Rolling back to move forward
A case study highlighting the importance of application version control for water and wastewater SCADA systems, from Trihedral, a developer of HMI/SCADA software for...
Energy saving in borehole pumping
The KSB Group has launched a new submersible borehole pump series. Named UPA S 250, this pump series is designed for use in general water supply, agriculture, mine dewatering and ground water management as well as for general pressure boosting tasks, for example.
Spring launches enhanced catchment monitoring innovation challenge
Spring, a group which supports innovation in the UK and Ireland water sector, has launched its third innovation accelerator challenge and is calling...
Powder uses sunlight to disinfect contaminated drinking water
A group at Stanford University say they have invented a low-cost, recyclable powder that kills thousands of waterborne bacteria per second when exposed to...
Government sets out new targets on air quality, water pollution, waste and woodland cover
The UK government announced new environmental targets in four key areas of air quality, water, waste reduction and woodland cover on 16 March....
PFAS treatment start-up changes name and announces successful fund-raise to accelerate growth
Puraffinity, a spin-out from Imperial College London, that develops advanced materials for selectively removing target chemical compounds from water, has announced an oversubscribed seed...
Scottish utility water testers’ robotic helping hand
An Edinburgh science hub has a new helping hand – a-state-of-the art automated robot which is being used to test water quality.
The...
New group and testing facilities in Scotland link up to support water innovation
Two Scottish innovation centres and a world-renowned research institute are at the forefront of an international drive to unlock innovation potential in the global...
Pump and biotech firms embark on collaboration to help solve water scarcity
An innovation collaboration between pump technology firm Grundfos and Novozymes, an expert in enzymes and microorganisms, aims to come up solutions to the problem...
Innovation centre to bring together UK research on biofilms
The UK’s world-class expertise in the research of biofilms has been recognised through the launch of a new National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC).
Supported by...
‘Fantasy league’ reveals future of water innovation
Event organiser BlueTech Research has announced the first "innovation showcase" companies who will appear at the BlueTech Forum event in Vancouver, Canada, on 7-8...
European bathing water still improving but UK pinpointed as a laggard, as post-Brexit concerns...
The quality of Europe’s bathing water continues to improve, according to a new report from the European Environmental Agency (EEA), but progress doesn’t appear...
Leak loggers support emergency effort in Beirut
Data technology company Ovarro responded quickly to a request for emergency leak detection equipment from the Veolia Foundation, which is supporting the rehabilitation of...
Test supplier receives certification for pseudomonas testing in drinking water
Water microbiology expert IDEXX has announced the granting of NF Validation certification for the Pseudalert® and Quanti-Tray® test, used for the 24 hour confirmed...
Pressure is on for hydrostatic pipeline testing
Serious injuries to a young woman in Leicestershire, the consequence of a hydrostatic pressure test going wrong, should be a wake-up call to the...
White paper validates innovative oxygen transfer technology
A new, industry-verified white paper validates the oxygen transfer efficiency of an innovative, gas infusion technology for water and wastewater treatment.
The trademarked Dissolved Gas...
MIT group uses graphene foam to filter uranium from water
Some kinds of water pollution, such as algal blooms and plastics that foul rivers, lakes, and marine environments, lie in plain sight.
Terrorists and the water supply: UK specialist hits back at “scaremongering” criticism
Craig Stanners, Director of IVL Flow Control has hit back at alleged criticism that he was scaremongering when stating that the UK’s water networks...
Qdos pump replaces three diaphragm pumps at German water treatment plant
The water treatment plant at Riepe, in the East Frisia region of Lower Saxony, has replaced three diaphragm pumps with a Qdos series peristaltic...
Firm launches “cost effective and sustainable” solid chemical dosing system
Clearwater Group has announced (10 August) the launch of SolidFX, its innovative on-site solid chemical water treatment system. SolidFX achieves precise dosing while cutting...
