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Our stories and our research from every region, so a reader sees at a glance what is happening across the world in energy, water, industry, AI and tech. Updated as of 03:56 BST.

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Gulf

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The thirstiest part of AI's supply chain isn't the data centre, a UAE report finds: it's the power plant

A UAE government report projects data-centre water use roughly doubling to 9.32 trillion litres by 2030, with the water attributed to AI workloads roughly quadrupling, and finds that electricity generation accounts for about half of water use across the data-centre value chain. It calls on the UN Water Conference in Abu Dhabi in December to advance a global declaration.

  1. Hassyan 180 MIGD SWRO independent water project wins IWA gold for Exceptional Project Execution and Delivery

    Dubai's Hassyan 180 MIGD seawater reverse osmosis independent water project has taken gold in the Exceptional Project Execution and Delivery category at the IWA Project Innovation Awards 2026.

Europe

  1. Scottish Water's Winchburgh Wastewater Treatment Works wins bronze at IWA Project Innovation Awards 2026

    The £35 million Nereda-based plant took bronze in the Performance Improvement and Operational Solutions category at the IWA Project Innovation Awards ceremony in Glasgow.

  2. Glasgow World Water Congress opens: Global Water Award to Clarissa Brocklehurst, call for action

    The 2026 IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition opened in Glasgow on 4 October. Clarissa Brocklehurst received the IWA Global Water Award and Professor Katherine Richardson urged delegates to turn connections into action.

  3. EMASESA's The Digital Reservoir takes Smart Systems gold at IWA Project Innovation Awards 2026

    EMASESA's cyber-physical water cycle project for Seville took gold in Smart Systems and the Digital Water Economy at the IWA Project Innovation Awards 2026, presented during the World Water Congress in Glasgow.