Apr
2020
Project TO-SYN-FUEL aims to turn sewage sludge into fuels and hydrogen
The European project started in May 2017. It develops and accesses the integration of advanced waste conversion technologies into pre-commercial scale plants that can transform sewage sludge into green hydrogen and ...
Mrz
2020
World Bank calls for smarter wastewater management
The World Bank released their report “From Waste to Resource” to mark the World Water Day. This report emphasizes reuse and resource recovery as essential part of a smart wastewater ...
Mrz
2020
UN Water Report 2020: Hydrological changes induced by climate change
Water resources are already under severe pressure in many regions of the world – and climate change will add challenges to them. This is outlined in the UN World Water Development Report 2020 “Water and Climate ...
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
A new cycle process for removing antibiotics from wastewater
Antibiotics in water are dangerous even in very low concentrations, because they facilitate the propagation and spreading of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Researchers of RWTH Aachen and Ghent University invented a ...
Mrz
2020
British Water launches micropollutants technical group
A collaborative technical focus group has been set up by British Water to find new ways to reduce levels of micropollutants in wastewater. The group, which comprises British Water members, had its first meeting in ...
Feb
2020
PFAS: reported levels could be just the tip of the iceberg
A growing health crisis fueled by synthetic chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in groundwater has garnered much attention in the last few years. Researchers from University of Arizona have ...
Feb
2020
Augmented reality to prevent sewer blockage
The British service provider, Amey, will be turning to a new augmented reality app to prevent householders flushing "unflushables": The app uses technology commonly applied in video games to teach people how flushing ...
Jan
2020
Wastewater collection and treatment in Dravinja basin will be improved
A grant decision was issued for the project "Wastewater collection and treatment in the Dravinja basin – Municipality Rače-Fram". As part of the project, the Rače wastewater treatment plant (Slovenia) will be ...
Jan
2020
DNC2020: registration now open
What new ideas does "nexus thinking" offer to support the transition towards a circular economy? This question is at the heart of the third Dresden Nexus Conference (DNC2020). Organized jointly by the United Nations ...
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
MANN+HUMMEL sells MANN+HUMMEL Fluid Brasil
On December 31, 2019, the former CEO of MANN+HUMMEL Fluid Brasil, Luis Guilherme Pozzani da Rocha, officially signed the 100 percent purchase document of the company. The thereby created new company Fluid Brasil ...
Dez
2019
How do we know if the water that we drink is safe?
More than 80% of the world’s wastewater generated from industries and households is discharged into freshwater bodies like rivers and lakes, which are primary sources of our drinking water. This poses both as an ...
Nov
2019
“Ocean City” to be built in the heart of Hanoi
Organica Water teams with VinGroup, the 7th largest company in Vietnam, to build an innovative 38,000 m³/day waste water treatment facility in a community with a beautiful saltwater lake and white sandy beaches. ...
Nov
2019
Video: Project “REEF 2W” simply and dynamically explained
The REEF 2W project aims at developing and implementing solutions for increasing energy efficiency and renewable energy production in public infrastructures. REEF 2W means to pursue this objective by combining and ...
Nov
2019
Water reuse: GWRS entered its final phase
On November 8, 2019, the Orange County Water District (OCWD) and Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD) celebrated the Final Expansion of the Groundwater Replenishment System (GWRS) with a groundbreaking ceremony. ...
Nov
2019
European wastewater sector needs large further investments
Past decades have seen billions of euros invested across Europe in sewers and wastewater treatment plants (WWTP), but this is still not enough to meet the challenges for the 21st century. This was announced in a ...
Nov
2019
These are the Winners of the Aquatech Innovation Award!
A biological gum, IoT and Big Data platform and nanobubble technology are among the winners of this year’s Aquatech Innovation Awards. The overall winner is the Kaumera Nereda Gum, a valuable resource that can be ...
Okt
2019
INDOWATER 2020
Indonesia's largest international water and waste water trade show – INDOWATER 2020 – will be held again from June 9 to 11, 2020 at Grand City Convex, ...
Okt
2019
Autopsy reveals Sidmouth fatberg’s dirty secrets
Household cooking fats and hygiene products played a pivotal role in the formation of the giant fatberg found lurking under Sidmouth (England), scientists have revealed. The 64-meter monster – greater in length than ...
Okt
2019
Improving water treatment in China with Design Thinking
GF Piping Systems announced a new cooperation with the Hasso Plattner Institute at the University of Potsdam (Germany) and the SUGAR Network, a global network that brings together students, universities, and companies ...
Okt
2019
Nominees Aquatech Innovation Award 2019 announced
This year a total of twelve innovative technologies have been selected from an impressive number of entries, submitted across four categories: 'Innovation - not yet to market', 'Process control technology & Process ...
Sep
2019
Scotland plans to transition to a net-zero society
All public bodies will need to set a date for reaching zero greenhouse gas emissions and publish annual updates on their progress under plans to put the public sector at the heart of Scotland’s transition to a ...
Sep
2019
Japan: dumping radioactive Fukushima water into Pacific may be the only option
More than 1 million tons of contaminated water has accumulated at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant since it was struck by a tsunami in 2011. The power company says it will run out of space by 2022. Japan's ...
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