Six 5kW wind turbines installed at two waste water treatment works run by Scottish Water have been given the go ahead to start generating. The R9000 turbines manufactured by Evance have been installed at plants in Broadford on the Isle of Skye and Raasay. Another three turbines are set to be installed at the Portree […]

Blockages caused by household waste – such as baby nappies, wipes and grease – being flushed down the toilets are costing Scottish Water millions of pounds every year. The company has revealed it spends around £7 million a year clearing more than 45,000 blockages in the sewer network, with around 80% of them caused by […]

Scottish Water has installed ten small-scale wind turbines at one of its wastewater treatment facilities in a bid to reduce its energy costs. The water firm says this is the first time it has used turbines like this in Scotland. The turbines at Stornoway (pictured) are capable of generating 500KW of electricity per day – equivalent […]

Water supplier Scottish Water is putting its prices up for the first time in four years this April. The below inflation rise of 2.8% will affect 2.4 million households across Scotland served by the firm such as those in Fife (pictured). The rise has been agreed with the economic regulator, the Water Industry Commission for […]

Scottish Water has announced the sudden death of its chief executive Richard Ackroyd. Mr Ackroyd has been Chief Executive of the Scottish utility for almost five years. In a statement today the firm said it was “with great sadness” its executive leadership team and Chairman Ronnie Mercer would take over “with immediate effect” and that […]

Scotland’s Finance Minister John Swinney said today there is “no way” the Scottish Government will sell off Scottish Water. His comments come after the director of CBI Scotland Iain McMillan reportedly called for the state-owned water company to be privatised. Today CBI Scotland sent a report to Holyrood calling for a “bolder approach” to reducing […]

Energy Live News brings you its Energy Live Tour with the first session in Glasgow. Titled “Financing Renewable Energy”, the session will be a short, sharp lesson on how you should be benefitting from Renewable Energy in the rapidly changing energy world we inhabit. Hosted by Sumit Bose, Energy Live News Editorial Director, the session […]

Edinburgh received its new water supply last week following a £130 million investment on a high quality water project. Scottish Water claims the investment will supply clean and efficient “21st century drinking water” to up to 450,000 customers across the city. David Birrell, Edinburgh’s Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive said: “The delivery of high quality […]

A Scottish water provider faces questions from the water watchdog about its relationship with a private insurance firm. Thousands of customers received letters in Scottish Water branded envelopes, which contained sales pitches made by private insurer, HomeServe. Consumer Focus Scotland said that public bodies, such as Scottish Water, should not be seen to favour one […]

Scottish Water is helping to train water industry staff in Canada. A team from the utility’s international arm is in Alberta at the moment delivering workshops on the management of water from source to tap. The firm said handling water efficiently was jumping up the list of priorities for many nations. Nigel Ayton, director of […]