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Scottish water sector launches innovation drive to get to ‘net-zero and beyond’ by 2040

The Scottish water sector and government have launched a new collaborative workstream aimed at accelerating the transition to net-zero and maximising the positive social outcomes of the transition.

Hydrogen: a critical piece of the net-zero jigsaw?

Energy

Water resources infrastructure policy due this Autumn

Circular economy

New team of scientists formed to develop hydrogen storage technology

How to store surplus energy from renewables? That's the billion-dollar question that a new international collaboration of European and Japanese scientists is trying to solve.

Interactive Map: The world’s most remarkable solar farms

In light of the growing number new solar projects across the world, edie has mapped out 14 of the largest and most interesting installations from every continent in the world.

Kyocera introduces world’s largest floating solar farm

Japanese electronics and ceramics manufacturer Kyocera has today (3 September) announced that it is beginning work on what will be the world's largest floating solar installation.

Why water issues are now commercially important

Water is essential for life, but many businesses still fail to recognise the commercial importance of this vital resource. Darran Messem explains why businesses must take note.

Circular economy

Customers in Fife urged to conserve water after ‘very dry summer’

Scottish Water is asking households and businesses to help conserve water supplies in Fife, particularly in the Lomond Hills area. The move is because of the unusually prolonged spell of dry weather and low rainfall, which has left reservoirs and other raw water sources currently lower than normal water levels.

Multi-purpose reservoirs key to long-term water security

Multi-purpose reservoirs can harmonise society and the environment but most are not being used to their full potential and could be waiting decades for major droughts or floods, says Black & Veatch's Alex Hamilton.

Scottish Water cuts energy bill with new hydro turbine technology

Scottish Water has fitted its pipe network with a new turbine that harnesses enough renewable energy to power up to 150 homes.

Extreme weather in 2012 demonstrates risk to British business

It is vital that businesses in Britain have a secure water supply in the face of increasingly extreme weather, according to the Environment Agency (EA) chairman Lord Smith.