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Apr 15, 2024
News
Pipe Core
Spotlight on gender diversity at Pipe Core
Since founding in 2008, Pipe Core’s team has grown across all areas of the business and is now in a position where there are more females than males across the organisation.
Research published in Harvard Business Review found that “countries and industries that view gender diversity as important, capture benefits from it and those that don’t, don’t.”
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Apr 12, 2024
News
Xylem Inc.
Houston Spencer
New Wave of Startups Scale Innovation to Solve Global Water Challenges
Innovators from Around the World Join Xylem’s 2024 Accelerator Program to Deploy Breakthrough Innovations for Utilities and Industrial Users of Water
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Apr 08, 2024
News
gwf Wasser | Abwasser
Integrated sustainable electricity and clean drinking water systems
Altitude Water and New Use Energy Solutions have partnered to create integrated, mobile solar-plus-water generation systems that produce sustainable electricity and clean drinking water anytime, anywhere.
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Apr 05, 2024
News
Trenchless Technology
Sharon M. Bueno
How to Evaluate Hydraulic Fracture Risk in HDD Design
The design of horizontal directional drill (HDD) installations often requires an evaluation of the potential for hydraulic fracture of the soil layers through which an HDD passes. Evaluating this risk during the design process is an important planning tool to identify and mitigate risks to existing infrastructure.
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Apr 02, 2024
News
Xylem Inc.
Houston Spencer
Historic Project Linking Rome and Vatican City Uses Advanced Technology and Local Knowledge to Keep Water Flowing
Relocation of Major Sewer Infrastructure Enables Construction of Pedestrian Link for 35 Million Visitors to the 2025 Jubilee
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Mar 27, 2024
News
Utah Water Research Laboratory
USU Study Looks at Water Main Break Rates in the U.S. and Canada
Report Highlights Correlation Between Material and Diameter
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Mar 26, 2024
News
visaplan GmbH
Jasamin Teuchler
Update BE-21: New Material in Course and Modules on Trenchless Pipe Installation
Online training on the topic of pipeline installation in civil engineering: Trenchless technology for underground drainage construction can be a resource-efficient, environmentally friendly, time-saving, and cost-effective alternative to open cut methods. The UNITRACC e-learning course "Utility Tunnelling" has been enhanced with additional technical and visual elements related to sewer and pipeline construction, specifically in pipe jacking and microtunnelling.
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Mar 25, 2024
Article
NOM - Investment and Development Agency for the Northern Netherlands
Bacteria as a new weapon in wastewater treatment
In early November, San Diego based startup Aquacycl officially opened its first European office and test center at the Water Campus in Leeuwarden. The Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency (NFIA) and the Investment and Development Agency for the Northern Netherlands (NOM) assisted the company in the process of setting up their business in the Netherlands.
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Mar 22, 2024
News
Trenchless Australasia
A superior HDD offering
Building on its relationships with leading horizontal directional drilling companies, TRACTO Australia has delivered three new rigs to operator Superior HDD.
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Mar 20, 2024
News
The Engineer
Jon Excell
New portable water filtration technology could improve access to clean drinking water worldwide
The University of Texas at Austin has developed an injectable water filtration system with the aim to aid the over two billion people worldwide who are without clean drinking water.
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Mar 18, 2024
News
Xylem Inc.
Houston Spencer
Global Student Innovation Challenge Calls on Next-Generation Leaders to Tackle Water Security
High School and University Students Worldwide Invited to Expand Water Access and Community Resilience
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Mar 15, 2024
News
gwf Wasser | Abwasser
New water treatment wins Prestigious Award
Introducing a advancement in water treatment, developed by Cardiff University researchers in collaboration with Origin Aqua, the FreeOxTM technology has garnered acclaim by winning a prestigious challenge award at the World Water Tech Innovation Summit. This single-step process not only has the potential to substantially decrease chlorine usage in tap water but also addresses various issues associated with traditional chlorine treatment methods.
