United States: Researchers to produce clean energy from water and sunlight
Researchers from the University of Iowa are collaborating with HyperSolar, a startup company focused on commercialising low-cost renewable hydrogen, to produce clean energy from water and sunlight. HyperSolar...
Chile: New hydropower project opened
Chilean renewable power generation company Hydrochile S.A. has opened the 60 MW El Paso hydropower project. The facility was built on the Las Damas...
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...
How sunlight can provide low-cost access to clean water
Water can be disinfected if left for as little as six hours in intense sunlight, yet many living in the world’s poorest countries do...
Researchers unveil ocean wave energy generator
A device that generates the energy of an ocean wave three times the average amplitude could provide a concentrated source of kinetic energy if...
Wastewater treatment process uses gravity to cut energy use
A newly patented submerged aerated filtration (SAF) configuration for wastewater treatment, developed by UK-company WPL, can cut energy use by 40 percent and be...
One thousand solar panels installed at Scottish water works
One thousand solar panels have been installed at a major water treatment works serving Edinburgh and parts of West Lothian, continuing Scottish Water’s switch to renewable...
FEATURED STORY
Engineering solutions that put society front and centre
Winner of IWA’s Water and Development Award for Research, Dr Veena Srinivasan explains why it is critical to consider social needs and impacts when...
NEWS
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...
