Alliance to ‘transform technology’ at Thames Water
Global companies have joined up to work together to deliver Thames Water’s future technology services and projects.
The new Technology and Transformation Alliance will sit alongside the...
Wastewater to help power vehicles
Car company SEAT and Aqualia have joined forces to develop renewable biofuel from wastewater to be used in compressed natural gas (CNG) powered vehicles....
Conservation body critical of Australian coal industry
A report from the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) has found that the coal industry in New South Wales and Queensland uses as much fresh...
IWA Fellows win Stockholm water prize
Professors Bruce Rittmann and Mark van Loosdrecht have been named the 2018 Stockholm Water Prize Laureates for “revolutionising water and wastewater treatment”.
Fellows of the...
Consultation opens on water climate bond standard
The Climate Bonds Initiative and consortium partners, Alliance for Global Water Adaptation (AGWA), Ceres, World Resources Institute and CDP, have released for public comment...
SUEZ to treat wastewater at Rosneft sites
SUEZ has agreed to implement its water treatment technologies to improve water and wastewater processes for Rosneft, the Russian oil firm.
A formal agreement was...
International: Water ranked as key risk in WEF report
Water crises have been ranked third in terms of their impact in 2016 as a global risk over the next ten years, according to...
International: SABMiller achieves water reduction goal
The global brewery company, SABMiller, has exceeded its 2015 goal of reducing the amount of water used to produce one litre of beer, revealed...
Oman: LG Chem signs deal with Oman desalination plant
The Sohar desalination plant in Oman has announced it will incorporate LG Chem’s ‘high rejection’ NanoH20 seawater reverse osmosis membranes. The membranes incorporate nanostructured materials and polymer technology which...
Pipe manufacturers set to cash in on US water market, says new report
Pipe and hardware companies are poised to benefit from heightening concerns about US municipal water infrastructure with US$300 billion of forecasted capital expenditures over...
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Unleashing the diverse potential of anaerobic digestion
The recent IWA Specialist Group conference in Istanbul showcased the latest advances in use of anaerobic digestion. Kala Vairavamoorthy was struck by the growing...
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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...
