FWR Analysis examines and responds to emerging water topics, challenges and solutions, from news and research to professional insights and opinions.
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Development of a digital twin for carbon neutrality
Aalto University researchers are supporting the Viikinmäki wastewater treatment plant in its goal to become carbon neutral
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Innovation in the water sector: ecosystem services, Net Zero and nature-based solutions
In this article, we examine how innovation is being explored by the water sector. Here, innovation needs to be understood as new methods, ideas, products, or solutions for adoption…
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Making a splash: new and innovative approaches to the monitoring of bathing waters
Bathing waters are defined as ‘surface waters […] other than excluded pools and waters, at which the Secretary of State expects a large number of people to bathe […]’.1…
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Bridging the skills gap in the water sector: challenges, solutions, and future transformations
The water sector plays a vital role in providing clean and accessible water to communities, safeguarding public health, and ensuring sustainable water resource management. While various sectors are facing…
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Creating a distributive Smart WaterGrid for the future
Water Net Gain is a new £1.1 million initiative led by South West Water and the Westcountry Rivers Trust. It is funded under the OFWAT Water Breakthrough Challenge, a…
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Wastewater matters: The state of our rivers and the pollution crisis
Over the past two years, the coverage of the wastewater industry in England has been pretty much the centre of the headlines. Never have storm overflows had as much…