Space technology firms sponsor Northumbrian Water Innovation Festival
Described as ‘Glastonbury meets Tomorrows World’ the four day innovation festival held annually by Northumbrian Water is going fully digital for the first time,...
How remote monitoring can contribute to operational success
Embracing digital technology will have a vital role to play in the safe, efficient and effective management of wastewater. Whether it is to minimise...
Lost revenue is biggest Covid risk facing utilities
Non-payment of customer bills poses the biggest Covid-19 threat to water utilities worldwide, one of several water industry issues discussed at a technology consultancy's...
United Utilities asks market for innovative solutions to sludge management
United Utilities is inviting companies to contact it with new and effective solutions for the treatment of sludge.
The water and wastewater firm has issued...
Drilling operation helps utility protect medieval monks path
A seemingly state-of-the-art drilling technique has allowed Thames Water to install a vital new sewage pipe while protecting a centuries-old country path used by...
Major role for wastewater epidemiology in tackling Covid-19, says group
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has a significant part to play in identifying ‘silent’ Covid-19 cases in the community, research presented at the latest Water Action...
Czech town welcomes wastewater treatment installation
A new wastewater treatment system installed in a town in the Czech Republic will protect valued fishing ponds and raise the quality to required...
Latest learnings from the Water Action Platform
Assessing risk and determining responses to Covid-19 were major themes of the most recent Water Action Platform webinar which took place on 9 July....
Sponsored content: Introducing two new Mecana Systems in the UK
Eliquo Hydrok have added two new Mecana technologies to their existing Pile Cloth Media Filtration (PCMF) systems available for the UK Water and Wastewater markets
British Water launches micropollutants technical group
A collaborative technical focus group has been set up by British Water to find new ways to reduce levels of micropollutants in wastewater....
Switch to VSD blowers saves 25% energy costs for Scottish wastewater treatment works, says...
By replacing its traditional lobe air blowers with modern variable speed drive (VSD) rotary screw blowers, Scottish Water’s Nigg wastewater treatment works now achieves...
Why the Mogden Formula matters for business
We know water is an increasingly scarce resource. So, what can businesses do to improve the way that water is used, treated, recycled...
Digital tool helps utilities overcome sludge pumping challenges
Software developed by fluid engineering firm BHR Group and launched in January is helping water utilities analyse their sludge pumping systems and reduce costs.
SLOT...
Vast amounts of valuable energy, nutrients, water lost in world’s fast-rising wastewater streams, says...
Enough energy to power all households in the USA and Mexico;
Enough nutrients to meet ~13% of world fertilizer needs;
Enough water to...
Sponsored content: Heat recovery from waste
Zero Liquid Discharge, or ZLD, is a technique which aims to discharge no liquid waste to the environment
Radar reaches a new level
Radar offers many performance advantages, although cost and complexity has restricted its use. All that could be changing now
Glenfield Invicta merger
Move prioritises “clarity, service and growth”
Glenfield and Invicta, two well-known and long-established brands in the water sector, have announced they are merging their operations...
Documentary conveys “a sense of hope and spirit of optimism for water”
The world’s first screening of the 50-minute documentary Brave Blue World, narrated by Liam Neeson, was met with "rapturous applause" at a blue carpet...
Fast Fashion: the second biggest polluter on Earth
Dr. Akmez Nabeerasool is a Senior Project Manager at Arvia Technology, a provider of advanced tertiary water and wastewater treatment systems. Below he discusses...
Wood-based yarn captures hormones from wastewater
Hormones and other pharmaceuticals ending up in bodies from natural waters are a globally significant environmental problem. Finish research organisation VTT and Aalto University,...
