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UK Competition Opens for Innovations to Improve Water Efficiency
25/11/2025
The Water Efficiency Lab (WEL) is a new challenge-led competition
A new annual competition is offering financial support to UK organisations developing new technologies, processes and approaches that address water efficiency challenges. The support is provided through the Water Efficiency Lab, which sits within Ofwat's wider Water Efficiency Fund. The Water Efficiency Fund was created in 2025 to deliver sustained reductions in water demand across England and Wales.