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14.11.2013

The Robbins Company

Desiree Willis

Robbins breaks into the Brazilian Market

As part of Brazil’s massive metro program, Metro Fortaleza will be the first to utilize Robbins TBMs in the country.

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13.11.2013

Herrenknecht AG

Achim Kühn

IPLOCA New Technologies Award 2013 for Herrenknecht Pipe Express

Herrenknecht Pipe Express® is an innovative procedure for installing pipelines in the semi-trenchless construction method underground, while saving costs and reducing impact on the environment. This innovative technology developed by Herrenknecht has now been awarded the internationally renowned "IPLOCA New Technologies Award" as the jury sees it as a significant advance in the pipeline industry.

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12.11.2013

Asian Development Bank

Karen Lane

ADB Loan Aids Kolkata's Push for Better, Wider Water, Sewerage Services

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide $400 million in loans to help the Indian city of Kolkata expand and improve water and sanitation systems in peripheral areas of the fast-growing metropolis which are missing out on quality services.

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11.11.2013

Ceramic Polymer GmbH

Stephanie Wuensch

Ceramic Polymer coatings for maximum concrete protection

Professional refurbishment of a waste water plant: This year in July, a business partner from Ceramic Polymer GmbH, ISDW GmbH from Mittenwalde/Germany, renovated a heavily damaged waste water plant with competence and know-how.

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08.11.2013

MANN+HUMMEL GmbH

Miriam Teige

New solution for water filtration is the highlight at Aquatech

Filtration specialist MANN+HUMMEL will attend this year's Aquatech trade fair in Amsterdam to present a real innovation in the field of water and wastewater treatment - the HPM ultrafiltration cartridge featuring the new PES membrane technology for the pre-treatment and treatment of process water and water for domestic use.

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07.11.2013

Larson Electronics LLC

High performance LED drop light outperforms incandescent lamps

Industrial lighting specialists Larson Electronics announced the release of a new explosion proof LED drop light designed to provide cooler operation and higher performance than standard incandescent drop lights. The EHL-LED-7W-100-1523 Explosion Proof LED Drop Light is approved for Class 1 Division 1 & 2 locations, produces brighter and whiter output than a 100 watt incandescent light, and runs cool to the touch.

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06.11.2013

Leak Masters Seattle

Leak Masters wins contract for sound transit north link extension tunnels

Leak Masters, one of the nation’s elite water leak detection companies, was awarded the underground leak detection contract for Sound Transit’s North Link commuter rail extension tunnels.

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05.11.2013

Itron Inc.

Sharelynn Moore

Itron Pioneers Water Innovation with Smart Technology to Improve Water Management

New Intelis ultrasonic water meter features integrated communications and advanced sensing to increase visibility into water distribution systems.

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04.11.2013

ISOE - Institute for Social-Ecological Research

Melanie Neugart

Wastewater as a resource: Innovative sanitation concept for Namibia

Water is a scarce commodity in Namibia. The natural resource is coming under increasing pressure due to climate change, a rapidly growing population and the exodus from rural areas.

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30.10.2013

GNO, Inc.

Greater New Orleans Urban Water Plan Released

Greater New Orleans, Inc. announced the release of the Greater New Orleans Urban Water Plan. The Urban Water Plan directly addresses the problems with the region’s current water management system in an innovative way that will increase quality of life and reduce street flooding, potholes, and damaged infrastructure from subsidence.

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29.10.2013

African Development Bank Group

Mali to Receive US $75.5 Million Soft Loan to Finance a Drinking Water Supply Project in Bamako

The African Development Bank Group approved a US $75.5 million (UA 50 million) soft loan for Mali to help the country finance a drinking water supply project in Bamako.

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28.10.2013

National Association of Water Companies

NAWC releases report on alternative regulation and ratemaking approaches

The National Association of Water Companies (NAWC) announces the release of a report on regulatory mechanisms that can help the U.S. water sector address much-needed infrastructure investment in the coming decades.

