20 Feb 2025
UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR), the leading research organisation for the UK water industry, has announced the appointment of Mike Rose as new Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect. Photo credit: UKWIR With a career including senior positions in utilities and global consultancy organisations, Rose brings diverse experience to UKWIR. His appointment comes […]
06 Nov 2024
UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) has published a response to the National Bioresources Strategy. The report looks at priorities for resource recovery opportunities, arguing that valuable constituents in wastewater and bioresources could provide resources and support the achievement of a circular economy and net zero carbon ambitions. Photo credit: Nithin PA This project […]
12 Sep 2024
UKWIR has published a useful new report: Improved understanding of retrofit SuDS whole life cost, carbon and delivery to enable deployment It shows that the costs, carbon and wider delivery complexities of retrofitting SuDS are generally poorly understood and very sensitive to assumptions and the local context. This is a risk for companies when committing […]
05 Sep 2024
Wastewater treatment works’ process emissions: optimisation of current processes As the monitoring of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the UK & Irish water industries is increasingly built into regulatory requirements, there is a need to limit the emissions linked with wastewater treatment works’ (WWTWs’) operational practices. The aim of this project was to set out […]
10 Jul 2024
UKWIR’s 2023/4 Annual Review is now available. Click here to download your copy. Inside you will find: Highlights from the past year: A look back at UKWIR’s most notable achievements over the last 12 months, significant research projects and reports, secured funding and partnerships Refreshed research: An overview of our new, wide-ranging research strategy to […]
01 May 2024
UKWIR has published its new Research Strategy. This strategy sets out key focus areas for the future – seven themes, the outcomes the organisation is aiming for by 2030 and how it aims to deliver this work. The seven themes cover: Providing the services society needs, expects and values Providing clean water for all Protecting […]
29 Nov 2023
UKWIR (UK Water Industry Research) has published a new report ‘Quantifying and reducing direct greenhouse gas emissions from wastewater treatment processes – Phase 2’. The objective of this project was to start the practical journey for the UK and Irish water industry in the understanding of their process emission of nitrous oxide (N2O) and fugitive […]
08 Nov 2023
UKWIR (UK Water Industry Research) has published a new report ‘Enhancing equality, diversity and inclusion in the UK & Irish water industries’. Commendably, the water industry has recognised a lack of diversity, identifying that the workforce across the sector is not representative of the communities they serve. The project used a mixed method of research […]
