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As the world moves to develop more earth-friendly manufacturing processes, NETZSCH NEMO Pumps are helping a new, local plant turn food-waste into renewable energy and helping to reduce our carbon footprint.
Working with local food and beverage manufacturers, from places like breweries, grocery stores, restaurants, food processing plants, schools, caterers, Wasatch Resource Recovery takes…
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Solving the complexities of providing clean water and safe sanitation in a time of climate volatility was addressed during the 32nd Water Action Platform webinar.
Hosted by Isle chairman Dr Piers Clark and supported by technology consultant Rodrigo Valladares, the event focussed on Latin America – highlighting imminent and increasing environmental challenges. Initiatives and technologies…
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Energy is commonly defined as the ability to do work. Most people experience energy at a personal level in terms of their physical or mental energy. People who are physically fit and have an adequate diet are more likely to feel sufficient energy to get a lot done. Mental energy has to do with the ability to concentrate and to focus on the task at hand.
Although almost everyone is…
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We all love it when a plan comes together. In July 1952 in Arkansas, when President Harry S. Truman dedicated the Bull Shoals Dam on the White River, which created Bull Shoals Lake, it, as planned, brought about a boom in tourism.
Perhaps not even the man who said that “America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand” could have envisioned…
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Calgary is one of Canada’s fastest growing metropolitan cities and is the major urban centre for the southern half of the province of Alberta.
Calgary is located in the foothills of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, at the confluence of the Bow and Elbow Rivers.
The city is perhaps best known internationally for its annual July rodeo and outdoor show, the Calgary Stampede.
Originally founded…
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Hunter Water is a state-owned corporation (SOC) providing drinking water, wastewater, and recycled water services to almost 600,000 people in the Lower Hunter region, north of Sydney, Australia.
From its earliest days in the 1880s, Hunter Water, like the region it serves, has grown greatly. Today, it manages more than AU$2.5 billion (€1.6 billion) worth of infrastructure, including 10,000 km…
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When Mike Tyson famously said, “Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth,” it was a creative illustration of a timeless truth. Difficult circumstances arise, and when they do, it is good practice to remain flexible and adaptable.
You may even need to change your strategy altogether in order to succeed. Not all applications are created equal, and when the application is…
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Consultants and contractors for the new pumping station at Velda Close in Suffolk, UK, looked no further than T-T Pumps to design, supply and install the equipment needed to meet the demands of the Lowestoft flood risk management project.
Drawing on decades of technical and site expertise, T-T Pumps was an essential partner to ensure the scheme’s success. Coastal flooding can be a devastating…
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Europump represents more than 450 pump companies with a collective production value of more than €10 billion and an employee base of some 100,000 people across Europe.
This influential body plays a significant role in helping to create the product and application standards that shape the manufacture, supply and installation of pumps and their related systems.
Its technical, standards,…
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There are many components in a hydraulic system that can be a leakage risk.
Split hoses, faulty connections and accidental spillage account for a large proportion of hydraulic fluid loses. Consequently, industries such as the oil and gas sector are moving to use more environmentally friendly fluids.
These fluids result in several challenges in hydraulic cylinders and the sealing technologies…
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Supply interruptions and water losses from leaks in transmission pipes and trunk mains are some of the most challenging issues faced by water utilities, due the large diameter of the pipes and the materials from which they are made.
However, a revolutionary satellite leak detection technology is helping address this complex problem, making finding leaks a lot easier.
Drinking water pipelines…
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A recent move to further reduce emissions caused by excessive energy consumption has seen the Norwegian government offering funding to companies that lessen their contribution to CO2 and NOx figures.
One oil platform in the North Sea took the opportunity to rerate two condensate export pumps which would not only reduce energy consumption but also optimize performance for the remaining life of…
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American Falls in Idaho is certainly no stranger to all things water. Almost a century ago, the entire town - nearly 350 residents and their homes, over 60 businesses, churches, schools, powerlines - and the entire railroad - had to move to make way for the American Falls Dam.
Today, American Falls’ population of 4,300 is served by a wastewater treatment centre that is the envy of most small…
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Put simply, head is the height at which a pump can raise fluid up and is measured in metres or feet.
Companies like Atlas Copco use it when specifying centrifugal pumps because their pumping characteristics tend to be independent of the fluid’s specific gravity, often referred to as relative density.
Avoid confusion: head vs pressure
Head can sometimes be confused with pressure, purely…
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Challenges including population growth, increasing urbanisation, a decline in traditional sources of water and water scarcity driven by climate change means the United Nations estimates that some 3.6 billion people currently live in areas that are vulnerable to water scarcity.
Almost 2 billion people could suffer water shortages by 2025. In order to overcome these challenges, the water sector…
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The recent acquisition of HRS Heat Exchangers by Canada-based Exchanger Industries Limited (EIL) is just the latest development for a UK company with worldwide reach, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.
We look back at the last 40 years of the business that was founded by Steven Pither in his spare bedroom and speculate on what the future might look like.
Early years
Back…
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Anglian Water is the largest water company in England and Wales by geographic area, supplying water and recycling services to over six million domestic customers, processing over 142,000 tonnes of dry solid sewage sludge in 2020-21 to generate 115 GWh of bioenergy.
The Cotton Valley Sludge Treatment Centre (STC) is one of Anglian Water’s 10 main sludge treatment centres where sludge is…
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Water utilities are steadily replacing legacy IT systems with software-as-a-service applications as confidence in data security builds. Alan Cunningham, subject matter expert at technology provider Ovarro, discussed the latest developments with Fluid Handling International Magazine.
What is software-as-a-service and where does it fit in with water?
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications are…
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