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Passengers Encouraged to Top Up from The Station Tap on World Refill Day

Passengers travelling through two of Scotland’s busiest railway stations are being encouraged to top up with Scottish tap water as part of a global campaign to prevent plastic pollution.

16 June 2022

Innovative ‘dual-sided’ solar scheme at Aberdeenshire treatment site

An innovative solar scheme which produces energy from both sides of a solar panel has been installed at a Scottish Water site to support the company’s drive towards net zero emissions.

01 June 2022

Hydro Nation Scholars see innovation in action at Inverurie

As part of their summer school training programme, a group of 20 of the Scottish Government’s Hydro Nation Scholars attended Scottish Waters £21 million state-of-the-art Inverurie Waste Water Treatment Works, to learn more about the facility.

09 May 2022

Innovative Partnership Offers Route to a Greener Dram

An innovative new project is ‘distilling’ residues from Scotland’s famous whisky industry into sustainable, green energy

07 April 2022

Green Graduate Case Studies

Case studies from some of our graduates who are helping transform our services making them greener and fit for future generations

08 February 2022

State of the Art Supply for Islay

Multi-million pound Islay investment onstream after marathon journey and months of on-site testing

14 January 2022

Innovative Partnership Delivers Community Energy Project

Read all about Scottish Water Horizons' involvement in a ground-breaking project to install one of the country’s most innovative and sustainable heating systems

22 November 2021

Nigg WWTW Halves Carbon Emissions by Harnessing Power of Waste

A waste water treatment process which maximises the production of biogas has helped a Scottish Water site in Aberdeen transform its carbon footprint and start exporting energy to the national grid

16 November 2021

Scottish Water Joins Global Coalition on Sustainable Water Use

Scottish Water has joined a growing global partnership aimed at encouraging customers to make smart decisions on water use to help protect a precious natural resource and reduce carbon emissions.

11 November 2021

Scotland’s Smart Canal Makes First Connection to New Housing Following North Glasgow Success Story

Patrick Harvie MSP, connected Europe’s first dynamic canal system to the inaugural housing development today at Scottish Canals’ COP26 event. 

10 November 2021

Innovation is Heating Up in Renfrewshire

Learn about Scottish Water's role in a ‘fifth generation’ heating network at Scotland's manufacturing innovation district in Renfrewshire

21 October 2021

Loch Thom Triumphs at Prestigious Civil Engineering Awards

Our £6.9m investment project at Loch Thom Reservoir in Inverclyde has scooped an award for innovation at this year’s Scottish Civil Engineering Awards

04 October 2021

Pioneering Low Carbon Tayside Treatment Works Marks 20 Years

A ground-breaking waste water treatment works (WWTW) in Tayside that operates using a biological process within a lagoon is marking two decades of low carbon operation

30 September 2021

Scottish Water Hits Major Solar Power Milestone

Scottish Water has completed work on a milestone £2 million solar power scheme in Perth as part of its drive towards achieving net zero emissions by 2040

15 September 2021

Electric Vans Help Power Zero Emissions Targets

A new fleet of electric vans will take to the road to help Scotland’s water and waste water services to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. 

13 September 2021