Pollution Control

Collaborative use of nature-based ‘toolkit’ key to tackling phosphorus in wastewater

Water sector stakeholders explore how the industry is already harnessing nature-based solutions – such as reed beds and integrated constructed wetland – to treat wastewater amid stretching new AMP7 targets and environmental scrutiny.

06/06/2022

News

Water Industry Awards 2022: finalists revealed

Finalists in the 19 categories comprising the 2022 Water Industry Awards have been announced.

25/04/2022

News

Six new tech firms selected for United Utilities Innovation Lab

United Utilities has unveiled half-a-dozen new tech partners, ranging from autonomous vehicles that collect and analyse water samples to an valve management app, following a global search for firms to join its accelerator program.

22/04/2022

News

Meet the innovators: Dale Colley, Altitude Thinking

Ahead of the 2022 Energy Innovation Awards, Utility Week Innovate catches up with young innovator of the year nominee and inventor of the Aquabot – a robot created to measure water pollution in real time – Dale Colley.

22/04/2022

Interviews

Do androids dream of electric heat? Introducing the robots infiltrating utilities

The machine uprising isn’t confined to hi-tech labs or the silver screen, it’s taking place in our pipes, water courses, wind turbines and street works. As such, Utility Week Innovate profiles five robotic innovations ahead of Utility Week Live.

22/04/2022

Analysis

Sponge city: Europe’s first ‘smart canal’ feeding Glasgow’s sustainable regeneration

Glasgow City Council’s James Murray explains how award-winning data and digital technology upgrades to the 250-year-old Forth and Clyde Canal are helping build new homes and communities.

07/04/2022

Analysis

Modelling London’s 25km super sewer

Thames Tideway’s Peter Vale explains how his firm has harnessed existing technology to digitise and automate wastewater network systems during wholesale upgrades to London’s ageing sewer infrastructure.

27/01/2022

Analysis

What’s fresh in wastewater? From Covid detection and sewer sensors to carbon capture

To coincide with the WWT Wastewater 2022 Conference, Utility Week Innovate rounds up some of the latest developments in wastewater treatment and infrastructure – from hydrogen production and carbon capture to blockage sensor and AI tech.

25/01/2022

Analysis

Innovation round-up: Anglian and Yorkshire invest in bathing water projects, WPD investigates heat pump flexibility

Ahead of the WWT Wastewater 2022 Conference, Innovate’s round-up includes updates on bathing water disinfection projects from Anglian and Yorkshire Water. Elsewhere Drax, WPD and Sembcorp provided project news.

21/01/2022

News

Green gas: Re-wilding Cadent sites

Nick Tavernor joined Cadent towards the end of 2019 as its first site husbandry supervisor. His job is to ensure safety and operational capability can co-exist in harmony with the flora and fauna also found at each of its sites. He explains more here.

10/01/2022

Comment

Integrating climate adaptation into asset management ‘business as usual’

In the wake of Storm Arwen, Utility Week Innovate takes a sector-wide snapshot of innovation in climate adaptation including a recent collaboration between National Grid and the Met Office.

30/11/2021

Analysis

Is water ‘well ahead’ of COP?

Experts from the water sector share their thoughts on how and where innovation can boost post-COP progress and discuss whether or not the industry is already ahead of the conference’s collaborative curve.

18/11/2021

Analysis

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