The leading platform for process, flooding, drinking & waste water news. Aquatech has been sharing technical innovations, connecting water professionals and creating business opportunities since 1964. Our Water Technology News, Views and Analysis bridges the gap between business and scientific water technology communities with a well-balanced mix of analysis, tech-dives, human interest and case studies.
Xylem commits to 100% renewables by 2025
- By Aquatech
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- 16-07-2019
As part of its 2025 Signature Goals technology giant Xylem has committed to fully using renewable energy across its major sites.
Water Resource Management: our essential guide to water resource management objectives, policy & strategies
- By Aquatech
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- 15-07-2019
Our essential guide to Water Resource Management. Climate change and human activity mean we are facing a challenging task in an unpredictable environm...
VIDEO: Inspiring international exchanges at Aquatech China
- By Aquatech
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- 15-07-2019
Industrial water treatment and digitalisation were key themes at this year’s Aquatech China in Shanghai .
Jaime Barba: It’s time to learn from our mistakes
- By Aquatech
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- 15-07-2019
Over 10 years ago Jaime Barba wanted to hire a water mathematician – a rare move in the water market. Today he leads a digitalisation charge as CEO of...
Desalination News In Brief
- By Aquatech
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- 11-07-2019
From Morocco to Singapore, the UAE and Southern California, desalination projects continue to tally up to help meet future water demands as population...
Satellite leak detection moves to sewer breaks
- By Aquatech
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- 10-07-2019
After strong progress detecting leaks on potable water networks, Utilis will tweak its satellite formula to move into sewer breaks, says Jonathan Jaco...
Water reuse staggers ahead in Europe following council boost
- By Aquatech
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- 05-07-2019
The European Council has given its blessing to move forward water reuse yet member states will still have the power to decide the level to which it's ...
Video interview: Hydranautics’ Tsune Katsura on membrane developments
- By Aquatech
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- 05-07-2019
Tsune Katsura, chairman of global membrane company Hydranautics talks to Tom Freyberg about matching supply and demand in a reignited desalination mar...
RESEARCH: Nanoparticles boost solar desalination efficiency
- By Aquatech
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- 05-07-2019
Researchers from Rice University in the US have found a way to boost solar desalination efficiency by 50 per cent.
Jesper Kjelds: Creating a digital lighthouse in Aarhus
- By Aquatech
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- 04-07-2019
Danish water utility Aarhus Vand has been beating the data drum for many years. Here the chief digital information officer explains why a ‘digital fir...
Aquatech Innovation Forum on digitalisation races ahead
- By Aquatech
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- 04-07-2019
A total of 30 speakers, including 15 water utilities, have confirmed to speak in the inaugural event…
A phoenix from the drought? Chennai to reignite desalination
- By Aquatech
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- 04-07-2019
Severe drought is forcing the country to re-evaluate desalination and bring plans for a third desalination plant back to life in Chennai…
5G – hype or a gamechanger for water treatment technology?
- By Aquatech
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- 21-06-2019
5G promises to revolutionise telecommunication speed for the transfer of data, but what does it mean for the water market? Tom Freyberg investigates.
Record 24-hour sign-up for Aquatech Amsterdam
- By Aquatech
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- 19-06-2019
Aquatech Amsterdam is surpassing expectations with 75 percent of the show already sold out and a record number of visitors already signed up.
Do you have the brains for brine?
- By Aquatech
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- 19-06-2019
A new global challenge has been launched to come up with novel ways to recover and recycle brine…
Take a bow (or bath) Europe: your waters are cleaner than ever
- By Aquatech
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- 19-06-2019
Latest data from the European Environment Agency shows Europe’s bathing water quality continues to improve…
World’s largest municipal UV-LED installation moves forwards
- By Aquatech
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- 18-06-2019
UK water company United Utilities is deploying the first municipal scale UV-LED system from start-up Typhon Treatment
Mexico City mayor pledges water for all by 2024
- By Aquatech
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- 18-06-2019
Over $7.4 billion could be invested to improve water and environmental services in Mexico City…
Wastewater: Our essential guide to wastewater treatment, management & solutions
- By Aquatech
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- 14-06-2019
Wastewater treatment, collection and discharge are essential to protect human health, the environment and surrounding water quality. Before it can be ...