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25.10.2013

Asian Development Bank

Chor Mui Lee

$44 Billion a Year Needed to Protect PRC Infrastructure from Extreme Weather

More than one million people living in the coastal areas of the People's Republic of China could be displaced, with a landmass four times the size of Hong Kong, China submerged by 2050, if the country does not take action to prepare for rising sea levels and more intense cyclones, a new report from the Asian Development Bank warns.

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24.10.2013

Xylem Inc.

Jennifer Jacob

Xylem wins water handling contract for Singapore mass transit project

Xylem Inc., a leading global water technology company focused on addressing the world's most challenging water issues, announced that it has won an equipment and service contract worth S$8.2 million (U.S.$6.5 million) with the Singapore Land Transport Authority.

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23.10.2013

Yokogawa Electric Corporation

Yokogawa Receives Order from SIPSC to Supply Monitoring System for Large-scale Water Distribution Pipeline Project in Saudi Arabia

Yokogawa Electric International has received an order from Sinopec International Petroleum Service Corporation to supply the monitoring system for a large water distribution pipeline that the Saline Water Conversion Corporation is building in Saudi Arabia between the cities of Yanbu and Medina. This is Yokogawa’s first order from SIPSC for a water distribution pipeline project.

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22.10.2013

Innovyze

Adam J. Simonsen

Dutch Municipality Selects InfoWorks CS for Smart Water Management

Town of Tholen to Benefit from Innovyze Two-Dimensional Modeling Technology for Advanced Wastewater and Flood Management

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21.10.2013

City of New York

Mayor Bloomberg Announces Completion and Activation of Manhattan Portion of City's Third Water Tunnel

Beginning 43 Years Ago, Water Tunnel No. 3 is one of the largest infrastructure projects in the history of New York City. Opening of Tunnel No. 3 will reduce dependence on City Water Tunnel No. 1, allowing inspection and maintenance for the first time since it was built in 1917.

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18.10.2013

Aegion Corporation

David F. Morris

Aegion Corporation Awarded $10.7 Million Sewer Rehabilitation Contract from Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts

Aegion Corporation announced that its subsidiary, Insituform Technologies, LLC, has been awarded a contract valued at approximately $10.7 million from the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts.

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17.10.2013

Fraunhofer IAO

Alanus von Radecki

50 Ideas for sustainable cities

Fraunhofer's Morgenstadt: City Insights innovation network has analyzed six pioneering cities.

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16.10.2013

Envirosight LLC

New ROVVER X-SAT from Envirosight Inspects Sewer Laterals from Mainline

Envirosight's new maneuverable launcher with pan/tilt camera helps diagnose lateral blockages and find gas line cross bores.

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15.10.2013

Amsterdam RAI

Stefanie Poelmann

Aquatech Innovation Award Nominees Unveiled

The day after the winner of the previous Aquatech innovation award was announced questions were asked in the Dutch parliament as to why the fish-friendly pump by Pentair Nijhuis was not being more widely used in the Netherlands. The global media also picked up the story and this impressive innovation received the recognition it deserved.

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14.10.2013

MWH Global, Inc.

Meg VanderLaan

MWH Joins The Value of Water Coalition

Statistics have shown that the average U.S. citizen is not as well informed when it comes to the aging infrastructure in the United States as well as the nation's water quality. Because much of the country’s water infrastructure is underground and not in plain sight … the old adage, “out of sight, out of mind” resonates.

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11.10.2013

Herrenknecht AG

Achim Kühn

Final breakthrough at the Hallandsas Tunnel marks an outstanding pioneering achievement

The unshakable will of clients, powerful construction companies and innovative tunnelling technology made it possible to deal with even the greatest challenges in tunnel construction. This is demonstrated by the successful completion of tunnelling work at the Hallandsås Tunnel in Sweden.

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10.10.2013

TT-UK Ltd

Donna Constable

Sand, Suction and Safety

TT-UK Suction Excavators working in Saudi Arabia

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09.10.2013

Itron Inc.

Sharelynn Moore

Itron Installs Millionth UK Water Communication Module with Yorkshire Water

Itron, Inc. announced that it has deployed one million water communication modules in the UK and Ireland. The one millionth module was installed for Yorkshire Water as part of a contract to deploy Automated Meter Reading (AMR) services for residential and commercial customers.

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