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It’s a difficult time for the water sector. On top of global issues – such as the impacts of climate change on the availability of clean water, increasing environmental protections, rising energy prices, and challenges around aging infrastructure, pollution, forever chemicals and microplastics – many companies also have to face additional local or regional challenges.

These local issues can take many forms, from the UK’s recently published revi

There is no doubt that disruptive technologies have the power to transform sustainability in the water sector, but it is important to realise that a technology does not need to be new in order to be disruptive. The widespread use of previously niche systems, or the novel use of well-established technologies like heat exchangers, can be equally transformative.

The UK Water Partnership has pointed out that the world ‘faces an unprecedented combination of water security and resilience challenges.’ In the first of four blog posts, Matt Hale, HRS’s International Sales & Marketing Director, looks at some of the issues surrounding this area of the market.

These issues include population growth, increasing urbanisation, a decline in traditional sources of water, and water scarcity driven by climate change. Gl

The production of safe food, drink and pharmaceutical products is of paramount importance to producers and maintaining hygienic or sterile production environments and equipment is a key requirement for modern food processing machinery. Apart from the simplest systems, most equipment today, particularly that which contains pipework, enclosed spaces and small apertures, is cleaned in situ without the need for dismantling or opening, and with minimal operator intervention – a techn

Maintaining an optimal digester temperature is a key aspect of maximising biogas production and overall process efficiency in anaerobic digestion. Not only is temperature essential to maintain a healthy colony of bacteria, but it can reduce retention times and improve material circulation – thereby helping to increase the production capacity of the whole process.

In terms of temperature regime, anaerobic digestion can be divided into mesophilic or thermophilic s

Thanks to developments like Industry 4.0, digitisation, and the cloud, together with improvements in process control and communication technology, it is easier than ever to offer remote assistance and monitoring.

The restrictions on travel and face-to-face working imposed the Coronavirus pandemic highlighted the benefits of remote commissioning to companies, many of whom are now looking to extract the most from this technology.

HRS offers remote telemetry and

HRS Heat Exchangers has been awarded the order for design, manufacture and installation of a Mechanical Vapor Recompression Evaporation System for the Life Desirows consortium.

In his final blog on how disruptive technologies can overcome serious challenges faced by the water industry, Matt Hale, HRS Heat Exchangers’ International Sales & Marketing Director discusses the important of energy efficiency and generation.

While anaerobic digestion is widely recognised as a water treatment technology around the world, its cap

In the third of his series of blog posts looking at disruptive technologies in the water sector, Matt Hale shines a light on benefits and challenges of resource recovery.

Resource recovery is a key aspect of a true circular economy. Not only are there the economic and environmental benefits from the products themselves, but every cubic metre of recycled or reused water results in a corresponding reduction in mains water demand and wastewater discharge. There are also