GS Inima has been awarded the first reuse water subconcession auction in Brazil, the result of a strategic partnership between Companhia Espírito Santense de Saneamento (CESAN) in the state of Espírito Santo and Arcelor Mittal. The consortium GS Inima Brasil and Tubomills will be responsible for providing effluent treatment services in the Camburi/ES basin and...
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Changes to ANDRITZ business areas
New business area established: Environment & Energy Hydro business area renamed Hydropower New financial reporting structure as of Q1 2024 To align its business activities even more closely with the markets served, international technology group ANDRITZ has combined several of its environmental and energy-focused technologies in one business area named “Environment & Energy”. ANDRITZ Environment...
Poo power to heat homes in West London as Thames Water continues to reduce its carbon footprint
Thames Water unveils its second successful gas-to-grid project. Around 4000 homes in West London will be heated using converted sewage sludge from Mogden sewage treatment works starting early this year. This initiative is part of Thames Water’s commitment to reduce its carbon emissions across its operations thereby reducing its contribution to the causes of climate...
Suck carbon out of the atmosphere and desalinate seawater at the same time? This startup is trying
A startup developing technology to take planet-heating carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere just signed a deal with a state-owned water utility in South Korea to build a pilot project that combines the new climate tech with seawater desalination. The first-of-its kind collaboration is intended to clean up some of the pollution from a giant...
K-water, BKT, and Capture6 announce their strategic partnership to remove CO₂ while recovering freshwater and minimizing brine discharge in South Korea
Partners agreed to build the world’s first-of-its-kind facility for water recovery and carbon removal using a seawater desalination plant OAKLAND, CA – January 16, 2024 – Capture6, a water-positive carbon removal company, announces today the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with K-water and BKT to develop a pilot facility in South Korea. The...
Gradiant’s H+E Wins Contract in Germany to Build Water Treatment Facility for One of the Largest Semiconductor Fabs
The contract award follows the European Chips Act’s passing in September to bolster competitiveness and resilience in semiconductors. Gradiant, a global solutions provider for advanced water and wastewater treatment, today announced that its recently acquired subsidiary, H+E Group, has been awarded a new contract to design and build an ultrapure water (UPW) plant for one...
Nanostone Water Appoints Jürgen von Hollen as Chief Executive Officer
Nanostone Water Inc., a pioneer in advanced ceramic-based filtration solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jürgen von Hollen as Chief Executive Officer overseeing all company activities, effective immediately. Jürgen joined Nanostone in August 2023 to develop a focused growth strategy, leveraging the company’s unique patented technology to address global water treatment challenges. Jürgen...
Lantania and CETIM undertake project to reduce desalinated water costs
MOFsDEL to develop electrochemical technologies that will improve costs and optimise current desalination processes The company and the Technological Centre will invest more than half a million euros in research over the next three years Lantania Aguas and CETIM Technological Centre are working on the development of a technique that will significantly reduce production costs...