Belize community to use solar energy to gain safe drinking water
The Caribbean Development Bank has provided a grant of US$333,488 to fund a new water supply system in Conejo, Belize. Officials from the Government of...
India: Delhi’s first hydropower plant commissioned
The Delhi Jal Board has commissioned the first ever hydropower plant in the city, which will use falling water from a treated sewage effluent...
International: Bacardi improves water use and energy efficiency
Barcardi, a global spirits company, has surpassed annual targets in improving water use, energy efficiency and recycling rates and is on target to obtain 100 percent of...
Masdar begins desalination programme
Masdar has begun the operational stage of a pilot programme in Ghantoot, Abu Dhabi, which will see 1,500 m3/day of potable water produced over...
UK using wave energy to generate electricity
A wave energy converter, produced by technology company Wello, has successfully generated electricity into the national grid off the west coast of Orkney, Scotland.
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Hydro storage can secure 100 percent renewable electricity in Australia
Pumped hydro storage can be used to help build a secure and cheap Australian electricity grid with 100 percent renewable energy, a new study...
Switzerland: Hydroelectric plant opts for variable-speed turbines
General Electric has swapped out its conventional turbines for variable-speed models that will store and generate far more power at the Linthal hydroelectric plant in Switzerland. The...
University of Houston researcher recognised for work in clean energy
Debora Rodrigues, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Houston, Texas, has received the 2016 C3E Research Award, for her work focusing...
Ghana: Village completes trial of new solar-powered technology
Following a successful trial of a smaller machine in a small village in Ghana, Watley, a clean technology company, has unveiled a new solarpowered technology that aims...
South Korea: LG Electronics and government utility sign technology partnership
LG Electronics, a South Korean electronics company, has announced that it will seek to develop its water energy resources business in cooperation with the state-run water energy agency...
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Inside IWA’s DNA: how we adapt and thrive
The recent success of the IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition is the latest sign that IWA is thriving. Kala Vairavamoorthy explores the reasons...
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UNU report warns on tipping points if environmental risks not addressed
A new report released by the United Nations University (UNU) has found that drastic changes to fundamental socioecological systems are likely if environmental risks...
