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‘Energy park’ to provide 8% of Welsh Water’s energy needs

A new solar project at Welsh Water’s Five Fords wastewater treatment works in Wrexham, north-east Wales will see a five-fold increase in solar energy...

Scotland’s largest waste water pumping station gets £478,000 solar boost

Scotland’s largest waste water pumping station is now partly powered by renewable energy, after work was completed on a £478,000 solar power scheme. The Scottish...

Solar scheme set to help power Gorbals water pumps

A £636,000 solar project which will help pump water to thousands of customers in South Ayrshire is now complete. The scheme, which will help save...

Landmark mine water heat scheme goes live in Wales

Previously untapped heat from a mine water treatment scheme in Wales is now being harnessed to provide low-carbon heating for a nearby business. Wales, with...

Thames Water investing £400m to improve Coppermills Water Treatment Works

Thames Water is improving its Coppermills Water Treatment Works, in Walthamstow, through a seven-year £400m investment programme. The site is an integral part of Thames...

Work on £1.4 million solar project in Inverness complete

Scottish Water has completed work on a £1.4m solar project at a site in Inverness, which will help power essential waste water services in...

Innova Renewables set to power Dwr Cymru sewage treatment works with a 40-year Corporate PPA

Innova has announced the signing of a 40-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Dwr Cymru Welsh Water. The PPA will see Dwr Cymru’s Five Fords...

Green scheme to help power Scottish Water site near East Kilbride

Work on a £420,000 solar project at a waste water treatment works serving thousands of customers in and around East Kilbride is now complete. The...

Scottish Water completes £675,000 solar scheme in Bathgate

Scottish Water has completed a £675,000 solar scheme at its waste water treatment works in Bathgate, as part of its drive to reach net...

Scottish Water invests £485,000 in West Dunbartonshire solar project

A Scottish Water drinking water tank which helps distribute clean water to residents across West Dunbartonshire is now significantly greener thanks to 548 solar...

Work complete on £706,000 solar scheme near Falkirk  

Scottish Water has completed work on a £706,000 green energy scheme at a site near Falkirk, which is set to save around 135 tonnes...

Atlas Copco appoints Marco Gravina as President of the Portable Power and Flow division

Atlas Copco has announced Marco Gravina’s appointment as President of Portable Power and Flow Division in the Power Technique business area, effective from the...

Daniel Winter to succeed Eric Alström as President of Danfoss Power Solutions

Danfoss has announced that Daniel Winter has been named president of Danfoss Power Solutions. He succeeds Eric Alström who, after 12 years with Danfoss,...

Scottish Water delivers £1.4m solar scheme near Edinburgh

Scottish Water has completed work on a £1.4m solar scheme at a site near Edinburgh which is set to save 221 tonnes of carbon...

Templant awarded three-year contract by Northumbrian Water Limited for the provision of emergency response hire generators

Generator hire specialist Templant has been awarded a three-year contract by Northumbrian Water Limited (NWL) for the provision of emergency response hire generators. The three-year...

ISG Renewables signs 15-year PPA to provide Anglian Water with traceable renewable electricity from Elms Farm solar project

Innova has announced the signing of a 15-year Corporate PPA between Anglian Water and ISG Renewables (a JV between Innova and Schroders Greencoat) for...

Green energy to power pumps at Moffat borehole

A solar scheme in Moffat is now helping power the pumps which provide water to the town’s water treatment works. The £307,000 project has seen...

Scottish Water delivers green energy scheme in Perth 

A Scottish Water site in Perth is now significantly greener, thanks to the installation of an £852,000 solar scheme. The scheme has seen 1,236 ground...

Work complete on £2.3m solar power and battery energy storage scheme near Selkirk 

Scottish Water has completed work on a £2.3 million solar power and battery energy storage scheme which is set to save around 169 tonnes...

RSK and Nova Innovation join forces to deliver floating solar

Floating solar is set to become a key source of renewable energy with the potential to produce 9343 terawatt hours (TWh)* globally, equivalent to...

NI Water ‘shines a light’ on energy saving solar projects

NI Water has further boosted its investment in renewable energy by installing solar panels that could save around c.218 tonnes of carbon in the...

ABB launches innovative solar drive for sustainable water pumping globally

Solar photovoltaic (PV) powered water pumping systems are becoming increasingly important across the globe. They play a vital role in reducing CO2 emissions related...

Beneath the surface: Sonar technology revolutionises sludge and silt mapping

Peter Smith, sludge treatment expert a at leading waste management company CSG, lifts the lid on the new sonar technology the company is using...

Can floating solar power stations become a significant renewable energy source?

In this Water Vlog, Phil Alsop, Editor of Water Magazine, and Mike Kelly, AquaGen365 Development Director, discusses the potential for floating solar power to...