Global rivers contaminated with antibiotics, finds new research
- By Aquatech
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- 12-06-2019
The first ever global study has found concentrations of antibiotics exceeds safe levels by up to 300 times in some of the world’s rivers
Why a ‘no-collar’ workforce will enable water’s digital transformation
- By Aquatech
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- 11-06-2019
Utility workforces are being driven to adapt and learn new skills to keep up with the digital transformation which will result in a hybrid human-and-m...
TRAILER LAUNCH: It’s time to embrace the Brave Blue World
- By Aquatech
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- 11-06-2019
A new industry-wide collaborative documentary is bringing together organisations from around the world to show that solutions exist today to overcome ...
VIDEO: EU project results show promise for water reuse in oil & gas
- By Aquatech
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- 04-06-2019
An ambitious EU-project has proven an adaptable plug&play system involving multiple technologies can provide fit-per-purpose water for reuse as coolin...
VIDEO: Drones reduce water quality sampling costs in Auckland
- By Aquatech
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- 03-06-2019
Unmanned aerial vehicle technology is enabling Auckland Council to get water quality monitoring data quicker, more safely and cheaper than conventiona...
Rebekah Eggers: It’s time to get serious about AI
- By Aquatech
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- 31-05-2019
Rebekah Eggers is on a mission to ensure that man, woman and machine can evolve harmoniously together. Here, IBM’s IoT expert talks to Tom Freyberg ab...
Industrial water: Our essential guide to pollution, treatment & solutions
- By Aquatech
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- 29-05-2019
Without water, many companies and the products they provide would fail to exist. Water use is a fundamental commodity for nearly every step of the man...
‘Infobesity’ and human driven resistance: two roadblocks in the digital utility journey
- By Aquatech
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- 22-05-2019
Water utilities came together in Miami for the annual SWAN Forum to share their experience on the adoption of smart water technologies. Human driven r...
Video: Water digitalisation – could it be Denmark’s next export success?
- By Aquatech
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- 22-05-2019
Boasting abundant aquifers and 120,000 lakes, Denmark is blessed with water. Yet behind the country’s 80+ suppliers and utilities, disruption is takin...
Opinion: Forget forecasting, it’s all about ‘nowcasting’
- By Aquatech
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- 21-05-2019
Keith Hays was recently in London attending a conference on smart water systems. It showcased how far UK water utilities and leading firms across Euro...
UK utility IoT network trial brings together 9 companies
- By Aquatech
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- 20-05-2019
Several companies in the digital water space are collaborating with water utility South East Water as part of a Narrowband Internet of Things trial.
Flood defences not enough to win ‘war against water’
- By Aquatech
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- 20-05-2019
In order to ensure infrastructure resilience, England has been cautioned to rethink its flood protection strategy and invest every year up until 2050.
Membrane desalination push on the Road to Qatar 2022
- By Aquatech
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- 17-05-2019
Reportedly spending $500 million per week on infrastructure developments including metros and stadiums, the water sector is also benefitted from what ...
Membranes Tech Dive: Seeking the Holy Grail
- By Dr Graeme K Pearce
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- 15-05-2019
Membrane development has reached a plateau of productivity, yet commercial products still face quality and performance issues in the field. What impac...
Discuss water challenges at Aquatech China
- By Aquatech
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- 10-05-2019
At Aquatech China we come together to discuss global and Chinese water challenges, solutions and to predict & invent the future. Read all about our in...
Water treatment: Our essential guide to water treatment technology
- By Aquatech
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- 23-04-2019
Water treatment and water treatment technologies are an essential line of defence to remove contaminants and bacteria before the delivery of clean, po...
