Global water technology company Xylem has appointed Radhika Fox as senior advisor to the company. Fox most recently served as the Senate-confirmed assistant administrator for the US Environmental Protection Agency […] The post Xylem appoints Radhika Fox as senior advisor first appeared on Water & Wastewater Asia.
Daan Burghouts returns to Aquatech Global as the new director, after a five-year strategic tenure at Schiphol — where Burghouts led commercial terms and strategic direction for all mobility parties […] The post Aquatech Global appoints Daan Burghouts as director first appeared on Water & Wastewater Asia.
Singapore’s National Water Agency PUB is collaborating with University of California (UCLA) and a startup spun out of research at UCLA — Equatic — to build a US$20m full-scale demonstration […] The post PUB to build world’s largest ocean-based CO2 removal demonstration plant in Tuas, Singapore first appeared on Water & Wastewater Asia.
Global pump manufacturer Grundfos realised record sales of €4.6bn, a sales growth of 4.2% in line with its ambitions. Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) before special items also grew; […] The post Grundfos hits record sale of €4.6bn and reduces water consumption by 7% in 2023 first appeared on Water & Wastewater Asia.
Eight out of 10 Australians believed it is important to consider alternative water sources, such as purified recycled water (PRW) — wastewater that has been thoroughly treated to remove microbial […] The post Most Australians think it is important to consider alternative water sources first appeared on Water & Wastewater Asia.
In 2023, volunteers from Xylem, its partners and customers supported 1,000 nonprofits — including Americares, Mercy Corps and UNICEF — to help deliver clean water and sanitation (WASH) access and […] The post Xylem teams up with global partners to accelerate progress on water security first appeared on Water & Wastewater Asia.
Established in 1990 by the Florida Land and Water Adjudicatory Commission, St Lucie, US, Florida West Services District is a 4,600-acre community development district that provides safe drinking water to the residents and businesses. The district […] The post St Lucie West Services District improves performance of water infrastructure with Kamstrup AMI technology first appeared on Water & Wastewater Asia.
Provider of advanced water filtration membrane solutions NX Filtration has supplied its hollow fibre nanofiltration (NF) membrane modules to the Luckin Coffee water treatment project together with its original equipment […] The post NX Filtration supplies largest Chinese coffee chain Luckin’s water treatment plant first appeared on Water & Wastewater Asia.
Specialist in chemical-free water treatment disinfection technologies BIO-UV group has partnered with US-headquartered Pinnacle Ozone Solutions to leverage the company’s QUADBLOCK ozone water treatment products in Europe, Middle East, Africa […] The post BIO-UV group and Pinnacle partner up on ozone water treatment first appeared on Water & Wastewater Asia.
A new artificial intelligence (AI) virtual leakage assistant powered by computer programme Generative Pre-trained Transformer 4 (GPT-4) has been launched to support water professionals to make informed decisions on water […] The post askFIDO: AI assistant launched for water professionals first appeared on Water & Wastewater Asia.
Luboš Michlík became president of the European Pump Association (Europump) in June 2023 following his two-year tenure as vice-president. As president, Michlík is committed to advancing Europump’s mission within the pump sector. “As president of Europump, my focus is to champion the interests of the European pump industry and drive positive change that benefits both […]
Solutions provider for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) treatment AqueoUS Vets (AV) has expanded its leadership team. As the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is poised to finalise the maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for six common PFAS, the expanded team will ensure AV is equipped to protect public health and ensure safe water for communities […]
A new initiative aiming to unite multinationals, tech companies, and water utilities has been announced in the US. Microsoft, PepsiCo, leak sizing solution company FIDO Tech and Oldcastle Infrastructure have […] The post ‘Water, United’: Connecting key players to accelerate water action across the Colorado river basin first appeared on Water & Wastewater Asia.
As one of the premier global platforms, the biennial Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) gathers thought leaders, experts and practitioners from governments, cities, utilities and industry to share knowledge and […] The post SIWW 2024 registration opens in March first appeared on Water & Wastewater Asia.
Global pump manufacturer Grundfos and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) or Doctors Without Borders have partnered to reach people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters, and exclusion from healthcare with […] The post Grundfos partners with Doctors Without Borders to provide emergency aid and safe water first appeared on Water & Wastewater Asia.
Global UV technology solutions provider Nuvonic commemorates its 100th year. Formerly known as Hanovia, the company has been a stalwart in UV science since its inception in the 1920s. Founded […] The post Nuvonic celebrates 100 years in business first appeared on Water & Wastewater Asia.
Using cloud-based platforms for more efficient leak detection will be the subject of global technology company Ovarro presentation at the Philippine Association of Water Districts (PAWD) annual convention from 27-29 […] The post Ovarro presents at PAWD convention first appeared on Water & Wastewater Asia.
Veolia Water Technologies (VWT) — a subsidiary of Veolia and a specialist in water treatment technologies and services — is redeveloping a brownfield site for its first ion exchange regeneration […] The post Veolia Water Technologies redevelops brownfield site for its first ion exchange regeneration facility in China first appeared on Water & Wastewater Asia.
Smart buildings, defined by the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE), is the capacity to respond to changes in the environment to achieve optimum operating conditions. In recent years, population growth and […] The post Smart water management in buildings first appeared on Water & Wastewater Asia.
German chemicals company Symrise ranked high in the recent sustainability rating issued by international nonprofit organisation CDP, which recognises the company for its environmental transparency in protecting the climate. It […] The post Symrise gets top CDP marks for climate and water protection first appeared on Water & Wastewater Asia.
Asset performance and work management software MentorAPM is officially sponsoring the networking breaks at the upcoming Utility Management Conference (UMC) in Portland, Oregon, US from 13-16 Feb 2024. Providing coffee […] The post MentorAPM sponsors UMC networking breaks first appeared on Water & Wastewater Asia.
North American manufacturer of decanter centrifuges and advanced biosolids treatment technologies Centrisys/CNP has opened its new engineering innovation lab designed to enhance collaboration, streamline problem-solving, and foster innovation across all […] The post Centrisys/CNP opens new engineering innovation lab first appeared on Water & Wastewater Asia.
Microelectronics manufacturer Linxens and membrane-based separation and purification solutions company Memsift Innovations have launched the world’s first commercial membrane distillation system for sustainable nickel recovery. The collaboration began in 2019 […] The post Linxens and Memsift Innovations use membrane distillation technology for world’s first sustainable nickel recovery system first appeared on Water & Wastewater Asia.
The team organising IndoWater 2024 expo and forum — held at Jakarta International expo (JI expo), Jakarta, Indonesia on 18-20 Sep 2024 — attended InterAqua 2024 in Tokyo, Japan, to […] The post IndoWater team attends InterAqua 2024 in Japan first appeared on Water & Wastewater Asia.
The new Tseung Kwan O desalination plant is said to be the first to use reverse osmosis (RO) technology in Hong Kong. Construction of the first stage plant began in […] The post New Hong Kong desalination plant begins delivering fresh water to 137,000 homes first appeared on Water & Wastewater Asia.
By Dr Pablo Campo Moreno, senior lecturer in applied chemistry at Cranfield University’s water science institute As the phrase ‘forever chemicals’ enters the Oxford English Dictionary for the first time […] The post Agriculture and pharma key to solving micropollutants first appeared on Water & Wastewater Asia.