Video: Brave Blue World Official Trailer
Featuring dramatic stories and breathtaking scenery, Brave Blue World is a compelling, optimistic and fascinating portrait of an alternate future of our most valuable resource. It takes a stark look at how we got where we are today, then challenges and shatters some of the commonly held myths and assumptions about water while presenting revolutionary new ways in which we can create an entirely sustainable future for generations to come.
Heartland Water Technology and Gruppo Pieralisi Announce Partnership for Biosolids Management in the United States
HUDSON, Mass.- Heartland Water Technology, Inc. and Gruppo Pieralisi today announced a strategic partnership focused on advanced biosolids management, including municipal sludge, livestock manures and digested solids, leveraging Pieralsi's proven and robust direct-contact rotary drum dryer. The cost and complexity of managing sludges and biosolids is growing. The vast majority of biosolids are disposed of at either landfills or incinerators, or they are land applied. Due to their high water...
Lebanese Wastewater Solution Wins Global Tech Innovation Competition
• Mrüna’s digital idea revolutionises access to sanitation and recycled water • Low-cost, rapid tech solution for refugee camps and global urbanisation • Winning InfraChallenge will help Mrüna transform urban infrastructure The Global Infrastructure Hub (GI Hub) has crowned Lebanese tech start-up Mrüna the winner of its first global innovation competition, InfraChallenge, following a live pitch against nine other finalists from the UK, US, Sierra Leone, Australia, Mexico, Singapore and Spai...
Stantec selected to oversee water infrastructure improvements in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Through a compact between the Millennium Challenge Corporation and the Mongolian Government, the project is designed to increase water supply by 80 percent EDMONTON, AB; NEW YORK, NY; WASHINGTON, D.C. TSX, NYSE:STN: The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has selected Stantec to provide advisory services during the preparation and implementation of its US$350 million Mongolia Water Compact with the Mongolian Government. The compact’s Water Supply Project aims to provide viable, susta...
Capstone Headwaters Reports: COVID-19 Accelerates Digital Adoption in Water Infrastructure Industry
Boston, MA– Capstone Headwaters released its Water Infrastructure update today, reporting that pre-COVID trends of rapid urbanization and aging water and wastewater infrastructure have been catalysts for innovation and advancement in the Water Infrastructure industry. While COVID-19 has stressed revenues and financial visibility, it has also accelerated the adoption of digital and remote technologies to drive effective asset management, efficiency, and cost reduction in water systems. “Wh...
Updated ASCE Standard 44 Presents Guidelines for Supercooled Fog Dispersal Programs
Reston, Va. – Extended periods of fog can have large economic impacts on aviation, tourism, transportation, and mining industries, as well as a negative effect on agriculture. These problems can be reduced using state-of-the-art supercooled fog dispersal technologies to increase visibility. ASCE presents guidelines for programs aimed at dispersing supercooled fog in the updated Standard Practice for the Design, Operation, and Evaluation of Supercooled Fog Dispersal Projects, ANSI/ASCE/EWRI 44-20...
WINT launches leak prevention solution for HVAC chilled water systems
A.I.-powered solution prevents the risks and hazards of leaks in HVAC systems NEW YORK – WINT Water Intelligence, a leader in cutting-edge water management and leak prevention solutions for construction, commercial and industrial applications, has developed a solution that detects and prevents leaks and other issues in chilled water systems and pipes. The solution prevents water damage by detecting issues, automatically shutting off water flows and isolating impacted areas. Damage from wat...
H2OBiome Wastewater COVID-19 Testing Service Launches Across the United States
ROCKVILLE, Md.- CosmosID announces the official launch of H2Obiome, a testing service for water and wastewater testing for pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2. The first offering is detection of virus in wastewater treatment plants, providing early warning of community COVID-19 outbreaks. Studies have shown that SARS-CoV-2 virus is detectible in sewage approximately one to two weeks before a COVID-19 case is recorded by the health department. CosmosID is working with Maryland Department of Enviro...
Severn Trent Commissions the UK’s Largest MABR Plant During Lockdown
OxyMem membrane aerated biofilm reactor (MABR) at Severn Trent’s Spernal site – the largest MABR in the UK Ireland, September 14th, 2020 – July marked a milestone for wastewater treatment in the UK, with the installation of 10 OxyMem membrane aerated biofilm reactor (MABR) modules from DuPont Water Solutions at Severn Trent’s Redditch Spernal site in Worcestershire. This central treatment plant has thus become the largest MABR in the UK, all during a period of restricted access to the site due...
National Stormwater Trust (NST) and OptiRTC announce strategic partnership; Boston-based Opti shares proprietary technology with Florida firm
BOSTON, MA and TALLAHASSEE, FL - OptiRTC (https://optirtc.com), a leader in forecast-based control of distributed stormwater infrastructure through cloud-based solutions, today announced the formation of a strategic alliance with the Tallahassee-based National Stormwater Trust (NST). OptiRTC will work with NST to provide Opti’s cloud-based, proprietary adaptive control technology to allow NST to generate off-site stormwater offsets through enhancing existing performance of regional facilities...