Noticias sobre Isle of Man
World Bank approves $257 million funding to enhance electricity and irrigation services in Nepal
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved two projects for Nepal totaling $257 million aimed at enhancing electricity distribution services and improving irrigation services to boost agricultural productivity.
International conference highlights growing business opportunities in resource recovery
The global drive towards a circular economy gained significant momentum last week at the International Water Association (IWA) Resource Recovery Conference in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands.
Wessex Water will lead the development of a national Rainwater Management Platform for the UK
Wessex Water has been awarded £2 million via the Ofwat Innovation Fund to develop the national Rainwater Management Platform, a one-stop digital tool designed to ensure what falls from the sky is properly valued and treated as a resource before being returned, uncontaminated, to the environment.
South Staffordshire Water leads winning projects on energy recovery and leak prevention
Two innovative projects led by South Staffordshire Water, which operates South Staffs Water and Cambridge Water, have been named winners of the fifth Water Breakthrough Challenge by the Ofwat Innovation Fund.
South West Water to lead groundbreaking project to predict harmful algal blooms
South West Water is among 16 winning projects that have been awarded funding through the Ofwat Innovation Fund’s fifth Water Breakthrough Challenge, securing support for its innovative algal project.
Yorkshire Water AI-Water Quality Monitoring named a winner in fifth Water Breakthrough Challenge
The AI-Water Quality Monitoring Project – a collaboration between Yorkshire Water and UnifAI Technology along with, The Rivers Trust, British Standards Institution (BSI), supported by Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) – has won £1.935 million to fund the development of AI-based models to monitor water quality at 20 inland bathing sites.
Thames Water wins share in Ofwat’s latest Water Breakthrough Challenge
Ofwat’s fifth Water Breakthrough Challenge has awarded more than £42 million to 16 innovation projects which aim to solve major challenges in the water sector.
Satellites, robots, drones and AI among winners of Ofwat’s fifth Water Breakthrough Challenge
The Ofwat Innovation Fund’s Water Breakthrough Challenge awards more than £42 million to innovations solving major challenges in the water sector.
VIVALDI: Sustainable production of organic acids from industrial off-gases
Funded by the EU Horizon 2020 program (GA No 101000441), the VIVALDI project – a name that recalls the famous 18th-century composer – aims to transform industrial off-gases into high-value organic acids through innovative and sustainable biotechnology.
Researchers find way to control contaminants inside nanopores that holds promise for desalination
Natural and engineered systems have a whole world of chemistry inside their tiny pores—known as nanopores—that changes depending on the chemical functional groups inside.
PROMICON: Revolutionizing biotechnology with nature-inspired microbial consortia
The PROMICON project, funded by the EU Horizon 2020 programme (GA No.
Southern Water awards key contracts worth £466m to support major wastewater network investment
Southern Water Services has announced the award of four major contracts under its new collaborative framework for wastewater network services worth £466 million.
Innovation in action: LIFE GREEN ADAPT’s contribution to EU environmental policy
LIFE GREEN ADAPT, a project co-funded by the EU LIFE Programme (LIFE20 CCA/ES/001795) aims to increase the resilience of EU waste infrastructures against climate change.
LIFE GREEN ADAPT – Accelerating the adoption of nature-based solutions
LIFE GREEN ADAPT, a project co-funded by the EU LIFE Programme (LIFE20 CCA/ES/001795), seeks to develop waste infrastructure that is resilient to climate change while promoting a circular economy.
LIFE Waste2Coag brings its innovations closer to the market
The LIFE Waste2Coag project, co-funded by the EU LIFE programme (LIFE20 ENV/ES/000430) and coordinated by Global Omnium, aims to revolutionise wastewater treatment.
Isle of Man invests in sustainable water future with Crosby Wastewater Treatment Works
Manx Utilities has announced that the new Crosby Wastewater Treatment Works, serving the growing communities of Crosby and Glen Vine, is nearing completion and already receiving flows from the catchment area.
Strengthening Europe’s Water Resilience: INNFLOW consortium advances strategic Innovation
As Europe faces mounting challenges in water sustainability, marine ecosystems, and climate resilience, a major international initiative is taking shape.
£170 million investment by Southern Water will reduce storm overflows in Portsmouth Harbour
Our Clean Rivers and Seas Task Force is busy surveying sewers across Portsmouth city, Gosport and Fareham for improvements – and rolling out various tactics to keep surface and groundwater out of the pipes so we don’t need to rely on releases into the environment when our treatment sites become overloaded in stormy weather.
Researchers develop enhanced method for wastewater surveillance of antibiotic resistance
Antibiotic resistance is a global concern that threatens our ability to prevent and treat bacterial infections in humans and animals.
Southern Water reports £4.5M cost from ransomware attack
Southern Water, a major UK water supplier, has revealed in its annual report that a cyberattack in February 2024 resulted in £4.5 million ($5.7 million) in expenses.