Arcadis strengthens digital offering for global infrastructure projects
- By Aquatech
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- 19-04-2019
As part of a move to strengthen its digital offering engineering consultancy Arcadis has taken a majority stake in UK-headquartered EAMS Group.
5 things I learned from Denmark’s water sector
- By Aquatech
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- 19-04-2019
Aquatech recently continued its global tours with a four-day trip to Denmark, flying in to Billund and out from capital city Copenhagen, with several ...
Wastewater upgrade reduces phosphorus runoff in Danish Lake District
- By Aquatech
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- 16-04-2019
Efforts are under way to reduce phosphorus runoff in Denmark following increased public attention on stormwater overflows in the country’s iconic Lake...
Palladium used to “trace” nanoplastics throughout water treatment
- By Aquatech
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- 16-04-2019
Researchers in Switzerland have developed a novel method to track nanoplastics as they enter the activated sludge process of a water treatment plant.
Joke Cuperus: A steady hand at the helm
- By Aquatech
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- 10-04-2019
Can a public water utility and its global commercial technology arm be run by the same person? CEO Joke Cuperus believes it can. Here she discusses wo...
Face scrub, poo pellets & algae trainers: 5 products embodying circular aspirations
- By Aquatech
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- 10-04-2019
From calcite and lime recovery in the Netherlands through to phosphorus recycling in Denmark; we’ve found five great examples of a Circular Economy in...
World Water Day We are still off track says UN
- By Aquatech
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- 21-03-2019
A major goal remains unreachable for much of the world’s population
China assigns more funds to improve water quality as 2020 deadline looms
- By Aquatech
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- 21-03-2019
China’s government could assign more investment to help reduce levels of “black and odorous water”.
‘The water situation is much worse than expected’, finds Waterlanders TV series
- By Aquatech
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- 19-03-2019
A Dutch documentary has set out to raise awareness of global challenges such as floods, extreme droughts and water pollution.
Do you know the next Samuel Sarphati?
- By Aquatech
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- 18-03-2019
Dutch tourism levels continue to grow as visitors flock to Amsterdam for the plethora of clean canals and waterways, not to mention other attractions.
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Yousef Yousef: Meet the algae maestro
- By Aquatech
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- 05-03-2019
The CEO of LG Sonic explains how he is building an empire by making algae dance and why Big Data is crucial for the company’s future. Tom Freyberg rep...
Water on Twitter: 12 tweeters to follow
- By Aquatech
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- 05-03-2019
From global academics to NYSE-listed company CEOs and a trash swallowing water wheel, here’s 12 Twitter accounts we think you should check out.
Food waste & sludge: teamwork makes the biogas dream work
- By Aqautech
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- 12-02-2019
A two-year trial from water agency PUB and the NEA concludes that treating food waste and sludge together increases the amount of biogas produced.
In brief: 4 water digitalisation stories
- By Aquatech
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- 11-02-2019
From Artificial Intelligence (AI) moving north in the UK to satellite leak detection in Trinidad and Tobago, we bring together a round-up of the lates...
Intel takes byte out of water risk with reuse project
- By Aquatech
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- 11-02-2019
Tax-free bonds help to progress plans for the D1X water recycling project.
VIDEO: What is a Circular Economy 2.0?
- By Aquatech
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- 08-02-2019
We speak to Professor Mark van Loosdrecht to find out.
Spain and China continue as water reuse heavyweights
- By Aquatech
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- 08-02-2019
Water reuse is quickly becoming a necessity rather than optional for nations bolstering water resource management efforts around the world.
What will 2019 hold for the global water market?
- By Aquatech
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- 24-01-2019
Despite kickstarting with Brexit uncertainty, 2019 promises to be another exciting year for the global water market.
Tech Dive: Will LEDs become the Tesla of the UV sector?
- By Aquatech
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- 18-01-2019
Light-emitting diode (LED) technology has been promising to disrupt the traditional ultraviolet (UV) lamp disinfection market for years. Will 2019 fin...