Knowledge is power when it comes to water sector transformation, says Louisa Buckley, Schneider Electric

On day two of Northumbrian Water's Innovation Festival, Louisa Buckley, Sales Manager, Secure Power Division at Schneider Electric, explores the challenges water utilities face...

New NI Water battery to deliver for the grid

NI Water is set to reduce its carbon footprint after becoming one of the first public sector organisation’s to install a state-of-the-art battery energy...

Homes and businesses in south west London using poo power as Thames Water continues to reduce its carbon footprint 

The UK‘s largest water company has converted two more of its sewage treatment works (STWs) into poo power plants by converting its sewage sludge...

Centiel’s UPS now available in an IP54 enclosure

Centiel’s true modular UPS are now available in an IP54 enclosure offering a sophisticated and robust power protection solution for semi-industrial and more environmentally...

Planning approved for solar panels at eight Yorkshire Water sites

Solar panels are set to be installed at eight Yorkshire Water sites throughout the region. Once installed, the panels will contribute towards Yorkshire Water’s...

Riventa presents compelling offset figures for Ofwat’s Water Discovery Challenge

As a finalist in the Ofwat Innovation Fund’s Water Discovery Challenge, Riventa’s Total Addressable Market assessment of maximising solar photovoltaic (PV) system efficiency for...

Hong Kong’s floating solar farm solution to land challenge

The Government of the Hong Kong SAR is introducing an innovative floating solar farm to overcome limited land resources as it pursues its plan...

Scottish Water graduate celebrates the delivery of first solar project in Denny

Heriot-Watt University Chemical and Energy Engineering Graduate, Steven Brasher from Dalgety Bay in Fife, recently celebrated the delivery of his first large-scale solar project...

Data analytics builds organisational resilience in backup power systems

Electrical assets are important to the everyday functioning of an organisation, none more so than at waste or clean water treatment works where many...

Solar powering Oban’s WWTW

Scottish Water’s latest solar power scheme is helping to protect the coastal community of Oban from the effects of climate change. The installation of 556...

Going green in West Dunbartonshire

A water treatment facility in Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire has recently joined a long list of Scottish Water sites powered by green energy in a...

The Power Struggle – why reliable power is central to the success of water companies

Although the power supply in the UK is generally considered to be reliable and stable, it is not without its vulnerabilities and challenges. The...

Downing LLP partners with Southern Water to develop 12 solar PV sites and supply renewable energy to its facilities  

Downing has announced that it has been appointed by Southern Water to deliver 12 new solar PV projects across its sites and to supply...

Scottish Water triples solar energy production at Kirkcaldy Waste Water Treatment Works

Scottish Water has taken another step in reducing its carbon emissions through a £700,000 investment to triple the solar energy production at Kirkcaldy Waste...

Downing LLP-backed solar generators for Northumbrian Water set to go live

Downing LLP’s investment into solar assets that directly supply power to Northumbrian Water, a UK regulated utility company, is continuing momentum as another site...

Big switch-on for new Southern Water solar scheme

Southern Water’s first ever solar energy project at a wastewater treatment works went live, taking the number of solar panels owned by Southern Water...

Solar giant switched on in East Dunbartonshire

A solar scheme of seismic proportions is now live at Scottish Water’s most energy intensive site. The five-million-pound scheme, led by Scottish Water Horizons,...

Evides Industriewater supplies demiwater for Shell’s green hydrogen plant

Evides Industriewater will supply demiwater for Shell's green hydrogen plant in the Netherlands over the next 15 years.  Ruben van Grinsven, general manager Integrated Hydrogen...

Affinity Water ramps up its investment in solar energy as it prepares for net zero by 2030

Affinity Water plans to construct more Solar arrays up to a further 28 sites during Phase 2 of its Solar energy efficiency programme.   In...

Get ahead of PR24 with IoT energy insights

Water companies can get ahead of PR24 by using Internet of Things (IoT) energy insights to deliver cost and carbon savings. Mike Cumby of...

Gradient announces $20m in new wastewater treatment contracts in India’s solar and renewable energy market

Gradiant, a global solutions provider for advanced water and wastewater treatment, has announced awards of $20 million in new contracts in September and October...

NI Water’s first battery energy storage system installed at Ballykelly Wastewater Plant

NI Water recently completed a project at the new Ballykelly Wastewater Treatment Works (WwTW) to situate a new solar panel system. This system has...

Solar-powered ActiveWater tech reduces salinity of water for agriculture

As further droughts are predicted worldwide there will be increasing demand for crop irrigation, but a lack of fresh water is causing extensive soil...

Energy-efficient motors power Hong Kong’s sustainable development

CBV, in partnership with motor and drive manufacturer WEG, has contributed to developing a self-sustaining waste to energy (WTE) island for Hong Kong’s residual...

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