What now for the Water sector? – Future Water Blog by Paul Horton & Richard Laikin ‘Confusion & COVID-19 COVID-19 is leading companies to refocus onto short term operational priorities to maintain the flow of water and the sewerage system, and to assist customers through these very difficult times. Companies may find it more difficult […]
Another step towards goal to be a net zero carbon business by 2030 Anglian Water is set to further enhance their renewable energy portfolio this week with start of the latest installation of solar energy at one of their key operational sites based in Huntingdonshire. Grafham Water uses approximately 45 million kilowatt hours of energy […]
Anglian Water funds 850 capital investment projects through Green Bonds Since it announced its first Green Bond in 2017, Anglian Water has funded a remarkable 850 capital investment projects through financing from Green Bonds totalling £811 million. The water company is leading the way in green financing with five Green Bonds now in operation and a […]
Groundwater levels in East of England at lowest for nearly 30 years Latest figures from Anglian Water show groundwater levels in some parts of the East of England are the lowest they’ve been in almost 30 years. Although no usage restrictions are planned for this year, Anglian Water is urging customers to think carefully about their […]
At Anglian Water we celebrated last week’s #WorldTownPlanningDay by publishing a new guide to preparing Local Plans from a water perspective, including policy wording to ensure developers build the high quality, resilient homes needed with climate change. The Anglian region is the fastest growing area of the UK after the south-east and so it is […]
Business Green: Madeleine Cuff Water companies forced to prepare for repeats of 2018’s ‘Beast from the East’ and record-breaking summer heatwave Anglian Water has proposed a major £6.5bn investment plan to protect water supplies against the growing threat of extreme weather events, the supplier announced yesterday. The water utility said the five-year, £6.5bn strategy is […]
Reducing Anglian’s energy costs & it is one of the biggest electricity consumers in the Anglian region. This innovation using storage shows how renewables could substantially reduce Company & environmental costs. Anglian Water solar power & storage scheme will up energy generation by 80% & create extra revenue stream Anglian Water is partnering with Open Energi and redT […]
Anglian Water’s new wetland in Ingoldisthorpe has been formally opened by children from the village primary school. The one-hectare site acts as a natural treatment plant to over a million litres of water, with treated water passing through to be further filtered before returning to the River Ingol. This natural filtering process improves the quality […]