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Derek, Cowdenbeath and the Solar Shift
Cowdenbeath probably isn’t the first place that comes to mind when people think about renewable energy but something pretty significant is happening behind the scenes at one of Scottish Water Horizons’ operational sites in Fife. At the Cowdenbeath liquid waste reception facility over 1,700 ground-mounted solar panels are now generating enough green electricity to power a significant portion of the site’s operations. But…
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Aberdeenshire treatment plant grows to accept landfill leachate waste
Leachate waste from landfill sites can now be handled at Fraserburgh’s Waste Water Treatment Works (WWTW) in a bid to reduce carbon emissions. Following investment by Scottish Water Horizons, the public utility’s commercial subsidiary, and site management company Grampian Water Services, landfill operators in the Northeast of Scotland can now…
16 November 2022 -
People Spotlight: David Weber
Meet David Weber! David is one of our longest serving members and plays a key role in managing our food waste recycling and liquid waste treatment businesses. Hi David, tell us a bit about your career journey so far In the hazy distant days before Scottish Water was formed, water…
17 August 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. The successful trial involving Scottish Water, SEPA and major distiller Chivas Brothers saw distillery residue brought into Aberdeen’s Nigg Waste Water Treatment Works for the first time, with promising results. ‘Cheers’ to co-digestion A…
07 April 2022
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