thames and SES Water has teamed up with the Bathroom Manufacturers Association (BMA) in a bid to banish leaking toilets.

4 years ago

Water efficiency will be central to PR24

4 years ago

Affinity to launch efficiency campaign

4 years ago

Weekend press round-up: Wind farm towers could be home win

In our latest review of sector coverage across the national newspapers, plans are reported for a £100 million factory in Scotland to create turbine towers for offshore wind farms. Meanwhile, nearly 1,000 “dark discharges” of untreated sewage from two water company treatment plants have been detected using artificial intelligence to map spills.

4 years ago

SVT partners with ‘carbon neutral’ Commonwealth Games

Severn Trent will create 2,022 acres of forest and a further 72 mini urban forests across the West Midlands to offset the carbon from the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Birmingham next year

4 years ago

Why utility companies should embrace digital innovation

4 years ago

Thames customers report thousands of blockages via online tool

4 years ago

Eliminating combined sewer overflows could cost £100bn

Eliminating the harm from combined sewer overflows will require multi-faceted action supported by regulation and legislation to improve river health but could cost more than £100 billion, Water UK has told the Environmental Audit Committee in a written submission.

4 years ago

Severn Trent trials novel pipe renewal technology

4 years ago

Water usage driven more by behaviour than socioeconomics or weather

Customer behaviour and choices are key to halving freshwater abstraction sustainably by 2050, a study by UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) has shown.

4 years ago

No time to waste on securing net zero investment

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Waterscan becomes consultant for environmental reporting group

4 years ago

No cranes without drains

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Training Fido

The potential to improve leakage rates using AI technology is growing. Fido Tech's co-founder Neil Edwards discusses a trial his company ran with United Utilities and the next steps.

4 years ago

Ofwat proposes raising price cap

With the level of bad debt anticipated to exceed 2 per cent for the water retail sector, Ofwat has begun consulting on the most appropriate ways to share the costs. The regulator has proposed raising the price cap and sharing debt between customers from 2022

4 years ago

Bulb, Everflow, Octopus among fastest growing European companies

Bulb has been ranked topped of the fastest growing businesses in Europe with Everflow coming in at third and Octopus at 26th on the Financial Times' list.

4 years ago

UU forecasts ‘significantly better’ AMP7 ODI payments

United Utilities reports a strong first year to AMP7 with ODI reward payments 10x what they were at this point in AMP6 and predictions the company will do "significantly better" over the five years.

4 years ago

Does diversity drive productivity?

Date: 19/03/2021 11:00 am

Why VSDs are a crucial waypoint on the route map to Net Zero

The UK water industry has unveiled its plan to deliver a Net Zero supply for customers by 2030, a full two decades before the government's target of 2050. The sector deserves immense credit for setting such an ambitious target, which is the world's first sector-wide commitment of its kind. Getting there will not be easy, but as ABB's Clayton Mead explains, embracing the quick wins now can help to lay the foundations for success in longer term goals.

4 years ago

Welsh Water rejuvenates woodlands

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