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There is a clear and growing tension between national policy on low-carbon energy and local delivery, writes Jo Hannah
11 years ago
Scottish Water is expanding its scheme which protects drinking water supply zones from diffuse pollution to support a range of new measures, it announced today.
Scottish Water has been ordered to pay almost £10,000 in fines following pollution incidents at two sites in 2011.
Wessex Water has completed a £26 million project to protect the water quality at beaches in Weston-super-Mare.
Water minister Richard Benyon has thrown his weight behind calls to introduce a "watch list" to assess the impact of potentially harmful chemicals in water, rather than ordering water firms to remove them as proposed by the European Commission.
Thames Water plans to generate 20 per cent of its energy needs from sewage by installing thermal hydrolysis process plants at six of its sewage treatment works, it has announced.
There is a lack of evidence to warrant adding to the "priority substance" list of chemicals controlled under the Water Framework Directive, MPs heard today.
Computer gaming is huge and smart utilities are using its popularity and reach to their own ends. Andrew Williams reports
The prospects for injecting biomethane into the gas grid are really hotting up, according to Megan Darby
Vandalism at a wastewater treatments works could lead to a major environmental incident, NI Water warned today.
Four wind turbines are to be built at a Wessex Water sewage works in Bristol by the end of the year, it has been announced.
Severn Trent Water has been ordered to pay more than £18,000 in fines and costs by the Telford Magistrates Court for allowing too much ammonia to enter the stream.
Southern Water is installing a £700,000 combined heat and power (CHP) plant at its wastewater treatment works on the Isle of Wight. The plant at Sandown will capture biogas created during the sewage treatment process.
Roger Milne reports on the ups and downs of life for water and energy firms under the reformed planning system, and particularly the NSIP regime
Thames Water is building a £5 million wind turbine to power 4 per cent of its Crossness sewage treatment works in east London. The turbine is expected to generate power equivalent to the usage of up to 13,000 homes on a windy day.
The first food waste anaerobic digestion plant in Britain to be built in a sewage treatment works opened in Bristol today.
by Megan Darby Sewage treatment should be transferred into the regulatory regime for waste, and
12 years ago
The European Commission is putting the finishing touches to a far-reaching water strategy. Vic Wyman