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A new undersea pipeline to transfer water from Butterworth to Penang in Malaysia is now operational.
Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBA) said this latest and third twin-submarine pipeline will supply 315 million litres a day (MLD) from the Sungai Dua water treatment plant on the mainland, which draws raw water from Sungai Muda.
The pipeline runs 3.2km from the mainland and then another 7km to…
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MWH Treatment and partner Galliford Try have successfully secured a six-year contract extension on Scottish Water’s non-infrastructure framework for the Strategic Review 2021-27 (SR21) investment programme.
MWHT, a solution provider operating across the UK water industry, will be working in the joint venture to deliver a £700 million (€821 million) water and wastewater non-infrastructure…
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Sulzer is offers interactive pump training courses for operators and maintenance engineers.
The company is encouraging people to join the company’s free online training sessions to learn more about the operation and maintenance of these important assets.
Understanding the basic principles and internal workings of a pump is very beneficial to both operators and maintenance engineers.
The…
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Singapore's national water agency has appointed the China State Construction Engineering Corporation to construct the industrial liquids modules for the Tuas Water Reclamation Plant.
This will treat industrial used water channelled to Tuas WRP via the deep sewer tunnels.
The contract, which is valued at S$237.6 million (€150 million), includes the civil, structural and architectural works…
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Anglian Water engineers have completed work on a £9 million (€10.5 million) scheme that will maintain water supplies to 3,000 homes while protecting the precious environment of Catfield Fen.
Previously, the public water supply for Ludham, Norfolk, came from a borehole near the town.
However, to help protect the surrounding environment, which is a renowned Site of Special Scientific…
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A supplier of filters and housings for critical engineering processes has seen off the challenge of firms from a range of industries to win a coveted manufacturing award.
Amazon Filters has been named manufacturer of the year among companies with turnovers of more than £25 million (€30 million) at the Made in the South East Awards.
The judging panel, which included experts in export finance…
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Firstgas Group has announced plans for the decarbonisation of its gas pipeline network in New Zealand.
Hydrogen will be blended into the North Island natural gas network from 2030, with conversion to a 100% hydrogen grid by 2050.
This will be supported by biogas and bioLPG to offer emissions reductions for all gas users.
Firstgas has confirmed that its networks can deliver sufficient…
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Water treatment specialist Siltbuster has launched an integrated chemical dosing system (iCDS) to sit alongside its range of treatment solutions.
The new product, developed and manufactured in the UK, has been designed for sites which require a compact solution, but offers many of the benefits associated with its larger containerised dosing systems.
The new chemical dosing system is built for…
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Veolia Water Technologies Italia has been awarded a contract by Italian leader in rice production Riso Scotti to engineer a new wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) for its factory in Milan.
Biogas produced during the treatment process will be reused within a circular and integrated production cycle.
In line with Riso Scotti’s Environmental Sustainability Programme, inspired by the circular…
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Unitywater provides water and sewerage services across south-east Queensland, Australia.
It owns and operates 17 sewerage treatment plants within the Moreton Bay, Sunshine Coast and Noosa regions, supporting more than 820,000 people in the state of Queensland.
It provides its customers with a highquality, safe and reliable water and sewerage service that is economically and environmentally…
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Thames Water engineers have cleared record lengths of sewer spanning further than the distance between John O’Groats and Land’s End to help protect customers and the environment from flooding.
A total of 1,500km of underground pipes in the UK have been swept since April last year using a range of techniques, from hi-tech camera technology as part of the company’s digital revolution to hand…
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The regional municipality of Peel is the third-largest water utility in Canada serving a population of approximately 1.38 million people in the cities of Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon, in Ontario.
The region’s water system comprises 4,500 km of water mains ranging in size from 100 mm to 2,500 mm in diameter. The majority of these water mains are PVC and relatively new, but there is over…
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South East Water is investing £400,000 (467,000) in upgrading Marden’s drinking water network, improving water pressure in the area for decades to come.
The water company will begin laying a new one kilometre long pipeline from 13 April. The project is expected to take 18 weeks to complete.
Matthew Cooper, project manager for South East Water, said: “This new water main will improve the…
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Malaysia is the latest country to take up the opportunity to introduce UK-based Riventa’s energy-saving technology that identifies areas to enhance performance and prolong the lifetime of assets such as pumps and blowers.
Wasser Dynamic, who are based in Kembangan, just south of the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, specialise in M&E works for water treatment, waste treatment, pumping stations,…
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Tried and tested NIKKISO centrifugal canned motor pumps are mainly used for transfer and circulation tasks involving highly flammable, explosive or toxic fluids in the chemical and petrochemical industry.
To further improve their operational safety and reliability while carrying out these demanding tasks, all non-seal models are equipped with an E-monitor that indicates the wear condition of…
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A new £40 million (€46 million) competition to encourage innovation for water and wastewater services is calling on energy innovators to collaborate with water companies to drive wide scale transformational change.
The Water Breakthrough Challenge is funded through Ofwat’s £200 million (€232 million) Innovation Fund, as part of the regulator’s goal to create an innovative and…
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PAO Severstal has delivered an order of large-diameter pipes to Peru - the company’s first ever shipment to South America.
The products were produced at Severstal’s Izhora Pipe Plant, in St Petersburg, Russia. Pipes were manufactured in line with the API 5L PSL 1 steel production standard, grade X52, diameter 762 mm, thickness 9,53 mm.
The pipes were shipped directly from the port of St…
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Pump manufacturer Kirloskar Brothers Ltd is supplying Vertical Turbine (VT) pumps for the Mettur Surplus Water Scheme in India.
The surplus water scheme is expected to fill water bodies in dry parts of the Salem district, facilitating better use of water for agriculture and drinking.
The scheme is expected to bring around 4,238 acres of agricultural land under irrigation.
It is projected to…
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