£6m funding for automated drones and smart robotics that will be able to both sample and deliver near lab-grade analysis of coastal and inland...
A world-leading project that’s set to see drones, robots and a mobile lab transform how rivers and seas are monitored has been named a...
South West Water to lead groundbreaking project to predict harmful algal blooms
South West Water is among 16 winning projects that have been awarded funding through the Ofwat Innovation Fund’s fifth Water Breakthrough Challenge, securing support...
Satellites, robots, drones and AI among winners of Ofwat’s fifth Water Breakthrough Challenge
Pioneering technological solutions to some of the biggest challenges facing the water sector have won a share of £42 million from the Ofwat Innovation...
Northumbrian Water wins Ofwat funding for three different ground-breaking projects
Northumbrian Water has been awarded a £9.5 million boost to kick-start three different ground-breaking projects, which will help to protect the region’s waterways and...
Adler & Allan acquires drainage and civil engineering experts Glanville Environmental
Adler & Allan, a leading environmental services business backed by Goldman Sachs, has acquired drainage and civil engineering specialists, Glanville Environmental, which it says...
Portsmouth Water begins its biggest environmental study ever on river catchments
Portsmouth Water has initiated a £4 million comprehensive environmental study to assess and implement actions necessary to ensure the sustainability of future water abstraction.
The...
How Severn Trent could use remotely operated drones to help spot leaks from hundreds of miles away
Severn Trent is trialling futuristic new drones technology - which could help detect leaking pipes from hundreds of miles away.
Pilots Duncan Turner and Jonny...
QuantCube and CNES announces completion of flood risk digital twin prototype
QuantCube Technology and French space agency, CNES, have announced the successful delivery of a sophisticated flood warning and risk mapping prototype, the SCO FloodDAM...
River monitoring drone boats arrive in UK
Autonomous and remote-controlled drone boats that can measure discharge flow rate and water quality in rivers are available in the UK for the first...
Drone trial set to improve water quality launched in Northumberland
Drones are being used to improve the quality of water in UK coastal waters and estuaries as part of a trial with Northumbrian Water,...
Thousands of citizen photos train AI to monitor river pollution
Photographs gathered by the Friends of Bradford’s Becks community group have been used to train a new AI model to spot visual markers of...
Saab UK innovates deep-sea exploration mitigating risk to divers and the environment
Less than two years ago, two Saab remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) descended over 3,000 meters into the frigid Antarctic waters in search of Sir...
Avove has partnered with iNPIPE PRODUCTS to bring pioneering smart pig technology to the water sector
Delivering on a key part of its proactive sustainability strategy, leading capital infrastructure and engineering services company, Avove, has announced a first-of-its-kind partnership agreement...
South West Water extends £150 offer to help customers fix leaky loos and save money
South West Water’s offer to help customers in Cornwall to find and fix leaky loos to help reduce leakage is being extended to parts...
South West Water to roll-out 6,000 leak detection devices to help fix leaks
South West Water is rolling out innovative leak detection technology across the region in an effort to tackle customer leaks head-on.
The water company will...
Stonbury acquires inspection cleaning specialist Panton McLeod
Stonbury has announced the acquisition of Panton McLeod, an advanced inspection and cleaning specialist of public, commercial and industrial water assets.
Stonbury says the addition...
Update gives insights into non-acoustic leak technologies
Technology company Ovarro has partnered with UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) to update the sector on advancements in non-acoustic leak detection techniques.
The update provides...
Lincolnshire prepares for flooding and other emergencies with digital twins and drones
Lincolnshire Resilience Forum (LRF) has gone live with new geospatial and drone technology from Esri UK to help it better prepare for emergencies across...
Skyports Drone Services and Makutu launch water quality drone flights with Northumbrian Water
Skyports Drone Services in collaboration with Makutu has successfully completed maiden test flights for a new drone inspection service set to help water companies...
New premises for Ham Baker Engineering
Galliford Try, one of the UK’s leading construction groups, has announced that its Ham Baker business has moved to new premises, complete with a...
Rapid leak detection possible with new Severn Trent optical fibre trial
Severn Trent could change how the water industry tackles leakages by making use of cutting-edge technology, currently lying inactive underground.
