Amira Yunos

AqueoUS Vets (AV), a solutions provider of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) treatment systems, celebrates the completion of an ion exchange (IX) design-build project in Livermore, California, the US. Executing a ‘triple play’, AV supplied and installed the IX resin systems and interconnected back piping, and installed...

The REGAIN research project — a Dutch consortium of a water board, an industrial water company and two research institutes have selected NX Filtration hollow fibre nanofiltration (NF) membrane to be one of the three technologies to be tested on its effectiveness in removing pharmaceutical residues from...

The need for a rethink of how the water sector communicates, internally, and with the media and the public, was a theme of the UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) fourth annual conference, which took place in London, the UK, on 30 Nov 2023.  

Technology from wastewater treatment specialist WCS Environmental Engineering (WCSEE) has been selected by Scottish Water to deliver a tightened ammonia removal consent at a village treatment works. The updated consent has led the public utility to upgrade Edgehead wastewater treatment works (WWTW) in Midlothian, Edinburgh, the UK. 

Following the pilot of its digital asset management technology with UK water utilities Anglian Water, Norwegian digital analytics company InfoTiles is embarking on an expanded proof of concept programme. The ongoing collaboration with the UK utility will use its artificial intelligence (AI) driven software to manage roughly...

In a ship design initiative to protect oceans from pollution, Thordon Bearings and Wärtsilä have formed the Blue Ocean Alliance to develop and promote sterntubeless ship concept. The Blue Ocean Alliance brings together maritime industry expertise, with seawater-lubricated bearings company Thordon Bearings, systems integrator...

The nonprofit organisation Water and Wastewater Equipment Manufacturers Association (WWEMA) has re-elected Mark Turpin — president of water and wastewater solutions company Duperon — for a third term on its board of directors. Turpin will join this industry leadership to navigate an influx of issues impacting the...

Packo pumps, which specialises in industrial stainless steel centrifugal pumps and hygienic rotary lobe pumps and twin-screw pumps, has merged its website with Verder Liquids, the manufacturer of pumps, mixers, and systems. This partnership aims to provide customers with a wider range of pump technologies, all accessible...

The team at KISTERS, a global company in environmental monitoring and data management, has produced a report to show the impact of climate disasters. By utilising data from the International Disaster Database (EM-DAT), the growth in the cost of climate disasters with GDP growth per country is...

On 23 Nov 2023 in Düsseldorf, Germany, German automation company Festo was awarded the 16th German Sustainability Award in the hydraulics, pumps and compressors category. The award is based on German government Agenda 2030, focusing on areas of transformation such as climate, biodiversity,...