Does size matter? Meet six of the world's largest desalination plants
- By Aquatech
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- 15-01-2019
The recently awarded Rabigh 3 desalination project in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to ACWA Power was branded as one of the world’s largest desalination...
Santa Monica turns to indirect potable reuse for water security
- By Aquatech
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- 14-01-2019
Californian city Santa Monica will move ahead with plans to reuse brackish groundwater, wastewater and stormwater...
Roundup: News and reports on business opportunities in China
- By Aquatech
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- 14-01-2019
China is transforming rapidly and has seen economic development. As demand for water has increased...
Is Britain on the brink of a fatberg epidemic?
- By Aquatech
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- 11-01-2019
Multiple discoveries across the country suggest fatbergs could become a common problem for UK water companies.
Machine learning helps UK water utility speed up leakage detection
- By Aquatech
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- 20-12-2018
Machine learning helps Uk water utility speed up leakage detection
Aquatech launches Innovation Forum on digital innovations
- By Aquatech
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- 18-12-2018
A brand new knowledge-event focusing on the digitalisation of the global water market will be held the day before Aquatech Amsterdam as part of the...
3 reasons South Korea is becoming a smart water nation
- By Aquatech
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- 14-12-2018
Through a combination of smart water meters and ICT, the country has managed to increase the consumption and trust in public water supply.
5 water reuse & desalination stories
- By Aquatech
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- 12-12-2018
Pushed for time with the holidays approaching? Fear not, we’ve brought together five of the most important water reuse and desalination stories to giv...
Opportunities in the Mexican water market
- By Aquatech
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- 05-12-2018
Ernesto Bächtold, Director, QS Mexiko AG, discusses the many opportunities that exist for technology companies in the Mexican water market, and specif...
PPP could boost international collaboration in China
- By Aquatech
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- 05-12-2018
Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) have been a fundamental mechanism to enable the development of water projects globally.
Water leaders unite in Rotterdam ahead of COP24
- By Aquatech
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- 03-12-2018
Water leaders recently gathered in Rotterdam to collaborate and discuss the key themes ahead of the Amsterdam International Water Week (AIWW) Conferen...
Fatberg detecting 5G sewer ‘nervous system’ goes down under
- By Aquatech
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- 08-11-2018
When you bang your toe, the human nervous system instantly transmits a signal to tell the brain where to feel pain. Ouch.
Aquatech China touchdown in Chongqing with the Beijing Capital Group
- By Aquatech
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- 08-11-2018
Sino-Dutch Technology Exchange on Water Technology, 29 and 30 November in Chongqing
Lead levels to be halved under revised Drinking Water Directive
- By Aquatech
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- 08-11-2018
A 20-year-old European Directive on drinking water will be revised following a green light from the European Parliament.
Five progressive digital water technologies to watch
- By Aquatech
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- 07-11-2018
With multiple vendors popping up in the digital water market solutions space, It’s an exciting yet sometimes overwhelming time for the water industry....
Humans could ingest 2000 microplastics per year through salt
- By Aquatech
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- 25-10-2018
Microplastics has been found present in seafood, wildlife and drinking water but now the commonly used food seasoning of salt is being seen as a poten...
Tesla’s Elon Musk donates UV systems to help Flint water crisis
- By Aquatech
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- 22-10-2018
Elon Musk may have got himself into hot water using Twitter in recent months but he has now used the social media platform to confirm a pledge to help...
UK water utility operating network section with AI
- By Aquatech
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- 22-10-2018
There is no doubting that digital technologies and the increased availability of artificial intelligence (AI) have piqued both interest and scepticism...
Suez augments digital portfolio with Optimatics buy out
- By Aquatech
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- 16-10-2018
Suez has completed a full integration of hydraulic network optimisation company Optimatics as part of an ambition to build out its network of digital ...
Hubs to hubs: Declaration unites global water tech clusters
- By Aquatech
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- 12-10-2018
What do China, South Korea, Israel, Singapore, the Netherlands and the US have in common?
