10 Jan 2022
Blue Gem Wind, the joint venture between TotalEnergies and Simply Blue Group, has submitted the first-ever consent applications for floating offshore wind in Welsh waters this week. Blue Gem Wind has applied to Welsh Ministers under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 for consent to build and operate Erebus, alongside a separate application to Natural […]
05 Jan 2022
The Financial Times has published two separate articles flagging up decades of under-investment by the water companies in their networks while paying £73 billion in dividends to shareholders. From Waterbriefing The articles draw on new research by the leading business publication which shows that six out of 10 companies increased their capital investment in the […]
05 Jan 2022
05 Jan 2022
The government has announced that new homes and buildings in England will have to produce significantly less CO2 under new rules to help the country move towards net zero. Under the new regulations, CO2 emissions from new build homes must be around 30% lower than current standards and emissions from other new buildings, including offices […]
05 Jan 2022
Report from Defra and Drinking Water Inspectorate on the quality of all individual supplies of drinking water that exceed 1,000 cubic meters a day or serve more than 5,000 people in England. This report is published every 3 years and demonstrates the high quality of drinking water in England. Around 99% of the population receive […]
05 Jan 2022
As part of growing efforts to deliver greater water savings to business water users Thames Water has just shared a great open access online water benchmarking tool. The tool has been designed to provide a water use benchmark for hotels, hospitality, leisure, offices, retail, schools and university halls. Users input some basic details of their […]
05 Jan 2022
“Our Rivers Our City” is a comprehensive re-assessment and appraisal of Manchester’s three main river valleys. This ten-year plan has been developed collaboratively, including work by Groundwork Trust to engage, involve, inform and survey those interested in the City’s River Valleys. Read more here and download the strategy.
05 Jan 2022
On Friday 31 December 2021, a 12ft long native crayfish sculpture commissioned by Northumberland Rivers Trust was unveiled at Northumberland Zoo to celebrate the start of its captive breeding programme. The programme aims to breed and release the native species into Northumberland’s rivers and lakes. It builds on work to boost native numbers and prevent […]
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