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Fluence Secures Industrial Wastewater and Biogas Contracts Worth $3.7M and Gains Traction in North America Municipal Water & Wastewater With $3.3M in Bookings
Fluence Corporation Limited (ASX: FLC; the “Company”) is pleased to announce it has been awarded two Industrial Wastewater and Biogas contracts with a total value of $3.7M. In addition, Fluence is gaining traction in North America with $3.3M of Municipal Water and Wastewater bookings in the first two months of 2024, eclipsing the region’s total municipal sales for all of 2023. ...
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Waterborne Pathogens a Growing Concern in US Drinking Water, CDC Report Shows
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a report summarizing waterborne disease outbreaks in the United States between 2015 and 2020. The report Surveillance of Waterborne Disease Outbreaks Associated with Drinking Water includes data voluntarily reported by public health agencies to the CDC through the National Outbreak Reporting System (NORS). Data reported ...
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2024: Bold, technological action on water efficiency urgently needed
Water efficiency is becoming more important by the day. Efficiency is essential to sustainability and survival in a scenario characterized by water scarcity, water pollution, sustainable management and climate change. It is precisely climate change, which manifests itself through increasingly frequent extreme events around the world. In this sense, data from the “Global Drought ...
By Idrica
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WaterAid and Microsoft launch water, sanitation and hygiene programs in India and Nigeria
WaterAid and Microsoft Corporation announced the launch of two new programs to deliver sustainable, climate-resilient water, sanitation and hygiene services to communities in India and Nigeria. In India, a groundwater recharge program will serve more than 60,000 people and address water scarcity in the urban Hyderabad and rural Karnataka areas. These communities source 80% of their drinking ...
By WaterAid
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Circular economies can become “the most inclusive” in Africa
Circularity models hold immense promise for fostering inclusivity in Africa, addressing pressing economic and social challenges while promoting sustainable development. By reimagining traditional linear models of production and consumption, a circular economy offers opportunities for growth that benefit all segments of society. However, there is no one-size-fits-all approach: each African country ...
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Protecting the planet: The technological trends shaping water management in 2024
There are multiple challenges facing the water sector in 2024, including water scarcity, increased demand for water and the risk of extreme events, which all underscore the need to implement solutions to improve water cycle management. Once again, technology has a central role to play in this scenario, as the Idrica report entitled Water Technology Trends 2024. Shaping a smart future for the ...
By Idrica
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Thames Water Leakage Rates to Climb Over the Next 2 Years
One of the biggest issues facing the UK in terms of the water crisis is the nation’s leakage rates. Much of the pipe network was built during the Victorian era and, as such, it’s really starting to show its age, unable to withstand the pressure of a growing population and more extreme, more regular weather events like flooding. Figures from industry watchdog Ofwat show that ...
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Ovivo and AquaAction Renew their Partnership for a Sustainable Future for Freshwater
Ovivo Inc (“Ovivo”) and AquaAction are delighted to announce the renewal and strengthening of their partnership, commemorating seven years of successful collaboration. The partnership is founded on a mutual belief in the transformative power of technology and innovation in preserving freshwater resources. Both organizations recognize the potential of young innovators and ...
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Catalysts Are Launched for Water Treatment at Alfa Chemistry Catalysts
Alfa Chemistry Catalysts, a specialized sub-brand of Alfa Chemistry, proudly announced the release of varieties of catalysts for water treatment, including Zero valent iron (ZVI), Fe₂(SO₄)₃, FeSO₄, FeCl3, and FeOOH, which have long been used in water and wastewater treatment. Due to the growth in population, there are quite large demand for fresh, safe and clear water. Agricultural irrigation ...
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How An Overspill Contaminated A Rare Chalk Stream
The most inescapable story of the last few years for many water consultants wanting to get the best water supply deal for their customers has been the increasingly controversial policies surrounding storm overflow discharge. These policies, now the subject of a lengthy Environment Agency investigation, have led to many water sources becoming polluted, and one of the most recent and controversial ...
