Building the Future: A tour of Ofwat’s Innovation Fund with Marc Hannis
How we manage wastewater must change, scaling innovation is essential
National Leakage Research and Test Centre (NLRTC)
Ofwat announces details of £400m fund to spur water sector transformation in next five years
Phosphorus project finds alternatives to chemical treatment
Ofwat Innovation Fund highlights nature’s role in solving water sector challenges
Ofwat Launches Sixth Water Breakthrough Challenge with £50 Million Funding
Ofwat doubling innovation fund to £400M and extending by 5 years
Water companies bolster nature based solutions adoption through £600M Ofwat fund
Nature-based solutions can transform our water sector – we must scale and learn from them
Ofwat kicks off competition for £400M of innovation funding for cross-sector collaboration
Ofwat launches £25M innovation lab to back data solutions for customer water usage
Severn Trent: first UK water company to achieve Carbon Trust Route to Net Zero certification
United Utilities pioneers UK’s first plant-based phosphorus removal system in water treatment
What we can learn from championing water-efficient communities in the UK
Satellites, Robots, Drones and AI Among Winners of Ofwat’s Fifth Water Breakthrough Challenge
Thames Water Wins Share of Ofwat’s Latest Water Breakthrough Challenge
Yorkshire Water AI Water Quality Monitoring Named a Winner of Fifth Water Breakthrough Challenge
Ofwat’s £600m innovation drive backs pioneering projects tackling floods, pollution and climate
Water Breakthrough Challenge 6 unleashes £400 million for future innovation
Launch of £25m Water Efficiency Lab to drive innovation and cut water use across England and Wales
Jo Jolly, Director for Environment and Innovation, discusses Ofwat’s knowledge sharing vision
New Water Literacy accredited training free to first 2000 learners
Phosphorus project finds alternatives to chemical treatment
Satellites, Robots, Drones and AI Among Winners of Ofwat’s Fifth Water Breakthrough Challenge
Ofwat Innovation Fund highlights nature’s role in solving water sector challenges
Ofwat’s Jeannette Henderson highlights nature’s role in solving water sector challenges
Water Breakthrough Challenge 6 kicks off £400 million of innovation funding through to 2030
Launch of new £25 million Water Efficiency Lab will drive innovation and cut water use across England and Wales.
10 teams awarded a share of £4.5m by Ofwat in first ever Water Discovery Challenge
Homes heated by human sewage could be a reality thanks to Aston University
Ofwat awards trailblazing innovations in latest Water Breakthrough Challenge
Riventa presents compelling offset figures for Ofwat’s Water Discovery Challenge
Trailblazing project sees assets being 3D printed in just hours
Video: Leak-hunting pipebots will help us save water (26 December 2022)
Podcast: #SustyTalk: Ofwat’s John Russell on green innovation for the water sector (10 March 2023)
Podcast: Ofwat on funding innovation in the sector and securing the future of water in the UK feat. Jo Jolly, Director of Environment and Innovation at Ofwat, Paul Lavender, UK water sector director at Royal HaskoningDHV and Natalie Wadley, CEO and cofounder at Changemaker 3D (26 February 2025)
Podcast: Ofwat Innovation Fund Winners – spotlight on £42m for 16 breakthrough water sector projects feat. Jeannette Henderson, Co-Lead for Innovation at Ofwat (20 May 2025)
Water Breakthrough Challenge on Sky News, Ian King Live – September 2021
Podcast: in conversation with Marc Hannis, Principal, Innovation Fund, Ofwat (23 March 2023)
Vlog: Jo Jolly, Director for Environment and Innovation, discusses Ofwat’s knowledge sharing vision (29 January 2025)
Vlog: Towards environmentally-friendly phosphorous management – Richard Clarke, Programme Manager (Engineering Innovation), United Utilities (9 June 2025)
Vlog: SuDS-iQ: a national SuDS collaboration & evaluation platform (31 July 2025)
Vlog: Ofwat’s Water Innovation Fund is opening its doors to innovators from outside the water sector (13 February 2026)
Podcast: Diving into innovation featuring Marc Hannis, Principal, Ofwat Innovation Fund (17 February 2025)
Podcast: Innovation in Action featuring Jo Jolly, Director, Environment and Innovation at Ofwat (9 February 2026)
