Water/Wastewater News

The UK distributor for Swiss pump manufacturer Hidrostal has supplied pumps to a dairy farm in Devon for its onsite anaerobic digestion (AD) plant. Located near Plymouth Langage Farm was extended into a creamery in 1980 and then developed to include an AD plant in 2011. The farm is reportedly the first dairy company in the UK to have a farm, manufacturing unit and anaerobic digester on one…
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Water management company Veolia has fulfilled a water services contract to help Dwr Cymru Welsh Water to manage and optimise process control, improve sustainability and deliver savings of over £440,000 (€392,550) across two water treatment works in Wales. The three-year contract provides a range of clean water management services, supported by optimisation techniques, to Dwr Cymru Welsh…
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Delta T Systems has announced its Eco Series temperature control unit (TCU), which uses a new pump design that creates 50-100% increased flow at the same pressure point on the pump curve compared to other designs. The new pump’s reduced energy consumption means the Eco Series is compliant with the US Department of Energy’s 2020 Conservation Standards, which will enter into force from…
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The pumping of water from a reservoir to stop the Whaley Bridge dam in Derbyshire from bursting is set to continue, according to reports from the BBC. On 5 August, the Toddbrook Reservoir located above Whaley Bridge dam was 46% full, but needs to drop to 25% before those evacuated from their homes are allowed to return. Residents of Whaley Bridge have spent a total of five days out of their…
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Under a new contract for the Ritom pumped storage power plant in Switzerland, technology group Voith will install a 60MW capacity storage water pump. With a delivery head of more than 700m, the unit will be used to pump water for reservoir management and to provide balancing power from the Airolo basin to Lake Ritom. In combination with a turbine, the pump can provide operating reserve to…
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Indonesian company PT Sinde Budi Sentosa announced that it has employed Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group’s (WMFTG) Bredel and Qdos pumps to reduce downtime and limit costs in the treatment of wastewater from manufacturing operations. The company, which specialises in the production of herbal products, uses large volumes of water to prepare the fruit it uses in producing its health and…
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