Water

Mind the gap: A fair future is crucial for the success of UK climate action

As part of our Countdown to COP campaign, Sustainability First director, Sharon Darcy, sets out why a just transition is so important and what utilities can do to advance this cause.

Campaign group to ‘fill vacuum left by EA’ around river pollution

NIC calls for collective push to drive down water consumption

Government, regulators and industry must build on their recently transformed collaboration to deliver a strategy for reducing per capita water consumption, according to the National Infrastructure Commission

Pennon rebrands retail business

South West, Bournemouth, South Staffs and Cambridge's non-household water businesses have been renamed as Source for Business to create a national identity for the brand.

Thames to create wetlands next to sewage site

Thames has unveiled plans to create a wetlands next to Aylesbury wastewater treatment plant as part of broader plans for biodiversity and habitat creation across its estate

‘Vague’ Penrose report is ‘good provocation for debate’

A long-awaited report outlining recommendations designed to strengthen the UK’s competition regime has been cautiously welcomed by industry observers but described as lacking in detail. The Power to the People report by Conservative MP John Penrose has a heavy focus on streamlining regulatory processes and creating further competition where possible. It also calls for measures introduced in insurance to tackle 'loyalty penalties' to be extended to energy.

Anglian grows Shop Window project

Anglian Water has set out plans to expand its Shop Window, the company's Newmarket test bed for innovation, to trial its projects with one million customers before company-wide adoption.

Ofwat names innovation judging panel

The judging panel for Ofwat's much anticipated Innovation in Water Challenge has been named. The eight experts from the water sector and related industries will judge a Dragons' Den style pitching competition

Northumbrian applies trenchless technology to sewer upgrades

Northumbrian Water has begun a £1.3 million upgrade to a sewer network in Darlington using trenchless technology to minimise disruption during the seven-month project.

Weekend press round-up: Green energy stampede sends prices sky-high

In our latest review of sector coverage across the national newspapers, concerns are raised about a bubble forming in renewable energy. Elsewhere, National Grid discusses plans to link North Sea wind farms directly to interconnectors; the implications of water trading are set out and there are accusations that the UK’s public electric vehicle charging network is not growing fast enough to meet demand

Beast from the East 2: The big thaw

‘Beware of unintended consequences on net-zero journey’

Utility Week Award 2020: Winners’ review

EA to reclassify seven regions as water stressed

The Environment Agency has proposed moving seven more water companies’ regions to water stressed status meaning they must evaluate introducing compulsory metering.

UU develops AI to distinguish leak size

United Utilities has reached a milestone in leakage detection by developing its AI to identify the size of leaks in networks so technicians can prioritise repairs. The Fido system distinguishes data from loggers while ignoring background noises for improved accuracy.