The water company is tapping...
Anglian Water uses satellites to help detect region’s hardest-to-find leaks
Anglian Water engineers are pushing the boundaries of engineering innovation as it adds satellites to its armoury to help detect invisible leaks across the...
World’s first drone water quality study announced by Northumbrian Water
A North East water company is set to explore how the use of flying robots can help it improve the quality of the region’s...
Chalk stream benefits from restoration project in Norfolk
The Environment Agency has been working with Norfolk Rivers Trust to improve the water quality and quantity on the River Wensum.
Chalk streams are a...
AI platform accelerates efficient resource management
For decades the ‘science’ of pipeline inspection using CCTV has relied not just on good quality video capture equipment but also upon highly trained,...
Yorkshire Water using industry-first manhole survey technology
Yorkshire Water is using cutting edge modelling grade technology to complete surveys of hard-to-reach manholes – a UK water industry first – as part...
East Kent chalk stream thrives again after restoration project
A Kentish river is now reaping the environmental benefits of a partnership makeover project that has restored more than 300 metres of rare chalk...
Automated asset inspection unlocks miles of data and speeds up pipeline repair
Artificial intelligence is helping to speed up repairs to United Utilities wastewater pipeline network by semi-automating the review of CCTV inspection footage.
Since the use...
Innovation and beyond – United Utilities adopts more transformative solutions
United Utilities has announced the company will now work on a 'business as usual' basis with three companies as a result of their Innovation...
Yorkshire Water adds cutting-edge sewer technology to fleet
Yorkshire Water has added new lateral CCTV vans to its fleet of vehicles, which will help its teams investigate the sewer network more effectively.
Improved...
Evercam’s new 4D View, powered by iTwin, improves collaboration with easier access to real-time videos and project design data
Evercam has announced the addition of Evercam 4D View to Bentley Systems’ powered by iTwin program.
Evercam 4D View helps project teams leverage engineering and...
Drone lends support to Big Windermere Survey
The latest Big Windermere survey was given a high-tech boost thanks to innovative autonomous vehicle technology.
The survey is one of the largest ongoing citizen...
Anglian Water uses drones to find and fix hidden leaks during drought
Anglian Water is carrying out innovative drone surveys around Ardleigh reservoir, Colchester, to identify difficult to find leaks and fix them, as this year’s...
Drones and laser technology help Scottish Water improve sewer network and cut carbon emissions
State-of-the art drones and lasers are being used together for the first time in Britain to improve Scotland’s sewers and are helping Scottish Water...
Promoting Adaptation to Changing Coasts project to hold series of webinars starting 12 October
The Promoting Adaptation to Changing Coasts project (PACCo) is set to hold a series of webinars to share what's been learned so far by...
After the drought, it’s time to protect against the floods
Businesses and householders need to review the condition of their drainage systems as the extremely dry summer weather increases the risk of flash flooding,...
Quest transforms drainage services with BigChange Tech
Quest Waste Management has achieved significant business growth following the implementation of cloud-based job management technology from BigChange. In the past 18 months, the...
Artificial intelligence automatic defect coding for cleaning videos
Sewer Robotics has added artificial intelligence empowered automatic defect coding for videos that are recorded with the C70 video nozzle in the (free) Sewer...
Morrison Water Services to help Thames Water tackle pollution, flooding and blockages
Morrison Water Services, a part of M Group Services’ Water Division, has secured a place on a wastewater multiple supplier framework to deliver services...
Matthew Humphreys, Utilities Sector Manager at Adler & Allan, discusses how to use assessments and maintenance to tackle your CSO targets
The use of Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs) continues to place water companies under intense scrutiny. In response to bleak Environment Agency figures and scathing...
GEO Business 2022 marks huge growth in the geospatial profession
GEO Business made a big impact on the UK geospatial profession as it returned to ExCeL London on 18-19 May.
The 2022 edition of the...
World cup footballers and fans to benefit from water treatment technologies
BIO-UV Group’s successful installation of advanced water treatment systems at Doha’s state-of-the-art Al-Bayt Stadium in the city of Al Khor, Qatar has met the...
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