Tag: sustainability
With electricity prices soaring, Riventa has voiced its support to the chairman of Isle’s call for the water industry to make the most of innovative, energy-saving technology.
Speaking on the unavoidable climate crisis, Dr Piers Clark, chairman of technical...
Jason Tang Chih Wei, director of Environmental & Water Technology Centre of Innovation (EWTCOI), Ngee Ann Polytechnic; and Kenth Hvid Nielsen, regional managing director, Asia-Pacific, commercial buildings, Grundfos.
Grundfos has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP) to co-develop...
500 billion gallons of water prevented from flooding communities in 2021 via Xylem technology
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Xylem’s latest Sustainability Report tracks progress in addressing global water challenges.
Solutions from Xylem have helped prevent more than 500 billion gallons of polluted water from flooding communities in 2021, according to the company’s annual Sustainability Report. The report...
Veolia to provide key technology for Li-Cycle’s lithium-ion battery recycling facility
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Li-Cycle Holdings has selected Veolia Water Technologies as a partner for its lithium-ion battery recycling in Rochester, New York. The facility will help give life back to the equivalent of approximately 225,000 electric vehicle batteries per year by utilising Veolia’s HPD crystallisation...
Water Environment Federation seeks applications for Utility of the Future Today recognition programme
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The application period is open for the Utility of the Future Today recognition programme, which seeks to honour water resource recovery facilities for community engagement, watershed stewardship and recovery of resources such as water, energy and nutrients.
This year’s...
The Housing and Development Board (HDB), a statutory board under the Ministry of National Development responsible for Singapore’s public housing, will be extending the UrbanWater Harvesting System (UWHS) to existing estates for the first time through a pilot project covering 89 blocks in two HDB towns.
Panellists from diverse backgrounds to engage in conversation about groundwater sustainability.
De Nora will be hosting a one-hour virtual routable event in celebration of World Water Day, an annual observance that aims to highlight the importance of freshwater. Held...
The digital age has great potential for sustainability. Not only does it support the economy while embracing a greener planet, but it also increases resource efficiency and reduces waste, as Josephine Tan writes more.
Digitalisation opens the door to...
Anaergia commissions facility in California that creates renewables natural gas from wastewater and food waste
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Victor Valley facility marks the first in California to make renewable natural gas from both wastewater and food waste, and inject into a utility pipeline.
Anaergia has announced its subsidiary SoCal Biomethane will officially commission operations at the Victor...
Xylem has announced that almost 80% of its 16,000 employees volunteered their time to help address urgent water challenges in 2021. The company’s global team collectively donated 113,000 hours in their commitments, across 55 countries.
The commitment of volunteer...