Sep
2024
Study on climate change adaptation in coastal cities released
The new study, conducted by a team of international researchers, investigated the status of climate change adaptation in coastal cities worldwide, pointing out progresses and ...
Sep
2024
Polar research project YESSS begins year-round study in Svalbard
The YESSS polar research project has launched a year-round study in Svalbard to investigate the impacts of climate change on Arctic ...
Sep
2024
Real-time water quality monitoring service launched
Technology company Siemens has introduced an innovative service that provides UK water utilities with the real-time water quality data and insights they need to get ahead of issues in drinking water networks and improve ...
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Sep
2024
Non-chemical process water treatment with Bauer WT Systems
The Bauer WT Systems technology offers a new solution for non-chemical treatment of process water in industrial settings. This method addresses common issues like limescale, corrosion, and microbiological growth, ...
Sep
2024
Project to reduce PFAS pollution wins Stockholm Junior Water Prize
Christopher Whitfield and Wenqi (Jonathan) Zhao from United Kingdom received the prestigious Stockholm Junior Water Prize 2024 for their work on PFAS pollution in the Thames Basin. The award recognizes the work from ...
Aug
2024
€6 million EU grant for wave-powered seawater desalination
The consortium leading the Norwegian cleantech start-up Ocean Oasis received the grant to build and deploy the first zero-emission offshore seawater desalination buoys. They will provide water for 15,000 people in the ...
Aug
2024
Hamburg: Wahrzeichen an den Elbbrücken erstrahlt in neuem Glanz
Nach neun Monaten intensiver Sanierungsarbeiten erstrahlt der 64 Meter hohe Wasserturm in Hamburg Rothenburgsort in neuem Glanz. Dank der Förderung durch Bundesmittel der Bundeskulturbehörde konnten die Ziegel, Fugen ...
Aug
2024
Water quality: Italian sea and lakes are not in good health
The Italian environmental organization Legambiente has investigated the water qualities of the sea and the lakes in Italy in the frame of the two campaigns Goletta Verde and Goletta dei laghi. The results are alarming: ...
Aug
2024
The growing challenge of flood management in a changing climate: Germany’s recent experiences
Germany has experienced severe floodings in the recent years. Prof. Dr. Andre Niemann, Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Water Management at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany, informs about the growing ...
Aug
2024
Wastewater-powered hydroponics for efficient agriculture
The HypoWave+ research project in Lower Saxony is testing an innovative method of water-saving agriculture by growing vegetables hydroponically using treated ...
Aug
2024
Moore im Einsatz für den Klimaschutz
Das Umweltministerium Nordrhein-Westfalen treibt die Renaturierung von Mooren weiter voran, damit diese noch besser zur Bewahrung der biologischen Vielfalt, zum natürlichen Klimaschutz und einem ausgeglichenen ...
Aug
2024
Renaturierung zum Schutz vor Hochwasser
Der Bayerische Rundfunk hat das Thema "Hochwasser-Schutz durch Renaturierung" in einer Reportage ...
Aug
2024
Unterwasser-Zeitreise: Taucher entdecken historisches Schiffswrack
Polnische Taucher haben nach eigenen Angaben in der Ostsee das Wrack eines gesunkenen Segelschiffs mit einer Ladung von Champagner und Mineralwasser entdeckt. Das Wasser stammt wohl von der mittelhessischen Firma ...
Jul
2024
ICPR report: how the Rhine discharge develops under the influence of climate change
International experts from the states in the Rhine river basin have used the latest climate data to analyse how the discharge of the Rhine and its most important tributaries is likely to develop by ...
Jul
2024
Planungen für die Erweiterung der Kläranlage Dresden-Kaditz haben begonnen
Die Stadtentwässerung Dresden investiert in den kommenden 15 Jahren jährlich 45 Millionen Euro in den Ausbau des Dresdner Kanalnetzes und die Erweiterung der Kläranlage Kaditz. Dies entspricht nahezu einer ...
Jul
2024
Phosphorsäure aus Klärschlammasche gewonnen
Ein wichtiger Meilenstein im AMPHORE-Projekt zur Rückgewinnung von Phosphor ist erreicht. ...
Jul
2024
Positive Entwicklung für Nürnberger Trinkwasserversorgung
Nicht nur das erste Halbjahr 2024 wartet mit merklich höheren Niederschlagsmengen auf, als dies in den letzten Jahren der Fall war. Bereits seit Juli 2023 regnet es in Nürnberg und der Region insgesamt ...
Jul
2024
Hochwertige Labortechnik für die Ukraine
Schon zum vierten Mal soll bald praktische Hilfe vom Oldenburgisch-Ostfriesischen Wasserverband (OOWV) in Richtung Ukraine rollen. ...
Jul
2024
The Water-Energy Nexus: Interdependence and Challenges
Niclas Andersson, CEO of AirWater2All, explains the connection between water and energy. The importance of this connection and the areas in which it needs to be considered are explained ...
Jul
2024
Island Growth in Changing Reef Systems
An island in Indonesia's Spermonde Archipelago is growing despite stressed coral reefs, according to a study by the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT). Researchers found that Langkai Island's coastline ...
Jul
2024
Addressing Global Water Scarcity Challenges
As global water scarcity intensifies due to changes in both water quantity and quality, achieving the Sustainable Development Goals becomes increasingly ...
Jul
2024
Drowning in waste: pollution hotspots in aquatic environments
A new IIASA study explores waste management systems and reveals that achieving zero waste leakage by 2030 is unlikely, potentially jeopardizing related Sustainable Development Goals. The authors emphasize the need for ...
Jun
2024
Kurita Sets Up Indian Company for Water Treatment Chemical Sales
Kurita Water Industries Ltd. established Kurita AquaChemie India Private Limited (KAIL) in May 2024 to distribute water treatment chemicals in India from its headquarters in Chennai, Tamil ...
Jun
2024
New Facade Technology HydroSKIN Promises to Shield Buildings from Flooding and Heat
In light of recent devastating floods and extreme heat events in Germany, researchers at the University of Stuttgart have developed HydroSKIN, a new facade technology designed to protect buildings from these ...
Jun
2024
Transforming Wastewater: Towards Climate-Neutral Sewage Treatment
Baden-Württemberg's Minister President Winfried Kretschmann recently toured the Büsnau Training and Research Sewage Treatment Plant, where a pioneering project led by researchers from the University of Stuttgart and ...
Jun
2024
Oldest Known Marine Plant Discovered Using Novel Genetic Clock
June 14, 2024 | An international research team led by Professor Dr. Thorsten Reusch from the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel has discovered the oldest known marine plant using a novel genetic clock, ...
Jun
2024
25 Years of Research at the HAUSGARTEN Observatory
Over the past 25 years, the Alfred Wegener Institute has conducted extensive research in the Arctic deep sea, focusing on the HAUSGARTEN ...
