Mrz
2023
UWWTD revision: focus on extra water treatment in big cities
The current Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (UWWTD) aims to protect the environment from the harmful effects of insufficiently treated urban wastewater from agglomerations and certain industrial sectors. Nearly ...
Jan
2023
New collaboration to create EU-wide water data management ecosystem
Waterverse is a new collaboration of ten EU-countries. One of the ambitions is to make water sector data management practices and resources more accessible, affordable, secure, fair and easy to ...
Jan
2023
Offshore production of fresh water from ocean water
The Norwegian company Ocean Oasis is testing the Gaia prototype: a offshore floating desalination plant. It is powered by wave energy to carry out a desalination process of ocean water and pump potable water to ...
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Jul
2021
Inspection: ensure your cooling tower is up to the task
Regular inspection of HVAC systems is vital to ensure they are functioning well, are in good condition, and ready to deliver dependable service in the coming ...
Jun
2021
Harvesting drinking water from humidity around the clock
Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a condenser for countries where water is in short supply. Theirs is the first zero-energy solution for harvesting water from the atmosphere throughout the 24-hour daily ...
Mai
2021
Flow measurement without affecting potable water hygiene
Katronic has supplied a large German regional water supplier with a KATflow 150 clamp-on, noninvasive ultrasonic flowmeter, hygienically replacing a faulty vortex meter in a high-pressure flow monitoring position. The ...
Apr
2021
Membrane Aerated Biofilm Reactor installed at Spernal
Did you know that OxyMem, a DuPont brand, installed the UK's largest MABR plant at Severn Trent's Redditch Spernal site amidst COVID-19 with no OxyMem engineers required on ...
Apr
2021
Sustained Healthy Water Solutions for South African School
DuPont donated a multi-technology water treatment plant that will provide safe, pure water to Reneilwe Primary School and the local community of Temba, Hammanskraal (north of ...
Apr
2021
Water stress: Water stewardship now critical for business resilience
With competition for water resources occurring in many regions of the world, how businesses meet their own needs and those of the communities in which they operate will be increasingly vital for their long-term survival ...
Dez
2020
How nutrient monitoring can help water quality
Nutrient levels in streams, river, and lakes are expected to grow with increased population growth through urban stormwater runoff, agriculture runoff, and municipal wastewater discharges. The resulting nitrate and ...
Nov
2020
Water program creates opportunities for European technology companies
A program developed by the Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA) for the Australian and New Zealand water industries will create opportunities for innovative, European technology ...
Okt
2020
Zeolite filter material removes perfluorated chemicals from water
Bioscience engineers of KU Leuven have discovered a new method to filter harmful perfluorinated chemicals from water. So-called PFAS, used, for example, in non-stick pans and water-repellent clothing, do not degrade and ...
Okt
2020
SAF optimization data shared at wastewater conference
Data from a study to improve optimization of submerged aerated filter (SAF) wastewater treatment systems is the focus of a presentation from WPL (UK), to be held at the 2020 European Water & Wastewater Management ...
Aug
2020
Immediate wastewater microscopy testing launched
Ramboll announced the launch of its new AI-powered rapid microscopy testing technology opseyes. Requiring only a smartphone, opseyes’ patent-pending technology allows wastewater treatment plants to instantly check ...
Aug
2020
FAO publication on remote sensing for water productivity
To monitor the performance of water use in agriculture the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has developed a database using satellite data called WaPOR. A new WaPOR publication providing the ...
Mai
2020
UK filter manufacturer strengthens meltblown product range with KilBac
Amazon Filters has strengthened its SupaSpun and SupaGard meltblown filter range with the additional option of KilBac ...
Mai
2020
iTURBO®-Aeration Blower now available
Submerged aeration systems are ubiquitous in modern wastewater treatment plants, dispersing bubbles of air below the water surface enabling the transfer of oxygen to the water for the growth and activity of the ...
Apr
2020
Digital Optical Sensor for water and wastewater engineering
With its optical fluorescence quenching technology and digital signal processing functionality, the JUMO digiLine O-DO S10 ensures long-term stability when measuring oxygen and temperature. Possible application areas ...
Apr
2020
Designing and modelling the sewer systems of the future
A lot is being done concerning water use reduction. However, saving water is likely to negatively impact the flow of sewage: the water flows decrease, but the waste that has to be transported remains the same. How to ...
Mrz
2020
Satellite-based algorithm calculates crop water use with high precision
The growing threat of drought and rising water demand have made accurate forecasts of crop water use critical for farmland water management and sustainability. A new high-resolution mapping framework called BESS-STAIR ...
Mrz
2020
Wastewater treatment for reuse in a fruit-processing company
Enjoy an exclusive view on the different treatment steps of a sophisticated wastewater treatment plant in the Zamora valley in Michoacán, Mexico. The wastewater of a company producing jelly, strawberries, mango and ...
Mrz
2020
Water purification: device mimics natural process
The mangrove tree survives in its subtropical habitat by efficiently converting the salty water of its environment into fresh water. Now, a team of researchers from Yale University has developed a water-purifying device ...
Mrz
2020
Irrigation system equipped with special hose clamps
Norma Group, a global player in engineered joining technology, is supporting the water supply of an Australian sandalwood plantation with its COBRA clamps. The special aspect: the product was originally developed for ...
Feb
2020
“Solar dome” promises sustainable desalination
The company Neom has teamed up with U.K.-based Solar Water Plc. to build the first ever "solar dome" desalination plants in Neom, located in northwest Saudi Arabia. The pilot project promises to revolutionize the water ...
Feb
2020
New documentary on nutrient recovery
The short film "Sea of Opportunity", launched on January 30, 2020, showcases solutions for Baltic Sea eutrophication. In the 18-minute film, produced by the EU co-funded project BONUS RETURN, innovations for recycling ...
Jan
2020
Digital tool helps utilities overcome sludge pumping challenges
Sophisticated software developed by BHR Group helps water utilities analyze their sludge pumping systems and reduce ...
Jan
2020
Drinking water production in a compact and fast portable system
A research team of the University of West England (UWE) Bristol (UK) developed a mini mobile treatment plant that can purify hundreds of thousands of liters of water. The system is intended to be applied for drinking ...