Sorek 2 desalination project moves ahead with seven bidders
- By Aquatech
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- 12-10-2018
A total of seven local and international companies have been shortlisted to develop Israel’s next giant desalination plant…
Membranes supercharged using enzyme technology
- By Aquatech
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- 12-10-2018
Dutch and Danish companies join forces to supercharge membranes with enzymes to remove micropollutants
Sweden and Germany kickstart phosphorus recovery drive
- By Aquatech
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- 12-10-2018
Water utility company Gelsenwasser AG has signed an agreement to recover phosphorus from incinerated sewage sludge in the ChemPark of Bitterfeld-Wolfe...
Blockchain’s potential to disrupt water supply remains divisive
- By Aquatech
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- 03-10-2018
Blockchain has the potential to help secure water transactions in the future but at the moment it’s largely over-hyped, according to utility exp...
More data needed on microplastics and water
- By Aquatech
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- 02-10-2018
Together with pharmaceuticals, the detection of microplastics in both water and wastewater is one of the largest growing environmental concerns.
It’s time to drop the digital buzzwords in water
- By Aquatech
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- 02-10-2018
TOKYO, Japan – Artificial intelligence. Internet of Things. Big Data. Digitisation. Gamification. The list goes on. Everyone in the industry will be a...
Gaza project developments could generate costly traffic footprint
- By Aquatech
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- 02-10-2018
ATHENS, Greece – Efforts continue to develop desperately needed water infrastructure in Gaza yet recent data shows that the wider engineering works co...
Decentralised solar desalination to quench Greek islands’ thirst
- By Aquatech
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- 02-10-2018
ATHENS, Greece – Mainland Greece may have suffered its fair share of financial and political woes over the years yet water supply, through the damming...
Could we use 3D printing in wastewater treatment?
- By Aquatech
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- 28-08-2018
Various methods are being used to reduce chemicals in the wastewater treatment process, activated carbon being the most commonly used one. However, ac...
Can AI softwares help monitor water treatment plants?
- By Aquatech
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- 28-08-2018
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have created an AI (artificial intelligence) software which is able to detect various types of cyanobacteria...
Could Blockchain mitigate our global water crisis?
- By Aquatech
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- 28-08-2018
Water crisis is an ongoing struggle for millions of people around the world. Although water supplies exist, the current production and distribution sy...
Drones for the water industry
- By Aquatech
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- 28-08-2018
Drones are being used in multiple industries, such as oil, gas, and food. However, this technology has the power to revolutionise the water industry a...
New environmental challenges tackled together at Aquatech China 2018
- By Aquatech
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- 07-08-2018
Aquatech China, 31 May – 2 June, 2018, has evolved significantly in the past years, as noted by China Water Risk. The exhibition is devoted to b...
Cape Town's "Day Zero" - What can we learn?
- By Aquatech
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- 25-06-2018
Water taps for citizens and businesses were expected to shut off by April 2018, on “Day Zero”, due to the most severe drought in Cape Town...
Armin Schutz from Grunbeck discusses water treatment solutions
- By Aquatech
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- 10-06-2018
Armin Schutz, Head of Department of International Sales at Grunbeck, discusses the various water treatment solutions that his company specialises in a...
Henry Zhuang from IKEA China talks about Industrial Water Stewardship
- By Aquatech
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- 10-06-2018
Tom Freyberg talks to Henry Zhuang from IKEA China during Aquatech China 2018. During the trade exhibition, Mr Zhuang was a speaker in a session on In...
John Robinson on the China BlueTech Awards at Aquatech China 2018
- By Aquatech
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- 10-06-2018
The China BlueTech™ Awards is a platform for innovative Chinese and international water/wastewater technology companies to establish their indus...
Annette Bos shares her personal highlights from Aquatech China 2018
- By Aquatech
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- 10-06-2018
Tom Freyberg chats with Annette Bos, Director Water at RAI Amsterdam, on the last day of Aquatech China 2018. She shares her personal highlights from ...
