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The water sector in Scotland: market size research – turnover, jobs, exports and gross value added. 2019 Report
The report authored by Scottish Enterprise aims to understand the water sector in Scotland – turnover, jobs, exports and gross value added (GVA). It covers current R&D activity, current and historic economic performance, expected future performance, plans for growth and related drivers and barriers.
Introduction to the Water Test Network event
Speakers from theJames Hutton Institute, Hydro Nation Water Innovation Service and Scottish Water Horizons, joined hosts James Hutton Limited at the James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen, in giving presentations and advice on how the project can support new water innovations by providing funding for testing and validation and in turn, a faster route to market.
Pioneering scheme aims to pump £1bn into protecting Scotland’s natural environment
A pioneering bid to unlock £1 billion of investment has been launched in an effort to save Scotland’s world-famous landscape and boost the natural environment. The scheme aims to encourage public bodies, non-profits and private firms to invest in Scotland’s natural assets – such as by planting native woodlands or restoring oyster reefs.
HNWIS2 Launch Event – Innovation: Supporting the Hydro Nation Strategy
HNWIS delivered a successful launch event in Glasgow on 7th February 2019, focusing on the major opportunities and challenges for water innovation in Scotland.
Opportunities
HNWIS: Innovations to be presented at September HNWIS partners meeting
Scottish companies developing innovative solutions for the water sector – our next partner meeting with Scottish Enterprise, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, Scottish Water Horizons , Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Scottish Development International will be held September 2019. If you are looking for technical support and would like your project/technology to be presented to the HNWIS partners, please submit an Expression of Interest before the 23rd August.
Deadline for Expressions of Interest: 23rd August 2019
NCE TechFest Accelerator
The TechFest Accelerator offers a unique platform for small firms to pitch their innovative solutions to the industry. The accelerator is looking for solutions in water leakage – how can water companies direct resources more effectively to achieve leakage reduction targets?
Deadline for applications: 16th August 2019
The Water Hub: Water Dragons and Proof of Concept Competition
‘Water Dragons’ provides a platform for organisations to showcase their products, services or processes with a view to providing innovative solutions to the challenges faced in the water industry. The Proof of Concept competition provides an opportunity for organisations to showcase concepts that are not yet at market.
Deadline for applications: 30th August 2019
Access to National Measurement Laboratories
These two offers may be of interest to water companies who would like to get a discount on a consultancy project from a national laboratory. To lead a project your organisation must be a UK based business of any size and be prepared to work with one or more Analysis for Innovators (A4I) funding partners.
For project bids between £25-50k over a period of 3 months
For project bids of £50-300k over a period of 3-12 months
Deadline for Expressions of Interest: 4th September 2019
EIC: Reducing water use during pipeline testing
Newly laid pipelines are pressure tested to ensure integrity, then swabbed and disinfected to ensure they are clean. An EIC water utility partner is seeking alternative testing and commissioning methods with a smaller water footprint.
Deadline for application: 10th September 2019
Ofwat Emerging Strategy: Innovation Consultation
Ofwat is looking for views on its draft approach to driving transformational innovation. This consultation is focused on what can be done to develop a culture of innovation where everyone is supported to propose and take forward innovative ideas, processes are geared towards innovation, customers are engaged as active participants, and companies collaborate effectively both within and outside of their sector.
Deadline for responses: 20th September 2019
Severn Trent: Open Innovation Challenge
Severn Trent have an Open Innovation call to any companies with innovative solutions to:
- Reducing leakage;
- Reducing abstraction;
- Creating a carbon neutral business;
- Extracting all value from waste (circular solutions);
- Reducing service failure; and,
- AI & Robotics to support service activities.
If you have solutions in any of these area, complete the submission form using the link above.
Upcoming Events
Vist Scotland’s Waste Water Development Centre – 31st July, 13th August, 28th August 2019
Enterprise Europe Network: Innovate UK funding event, Glasgow – 29th August 2019
EICC Live: Women in Tech – 3rd September 2019
Anglian Water and Essex & Suffolk Water: Innovation East – 10th-12th September
SWIG: Sensing in Water Conference & Exhibition – 25th – 26th September 2019
WWT Water Scotland Conference – 2nd October
Institute of Water – Introduction to the UK Water Industry Course, Kenilworth – 8th October
CIWEM Scottish Branch Biennial Symposium – 24th October 2019
Past Events
HNWIS Webinar: Supporting Water Innovation – 27th June 2019
Urban Drainage Group Summer Conference 2019 – 27th June
Let’s Network feat. The Hub Club – 12th July 2019
Northumbrian Water Innovation Festival – 8th-12th July 2019
Water Test Network & James Hutton Institute event, Aberdeen – 24th April 2019
Encouraging Collaborative Innovation in the Water Sector – 4th April 2019
UK Funding for Innovation Event – 2nd April 2019
TWENTY65 Annual Conference – 26th-27th March 2019
HIE: Doing Business in the Arctic – 25th March 2019
The Water Hub: RIPPLE, Newcastle – 21st March 2019
Water Industry Forum: The Impact of the UN SDGs on the UK water sector – 20th March 2019
RSE Enterprise Fellowship: Free Application support workshop – 18th March 2019
Wet Networks, Dublin – 27th February 2019
HNWIS Event – Innovation: Supporting the Hydro Nation Strategy
Calendar
The calendar below shows industry events and deadlines for applications to opportunities.