Jul 8, 2021
Riventa set to prolong the lifetime of pumps blowers and turbines in Egypt
Water/Wastewater News
Jul 8, 2021
Valves
Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) is a step closer to replacing its industrial pump bearings with grease-free Thordon water lubricated bearing solutions following the installation of the Canadian company’s pioneering technology to desalination plants across the United Arab Emirates.
In the first six months of this year, Ocean Power International (OPI), Thordon... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jul 7, 2021
Pumps
Contact Energy has selected Voith Hydro to upgrade its Roxburgh hydropower plant on the Clutha River in New Zealand.
Contact is looking to increase its generation output using the same water flow by replacing four turbines with a more efficient and modern design.
Under the contract, signed back in May, Voith Hydro will be responsible for engineering, scale model testing,... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jul 7, 2021
Pumps
Morrison Water Services has been appointed by Scottish Water as a strategic contractor partner to support the delivery of one of Scotland’s biggest
capital investment infrastructure programmes.
The initial contract term for the Scottish Water ‘Delivery Vehicle 2’ (DV2) framework is six years and includes the option to extend by a further six years. The DV2 framework... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jul 6, 2021
Valves
Aberdeen-based technology specialist Interventek has been awarded a repeat order to supply additional open-water Revolution shear-and-seal valves.
The seven-figure contract comes on the back of Interventek supplying an initial set of the advanced subsea shear-and-seal safety valves in 2020, comprising single and dual cavity variants for Trendsetter Engineering in Houston.... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jul 5, 2021
Pipelines
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has completed 96.4% of its project to extend its water transmission network by 36.6 kilometres across Dubai.
Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of DEWA, affirmed that DEWA used the latest technologies in the generation, transmission, distribution and control of electricity and water networks.
DEWA has made significant achievements... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jul 5, 2021
Pipelines
Severn Trent has begun essential work to upgrade the water network in Wolverhampton in the UK.
The water company is investing over £2 million (€2.3 million) to install 9 km of brand-new pipes across the Bantock Park area to help reduce the number of leaks and bursts.
Work began earlier this month and the major network upgrade is expected to take approximately seven... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jul 2, 2021
Flowmeters
A municipal association in Scandinavia that supplies fresh drinking water and processes rainwater wanted to understand if wastewater was equally distributed across two pipes at one of its wastewater facilities.
As was common practice when these plants were constructed in the 1960s and 1970s the pipes were made from cast iron, which is traditionally very hard to measure.
Due... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jul 2, 2021
Pipelines
Bishton’s wastewater system is set for a boost thanks to the start of a £500,000 (€581,000) upgrade project by Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water.
The company will undertake work which will involve cleaning and relining sections of the sewer pipe that runs through Bishton.
This will help improve the way the network performs during heavy rain and reduce the risk of flooding.
The... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jul 1, 2021
Pumps
The global technology leading specialist for progressive cavity pumps, pump systems and digital solutions has joined Ingersoll Rand in order to accelerate its growth.
Ingersoll Rand is a global provider of mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions.
With the acquisition of Seepex, Ingersoll Rand is pursuing a growth strategy within its precision and sciences... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jun 29, 2021
Pipelines
Thames Water has published the final stage of its roadmap to achieving net zero carbon emissions across all operations by 2030.
The UK’s largest water supplier is committed to leading the future of energy transition by transforming the way it creates and uses power to become carbon neutral by 2030, having cut emissions by almost 70% since 1990.
The company, which has... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jun 25, 2021
Pumps
Xylem has unveiled Flygt Bibo – a new dewatering pump that reduces energy, wear and tear, and maintenance costs.
The new pump is among the next generation of smart devices that brings built-in intelligence to industrial dewatering.
Applying Decision Intelligence, Flygt Biboα automatically adapts to its environment and only operates when needed, delivering energy... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jun 25, 2021
Pumps
Bedford Pumps has provided two of their fish friendly pumps to a chemical plant in Runcorn to aid in the chemical process.
kINOVYN ChlorVinyls Ltd, part of INEOS, is Europe’s leading producer of vinyls and manufactures in eight countries across Europe.
Their Runcorn site which focuses on the production of chlorine, caustic soda and chlorinated derivatives, produces... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jun 24, 2021
Pipelines
A comprehensive map of underground pipes and cables is being developed by Thames Water and other utilities.
The National Underground Asset Register (NUAR) will pinpoint the location of the one million miles of sewers, water mains, gas pipes and electricity cables that criss-cross the UK.
Thames Water alone looks after 68,000 miles of sewers and 20,000 miles of clean... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jun 22, 2021
Flowmeters
Titan Enterprises has revealed a growing demand for precision flow measurement devices from manufacturers of domestic and industrial water-consumption appliances to integrate as part of a smart water meter system.
With year-on-year increases in water usage for domestic and industrial purposes, smart water flow metering solutions - with integrated Titan liquid flow sensors,... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jun 21, 2021
Pumps
Following an extensive trial at one of the largest waste processing plants in Europe, separators made by Borger are now playing a crucial role in improving the quality of the digestate used for land fertilisation in accordance with PAS 110 regulations.
The facility, which generates up to 5.9 MW of electricity from over 100,000 tonnes of food waste per year, had been looking... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jun 21, 2021
Pipelines
A major new sewer pipeline is being delivered in Gloucestershire in an £8.5 million (€9.9 million) project by Thames Water to help tackle flooding.
Using techniques like ‘micro-tunnelling’, the 3.8 km scheme involves the installation of 1,800 individual sections of pipe between Chesterton and Shorncote, and the construction of a new pumping station.
With new... [Read More]
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