Sep 15, 2025
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Features
Sep 2, 2025
A first-of-its-kind project to use gas from sewage waste to produce clean hydrogen is being delivered at United Utilities’ largest wastewater treatment works in Manchester in the UK.
The water company for the north-west has joined forces with leading Cambridge-based climate tech firm Levidian to demonstrate the opportunity for biogas produced from wastewater to create... [Read More]
Features
Aug 29, 2025
At the award-winning Turkey Creek WWTP, its site superintendent is as enthusiastic as ever – 37 years into the job – as the treatment plant enters its latest phase of expansion.
Despite the considerable seasonal pressures of the fluctuating population at Indiana’s largest and most popular lake, Tim Woodward is understandably cheerful to see capacity increase... [Read More]
Features
Aug 27, 2025
Light, abundant and energy-dense, hydrogen offers versatility across sectors —from powering vehicles and heating homes to decarbonising heavy industries like steel and cement.
However, turning this promise into a scalable, global reality will require a carefully coordinated roadmap involving innovation, investment and international collaboration.
This feature explores... [Read More]
Features
Aug 18, 2025
British Sugar is embarking on its most ambitious decarbonisation project to date at its Wissington sugar production facility in Norfolk.
The new steam drying initiative represents a major investment of approximately €50 million (£43 million), aimed at cutting 50,000 tonnes of Scope 1 carbon emissions from the site’s operations.
Supported by a €8.8 million (£7.5... [Read More]
Features
Aug 18, 2025
Hydrostatic testing, or “hydrotesting”, is a critical step in confirming the integrity of vessels that handle a variety of fluids — from water to crude oil. The irony is that the same water used to test for leaks or weak points also introduces the risk of corrosion into the vessel, potentially leading to further integrity issues or corrosion-related problems in future.
What’s... [Read More]
Features
Aug 11, 2025
Pump service specialists Dura Pump has solved a significant sewage headache for a large hospital in the Midlands in the UK, saving the NHS Trust three-quarters of a million pounds per year.
All too frequent blockages from floating debris, plus fats, oils and greases had rendered the existing system unfit for purpose - with the NHS hospital facing constant downtime and... [Read More]
Features
Aug 5, 2025
For decades, selecting and sizing control valves was a complex and time-consuming task.
Only large control valve manufacturers provided the necessary tools and they were often restricted to specialists with deep technical expertise.
However, modern online control valve sizing and selection tools have dramatically changed the landscape, making the process more accessible... [Read More]
Features
Aug 4, 2025
Energy company Penspen has secured a multi-million-pound contract from United Living Infrastructure Services to advance the development of the HyNet CO2 transportation pipeline at Liverpool Bay.
Under this contract, the company will deliver the detailed engineering design for a project that will transform the north west of England into a world-leading low-carbon industrial... [Read More]
Features
Jul 28, 2025
Rapidly increasing uptake of remote sensor technology is revolutionising how sewer networks are monitored and managed across the UK – and has prompted a firmware update from technology company Metasphere, writes Ryan Pearson, head of strategy.
Remote sewer network monitoring is already offering significant advantages to the most progressive water companies in the... [Read More]
Features
Jul 28, 2025
David Spain, Director of Engineering, and Jim Lieskovan, Vice President of Sales, at Nationwide Boiler Inc, on how to optimise designs for emissions reduction.
Within today’s industrial environment, emissions compliance has shifted from being a singular achievement to a continuous obligation. Since the mid-1980s, regional air districts have systematically tightened... [Read More]
Features
Jul 7, 2025
Coriolis flowmeters hold the distinction of being the only type of flowmeter that measures mass directly.
Other devices — such as thermal meters, mass flow controllers, and multivariable flowmeters — either derive mass flow by multiplying volumetric flow by density, or by relying on other indirect indicators. One exception is that some mass flow controllers also... [Read More]
Features
Jul 4, 2025
Dina Gillespie runs Thames Water’s largest wastewater pumping station.
Dina Gillespie is the catchment manager for North East London, which includes Bazalgette’s Victorian Abbey Mills Pumping Station, our largest wastewater pumping station.
Dina works at the 'Cathedral of Sewage,' where the legacy of Sir Joseph Bazalgette’s Victorian infrastructure meets the... [Read More]
Features
Jul 2, 2025
Fifteen years on from its first wastewater project with one of the UK's most popular providers of freshly prepared food, FLI CAP Technology has completed its latest bespoke installation for the much-loved brand.
To meet the ever-increasing demand for the food producer’s products, FLI Cap Technology were tasked partly with providing a new CIRIA-compliant (Construction... [Read More]
Features
Jul 1, 2025
The American Petroleum Institute's (API) Performance Report in coordination with the Liquid Energy Pipeline Association (LEPA) outlined the pipeline industry’s continuing record of safety performance and commitment to tackling evolving challenges – including improving pipeline community engagement, promoting workforce excellence and advancing a sustainable energy future.... [Read More]
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