People and skills

Drax executive steps down from Climate Change Committee

Thinktank calls for leftover apprenticeship funding to be spent on net zero training

Can smart meter data can stop us running out of water?

The UK water utilities industry is under greater stress than at any other time in its history. It’s not just about external forces such as changes in usage trends and climate change as well as scarcity and unpredictability of supply. It’s also partly because most of our water infrastructure was designed and built in the Victorian era, if not earlier (the world’s first city-level water transfer project, completed in 1613, remains one of London’s main water resources). And of course we cannot forget the huge drive towards digital transformation.

Utilities to lose out on half of apprenticeship levy funds

On the Move: Thames completes shake-up of senior team

In our latest round-up of people moves across the sector, Thames Water completes its new-look executive team, Ovo hires a director of sustainability from Drax and Waterwise gets a new chair. Meanwhile, two key players in overseeing the establishment of the UK water industry’s Innovation Centre of Excellence are announced.

Engagement v auto switching: battling for the future retail market

How would you like to pay for this?

Expert view: Measuring for future success – the customer experience challenge

Expert view: Introducing the ‘Substations of the Future’ competition

On the move: BEIS director joins Aurora

We need to make a career in engineering more appealing for young female talent

On the Move: CCW, Ofgem, Yorkshire Water

Utility Week Explains: decision analytics for net zero and ESG

On the Move: Thames creates renewables division; ex-Ovo MD joins Rebel

Fresh funds urgently needed to boost STEM careers provision