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Thames Water has published the final stage of its roadmap to achieving net zero carbon emissions across all operations by 2030.
The UK’s largest water supplier is committed to leading the future of energy transition by transforming the way it creates and uses power to become carbon neutral by 2030, having cut emissions by almost 70% since 1990.
The company, which has been producing renewable…
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Pumps
Bedford Pumps has provided two of their fish friendly pumps to a chemical plant in Runcorn to aid in the chemical process.
kINOVYN ChlorVinyls Ltd, part of INEOS, is Europe’s leading producer of vinyls and manufactures in eight countries across Europe.
Their Runcorn site which focuses on the production of chlorine, caustic soda and chlorinated derivatives, produces chemicals for a wide…
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Pumps
Xylem has unveiled Flygt Bibo – a new dewatering pump that reduces energy, wear and tear, and maintenance costs.
The new pump is among the next generation of smart devices that brings built-in intelligence to industrial dewatering.
Applying Decision Intelligence, Flygt Biboα automatically adapts to its environment and only operates when needed, delivering energy savings of up to 60% when…
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Pipelines
A comprehensive map of underground pipes and cables is being developed by Thames Water and other utilities.
The National Underground Asset Register (NUAR) will pinpoint the location of the one million miles of sewers, water mains, gas pipes and electricity cables that criss-cross the UK.
Thames Water alone looks after 68,000 miles of sewers and 20,000 miles of clean water pipes from London…
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Flowmeters
Titan Enterprises has revealed a growing demand for precision flow measurement devices from manufacturers of domestic and industrial water-consumption appliances to integrate as part of a smart water meter system.
With year-on-year increases in water usage for domestic and industrial purposes, smart water flow metering solutions - with integrated Titan liquid flow sensors, help to manage end…
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Pipelines
A major new sewer pipeline is being delivered in Gloucestershire in an £8.5 million (€9.9 million) project by Thames Water to help tackle flooding.
Using techniques like ‘micro-tunnelling’, the 3.8 km scheme involves the installation of 1,800 individual sections of pipe between Chesterton and Shorncote, and the construction of a new pumping station.
With new houses being built in…
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Following an extensive trial at one of the largest waste processing plants in Europe, separators made by Borger are now playing a crucial role in improving the quality of the digestate used for land fertilisation in accordance with PAS 110 regulations.
The facility, which generates up to 5.9 MW of electricity from over 100,000 tonnes of food waste per year, had been looking to progress the way…
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Pumps
The reputational and financial risks of the mismanagement of water and wastewater systems is the subject of a new report published today.
The document, Process water and wastewater treatment in the food industry , points to the vast volumes of water used in food and beverage production and urges companies to do more to offset risk.
The food and beverage industry uses vast volumes of water, and…
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Pipelines
A $2.4 million (€2 million) upgrade to one of Hobart’s major water distribution pipelines has started in Australia.
The project will replace a section of the Claremont Trunk water pipeline that runs along the Brooker Highway in Berriedale and provides water from the West Derwent System to the Tolosa Reservoirs.
Capital Delivery Office (CDO) delivery manager Chris Le Grange said the…
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Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water’s £2 million (€2.3 million) investment to upgrade the water network in the Fairwater, Danescourt and Radyr communities of Cardiff has now been completed.
The work formed part of a £159 million (€185 million) investment to deliver improvements on the quality of drinking water for its customers across the country.
The work involved cleaning and laying…
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Pipelines
Work is due to start next month on a £1.3 million (€1.5 million) sewer upgrade in part of Darlington, as Northumbrian Water embarks on a project to protect the environment.
The company has set July 5 as the date to start work on replacing an existing pipe with innovative trenchless technology being utilised.
This involves digging two pits at either side of the road and drilling horizontally…
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Pumps
Rotork IQ and IQT actuators have been ordered for several water treatment plants in New Zealand.
The Matamata Piako District Council, of New Zealand’s North Island, has chosen to upgrade multiple sites from pneumatic to electric actuators.
The flow control of three large water treatment sites in Morrinsville, Matamata and Te Aroha, as well as smaller sites in Te Poi, Hinuera and Te Huna,…
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Pumps
Battersea Power Station is a beacon along London’s skyline, famous for supplying over 20% of all London’s electricity in the past – and as the iconic image on Pink Floyd’s Animals. Today, Battersea Shaft Pumping Station serves the Thames Water Ring Main – a critical component in London’s water infrastructure.
The Thames Water Ring Main, formerly known as the London Water Ring Main,…
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Pumps
The British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) has welcomed yet another two companies into membership.
The latest company signing up is Manchester-based, CEMB Hofmann UK.
This ISO9001:2015 accredited balancing technology specialist manufactures a wide range of dynamic balancing machines.
As well as supplying new machinery, the company can also carry out balancing machine upgrades, plus…
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Pipelines
One of the country’s largest hospitality management companies has been ordered to pay more than £90,000 (€104,000) after allowing huge amounts of fat, oil and grease (FOG) to get into the Thames Water sewer network.
Mitchells & Butlers Leisure Retail was accused of failing to prevent FOG entering the sewers in Kidlington, UK, in 2017.
The company pleaded guilty to breaches of the Water…
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Other
Wessex Water trucks powered by sewage and food waste are hitting the roads in the UK this summer to help slash greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality.
Each truck converted from diesel to biomethane achieves a carbon saving that’s equivalent to removing more than 100 cars from the roads.
Following in the footsteps of the famous Bristol ‘poo bus’, which was the first in the UK to…
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Pipelines
A new UK partnership that is bringing significant improvements to leak detection rates globally has been recognised by the water industry.
Technology specialist Ovarro and UK utility Anglian Water Services collaborated on the development of remote leak detection device Enigma3hyQ and cloud-based analytics platform PrimeWeb.
Between April 2018 and January 2021, the system found 6,783 leaks on…
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Pipelines
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water’s £8 million (€9.3 million) investment to upgrade the wastewater system in Norton and Presteigne is making progress and is on track to be completed next year.
The work being carried out will help improve the quality of the water which is release to the environment. This in turn will boost water quality in the Norton Brook and River Lugg to ensure a first-class…
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