Water & Waste
Nearly 40% of households concerned about affording proposed water bill increases
A new study by the Consumer Council for Water reveals that 40% of households in England and…
Discounts needed to protect low income households from water bill rises
Consumer Scotland is calling for greater protections for low income households in response to…
Severn Trent to turn 100k pumpkins into renewable energy
Severn Trent Green Power plans to turn about 100,000 leftover Halloween pumpkins into renewable…
Ofwat appoints Independent Monitor for Thames Water’s recovery plan
Ofwat has appointed L.E.K. Consulting as an independent Monitor to assess Thames Water's…
Engineers recommend reducing EV battery size to cut lithium demand
The UK government has been urged to develop a strategy for reducing, reusing and recycling…
Water companies ordered to return over £157m to customers
The water regulator Ofwat has criticised water firms' performance as…
‘UK’s first’ energy-from-waste plant uses vegetable oil to cut emissions
Encyclis has replaced diesel with hydrogenated vegetable oil at its Newhurst Energy Recovery…
Water reservoirs as huge batteries for UK grid?
A recent study highlights how water systems can be utilised to support renewable energy and…
Energy from waste facility powers nearly 40k homes
The EnviRecover Energy from Waste facility in Worcestershire has generated one million…
Thames Water could run out of cash by December
The company is seeking new equity while exploring recapitalisation options
