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It is starting by connecting large corporate energy users' equip- ment with smart technology powered by founding tech part- ner Open Energi. Its 'intelligent demand response technology' allows equipment to continuously adjust its electricity usage to adapt to peaks and troughs in demand and supply across the U nited Utilties (UU) has teamed up withn super- market chain Sains- bury's as well as construction and building materials manu- facturer Aggregate Industries for an initiative to create 200MW of exible power across the UK by 2020. The three companies are co- founding The Living Grid to relieve pressure on the national grid through demand response by creating a movement of cor- porate energy users. Between them, UU, Sainsbury's and Aggregate Industries expect to provide 39MW of exible capac- ity by 2020. It is the rst time that a work- ing partnership has been cre- ated by leading businesses in the UK to help modernise and relieve the pressure on the country's existing, static UU helps to put the spark into energy response demand Interserve and Doosan Enpure team up for Horsley upgrade MAY 2016 Volume 22 • Issue 5 Anglian details £444M capital spend A joint venture between Interserve Construction and Doosan Enpure has been appointed the design and build contractor to upgrade Northumbrian Water's Horsley Water Treatment Works. The successful JV was one of two organisations bidding for the work, which is expected to be worth £36.8M in total. The overall value of the project to Northumbrian is £46M. The works at Horsley are being expanded to give a larger treatment capacity and meet Northumbrian's long-term requirements. A new process stream will be created, replacing the existing stream which is beyond its asset life and is set to be demolished when the new stream is commissioned. The project will enhance the ability to support the network and supply clean, clear drinking water that tastes good. grid without aŸ ecting its performance. Sainsbury's, UU and Aggre- gate Industries have all piloted the ground-breaking technology with Open Energi, and will con- tinue to roll it out across their operations nationally, with expected carbon savings for the country of 88,764 (almost 90,000) tonnes by 2020. Jonathan Dobson, United Utilities' sustainability strategy manager, said: "Energy is one of our biggest costs and it's vital that we get smarter at how we use it. "In supporting the Living Grid we're proud to show the huge scope for the water indus- try to use electricity in a more exible way – meaning sustain- able lower bills for our custom- ers and a move towards a lower carbon economy." A nglian Water has announced details of the £444M capital delivery investment planned for its current nancial year. The projects are now under way, with the company emphasising that the investment is being prioritised "in areas that customers said matter most to them". Projects over the next 12 months include: • £30M to keep leakage levels at industry- leading lows • £24M maintaining, refurbishing and replacing parts of the 37,000km water pipe network • £12M to connect hundreds more rural homes to the mains sewerage network Views were gathered during the company's biggest ever public consultation, which shaped its £5bn Business Plan to 2020. NEED TO KNOW The initiative aims to create 200MW of flexible power by 2020 39MW of flexible power is expected to be realised by United Utilities, Sainsbury's and Aggregate Industries The three companies predict carbon savings across the country of nearly 90,000 tonnes by 2020 When electricity supply cannot keep up with demand at peak times, connected equipment is asked to decrease consumption momentarily Onsite: Can the UK's ƒ rst ever sub-sea installation of a sectional installed, multi-directional, sewage pipeline help tackle London's outdated sewerage network? P10-11 Insight: Bearings are precision components but even iotas of particle or moisture contamination or slightly elevated temperatures can lead to bearing failure. P18-19 News+ Thames Water joins forces with local authorities, GLA and developers for Nine Elms project 'to do something diŽ erent with surface water'. P4 WET NEWS WATER AND EFFLUENT TREATMENT NEWS "...they were hopeful we would see a prompt start to AMP6" Paul Mullord, British Water, P9 WET Register Now www.utilityweeklive.co.uk British Water,

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