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Mar 13, 2024
News
The Engineer
Jon Excell
Satellite-based river monitoring technique could provide early warning of flooding
A satellite-based method for monitoring the flow of rivers from orbit could provide a valuable early warning system for flood risk, University of Glasgow researchers have claimed.
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Mar 11, 2024
News
Trenchless Australasia
Revitalising infrastructure with HDD
Through the use of horizontal directional drilling, TasWater is delivering a new sewer pipeline to improve sewer and stormwater transfer capacity in Launceston, Tasmania.
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Mar 06, 2024
News
Xylem Inc.
Picking up the pace on climate action: Building momentum from COP28
At the halfway point of the Paris Agreement, the legally binding international treaty on climate action, average global temperatures are already hitting 1.8°C above pre-industrial levels and future projections are stark. At COP28 in December, we could not escape the reality that progress is significantly off track.
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Mar 01, 2024
News
The Engineer
Jon Excell
Luminescent sensor detects ‘forever chemical’ pollution in water
Researchers in the UK and Germany have developed a new approach for detecting pollution from ‘forever chemicals’ in water through luminescence.
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Feb 28, 2024
Article
Aquacycl
BETT installation demonstrating GHG emissions reduction of wastewater treatment
This study presents BioElectrochemical Treatment Technology (BETT) as a new wastewater management solution toward the Net-Zero future. The results reported herein were collected from a BETT pilot system installed at a large brewery in Los Angeles, CA, United States processing 0.6 m3. day-1 of raw brewery wastewater with a high content of fruit pulp.
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Feb 26, 2024
News
InfoTiles
Anglian Water expands transformative AI technology trial
Following the successful pilot of its digital asset management technology with Anglian Water, Norwegian digital analytics company InfoTiles is embarking on an expanded proof of concept programme.
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Feb 23, 2024
News
Xylem Inc.
Remote pump monitoring helps aquaculture farmer work more effectively
NLN Farms, located near the coastal town of Chocowinity, North Carolina, needed to transfer water from four aquaculture ponds to a nearby reservoir. The farm selected Xylem's Godwin CD100 dewatering pump for the job, with Field Smart Technology, which enables real-time monitoring and control of the pump from a smartphone.
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Feb 21, 2024
News
Trenchless Australasia
Progress continues with NZ flood recovery
Following the devastating flooding from Cyclone Gabrielle in 2023, Watercare is acknowledging the ongoing recovery efforts one year on.
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Feb 19, 2024
News
Xylem Inc.
Houston Spencer
Global cyber challenges need global solutions: How utilities are becoming cyber-savvy
Our panel of international experts examines how utilities can embrace a global outlook when it comes to security.
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Feb 16, 2024
News
Xylem Inc.
Houston Spencer
Indiana utility uses Xylem’s smart water technology to remotely manage operations
The Silver Creek Water Corporation in southern Indiana manages millions of gallons of water, over hilly terrain, for 20,000 people. Over several decades, the utility has deployed technology from Xylem’s Sensus brand to remotely manage meters, prevent water loss and save costs. These smart digital solutions enable the utility to detect issues before customers are even aware of them.
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Feb 14, 2024
News
Trenchless Australasia
Maximise HDD accuracy with combined guidance technologies
As the underground grows more crowded, the industry is under pressure to deliver highly accurate installations through a web of existing infrastructure.
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Feb 12, 2024
News
gwf Wasser | Abwasser
Green hydrogen from distillery wastewater
In a new study, scientists at Heriot-Watt University have discovered a sustainable method to produce green hydrogen, a type of renewable fuel, using wastewater from the distilling industry. This new approach not only addresses the global challenge of water scarcity but also offers a promising solution for the sustainable production of clean energy.
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Feb 09, 2024
News
WiseOnWater
Spring survey moves innovation strategy forward
The UK water sector should give more focus to the themes of delivering resilient infrastructure systems and protecting and enhancing natural systems, according to a survey about the UK 2050 Water Innovation Strategy.
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