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ACCIONA leads the consortium that will build new Alkimos desalination plant in Perth (Australia)
An ACCIONA-led consortium has been selected as the preferred proponent by Water Corporation, the largest water utility in Western Australia, to design, build, operate and maintain the future Alkimos Seawater Desalination Plant (ASDP) in Perth for ten years. The plant will have an initial (Stage 1) capacity of 150,000 m³ per day, with an additional 150,000 m³ per day, when required, ...
By ACCIONA S.A
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Using electrolysis to safely disinfect drinking water
Using electrolysis to safely disinfect drinking water Harmless cooking salt takes the place of critical chlorine gas The challenge: to supply large quantities of germ-free drinking water Day in, day out, communities of all sizes need to ensure the supply of clean drinking water to millions of people. Regardless of whether their starting point is ground water or surface water from rivers, for ...
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It’s time to askFIDO: AI assistant launched for water
A personalised co-pilot dedicated to help improve water AI assistant helps make accurate, informed decisions on leak detection and beyond Powered by GPT-4, askFIDO enables access to AI, no matter the experience A new artificial intelligence (AI) virtual leakage assistant powered by GPT-4 has been launched to support and empower water professionals to make accurate and informed ...
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New Lower Screening Levels for Lead in Contaminated Soil and Resources to Protect Children and Families in Puerto Rico
In January, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it was lowering recommended screening levels and strengthening guidance for investigating and cleaning up lead-contaminated soil in residential areas where children live and play. As a result of the lower screening levels, EPA also declared it expects to investigate more residential properties for potential cleanup under the ...
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Ovivo Completes the Acquisition of E2metrix to Offer an Integrated Solution for Destruction of PFAS in Water and Wastewater
Ovivo Inc. (“Ovivo”), a global provider of water and wastewater treatment equipment, technologies and systems, is pleased to announce the acquisition of E2metrix Inc. (“E2metrix”), a Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, based technology company which specializes in innovative & clean electro-technologies that are particularly effective to destroy perfluoroalkyl and ...
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‘Water, United’: Connecting key players to accelerate water action across the Colorado River Basin
New initiative aims to link multinationals, tech companies and water utilities to help solve water challenges Follows existing Microsoft-FIDO collaboration across three cities globally. A new initiative aiming to unite multinationals, innovative tech companies, and water utilities has been announced in the US. Microsoft, PepsiCo, FIDO Tech, Oldcastle ...
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Water purification for strategic industries : Veolia Water Technologies redevelops brownfield site for its first ion exchange regeneration facility in China
Veolia Water Technologies, a subsidiary of Veolia and a leading specialist in water treatment technologies and services, is redeveloping a brownfield site for its first ion exchange regeneration facility in China. The plant will be an integral part of its service deionization and mobile water treatment ecosystems and will improve supply chain resilience, regenerating and recycling the resins used ...
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NTK’s When Buying A Liquid Extraction Baler
Harmony Enterprises is the leader in the design, manufacturing, sales, and service of liquid extraction balers. We’ve been hearing a lot of noise in the industry lately about other manufacturers offering vertical liquid extraction balers as alternatives to our innovative ExtractPack Vertical Liquid Extraction Baler. Some are even marketing standard recycling balers as liquid extraction ...
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Keeping Hospitals Safe: A Success Story with Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
When Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford opened its doors in 1991, it was met with an unexpected challenge: Legionella bacteria in the building’s water system. Despite the hospital’s best efforts, traditional disinfection methods failed to control the problem, which led to two tragic patient deaths. The hospital turned to LiquiTech and the LiquiTech® Copper-Silver ...
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New eruption in Iceland - No damage to our operations
On the morning of the 8th of February, there was a new eruption with subsequent lava flow on the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland. Authorities have declared a state of emergency in the area due to a hot water pipeline being out of order and a potential risk related to the Svartsengi power plant. Our facilities are located at a safe distance from the incident, and we can receive power from ...
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