Johannes Lansens, General Manager at Delta Water Engineering
- By Aquatech
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- 10-06-2018
Johannes Lansens, General Manager at Delta Water Engineering discusses water treatment solutions at Aquatech China 2018.
Aquatech China opened today proudly celebrating its 10th anniversary
- By Aquatech
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- 07-06-2017
A Q&A with Dan Iversen of Xylem on thought leadership
- By Aquatech
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- 02-06-2017
At Xylem – as one of the largest global water technology manufacturers – we view thought leadership as an essential part of the role we pl...
Aquatech Amsterdam 2017 sold out
- By Aquatech
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- 09-05-2017
Data benefits for all in the water sector
- By Aquatech
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- 22-03-2017
Big data is a reality in some sectors, such as its use in the airline industry to optimise flight occupancy. This gives a clue as to the scale of the ...
Picking the circular economy technology winners
- By Aquatech
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- 22-03-2017
There is great interest in the opportunities around the circular economy, especially in Europe. This is precisely why it will feature as the theme of ...
Tech opportunities in the rise of reuse
- By Aquatech
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- 22-03-2017
Interview with Professor Paul Jeffrey, of the UK’s Cranfield University and head of Water Reuse Europe
Progress on the road to resilient cities
- By Nanco Dolman, Royal Haskoning
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- 13-12-2016
For Nanco Dolman, resilient cities expert with consultancy Royal HaskoningDHV, awareness of the water challenges that are driving a need for a change ...
Resilience as a platform for city investment
- By John Batten, Arcadis
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- 12-12-2016
‘There is clearly a resilience movement in progress,’ comments John Batten, Global Cities Director with consultancy Arcadis. It is still a...
Hydranautics announces launch of its "Residential Membranes"
- By Aquatech
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- 14-04-2016
Hydranautics - A Nitto Group Company, global leader in the field of Integrated Membrane Solutions, announces the launch of residential membranes.
Innovation Leads The Way To New Desalination Technologies
- By Aquatech
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- 13-04-2016
Water is essential to human life and to every world economy, and yet the world is facing ever increasing water challenges. To prevent water pollution ...
Water business in China through the eyes of an entrepreneur
- By Gijs de Bruin
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- 13-04-2016
‘China has grown at an incredible pace for 30-odd years, but at the cost of the environment,’ comments Dutch entrepreneur Gijs de Bruin. T...
The value of water technology awards
- By Aquatech
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- 17-02-2016
Water technology awards provide a way to raise awareness and recognise areas where technology can contribute to solving water issues.
Kimberly-Clark’s risk-based approach to business water security
- By Aquatech
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- 16-02-2016
The next seven years are going to see an ambitious step forward as far as water is concerned for global industrial Kimberly-Clark Corporation. As the ...
Signs of optimism for a smarter future
- By Aquatech
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- 16-02-2016
There are grounds for growing optimism around the opportunities for smart, data-driven technologies in the water sector, given the views of Amir Cahn,...
Cellulose recovery from municipal waste water
- By Aquatech
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- 17-12-2015
During Aquatech 2015 the Dutch technology developer Brightwork set in the spotlight the recovery of cellulose from waste water. The project Cellulose ...
Water sector investment opportunities: a venture capital perspective
- By Nityen Lal, Icos Capital
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- 13-09-2015
What opportunities does the water sector present to investors, and how can technology companies best tap into their interest? Nityen Lal of Icos Capit...
Elvis and Miley Cyrus help understand why youth are important
- By Marie Rødsten Sagen, Young AIWW Ambassador
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- 09-12-2014
"A little less conversation, a little more action" are not just the words of a catchy Elvis song, it is also the slogan for the youth programme of the...
Records already being broken by the 25th edition of Aquatech Amsterdam
- By Aquatech
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- 22-09-2014
With more than a year to go, the forthcoming anniversary edition of Aquatech Amsterdam 2015 is already breaking records. Never before did the exhibiti...
