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Operator of power generation and desalinated water plants ACWA Power has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Neutral Fuels for future collaboration on the supply of biofuel for Saudi Arabia’s ambitious tourism project on the Red Sea coast.
The ACWA Power-led consortium was awarded The Red Sea Development Company’s highest value contract to design, build, operate and transfer…
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Thames Water plans to relocate Guildford’s sewage works strengthening the town’s waste services for the future.
A completely new works, Thames Water’s first since 2005, will replace the existing 60-year-old site, which is set to be demolished to enable Guildford Borough Council to develop new housing.
An online consultation will allow people to help shape a formal planning application for…
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Pumps
Pumps and water solutions firm Grundfos and Baseform, an online software company for water utilities, have formalised a strategic partnership.
The Grundfos global value proposition is being scaled up to serve the water digital market with Grundfos Utility Analytics, an artificial intelligence, machine-learning utility management technology provided by Baseform.
The Grundfos Utility Analytics…
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Yorkshire Water is set to create a new integrated constructed wetland at its Clifton wastewater treatment works, which will provide a natural, sustainable and low-carbon way to treat water before returning it to the environment.
An area approximately the size of three Olympic swimming pools featuring interconnected ponds will be constructed and planted with over 20,000 wetland plants near…
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At its peak it was 200 tonnes - the size of 25 elephants - but now Liverpool’s mammoth fatberg is no more thanks to two wastewater partners who designed a new fat-busting technique that ate it away from the inside out.
The giant coagulation of fat and grease took up a massive 250 metres of a central Liverpool sewer causing internal flooding at businesses.
Investigations quickly located the…
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Business Iceland has launched the Green by Iceland initiative that aims to increase the export of renewable energy expertise and sustainable solutions from Iceland.
Icelandic expertise lies in four main areas - hydropower, geothermal energy, power transmission systems, and carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS).
With more than 30 partners, Green by Iceland aims to support and leverage…
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MSE Systems has provided Sunbelt Rentals with a fully automated wastewater treatment system following a successful testing period last year.
The company, a specialist in equipment hire for construction, infrastructure, industrial, government, and events since 1947, required the solution for its Trakway panel washing operation in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.
The team at MSE Systems was asked to…
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Pumps
Kirloskar Brothers Limited’s (KBL) pressure boosting Hydro-Pneumatic (HYPN) system operates successfully at a constant pressure as water demands change.
The HYPN system is a conventional pumping system converted into an automated pumping system.
The system maintains constant pressure and helps eliminate unnecessary functioning of pumps in case of low flow conditions.
The performance of the…
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Pumps
Bedford Pumps Ltd has successfully completed the commissioning of two of their fish friendly pump sets for Kings Lynn Internal Drainage Board at North Lynn Pumping Station (PS).
North Lynn PS, located in the north-west of Kings Lynn, near to the East Bank of the River Great Ouse, was built in 1989 and provides water level management to a catchment of approximately 590 hectares.
The pumping…
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Work has started on a £2.5 million (€2.9 million) upgrade to a sewer network in County Durham in the UK aimed at protecting the environment.
Northumbrian Water is replacing part of the sewer, which runs close to the Priest Burn, in Esh Winning, and is installing a new pumping station to reduce the risk of pollution.
The pipe currently running to the local sewage treatment works will be…
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Flowmeters
AW-Lake Process Flow Measurement has introduced its new gear meter series.
The device offers greater efficiencies in operation with tighter tolerances, higher resolutions, higher standard pressure ratings (6,000 psi), improved accuracy, wider turndowns (100:1), and a new low-viscosity series.
Designed with high-performance materials, the gear meters offer high chemical resistance to operate…
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Construction of an eight-mile water pipeline is set to begin in Santa Cruz, California.
The project aims to address seawater intrusion occurring in the Santa Cruz Mid County Groundwater Basin.
The Pure Water Soquel project is two-fold - reduce seawater contamination and bolster groundwater levels in the aquifer.
“We are challenged by both drought and an overdrafted groundwater basin,”…
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The final plans for a new section of the Haweswater Aqueduct that United Utilities will be laying has been unveiled.
The water company is refurbishing the huge aqueduct which has been bringing drinking water from Cumbria, through Lancashire and into Greater Manchester since 1955.
The pipeline has successfully served 2.5 million people in Cumbria, Lancashire and Greater Manchester for 60…
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Wentwood Reservoir is to undergo further essential work to ensure it continues to capture and store water safely for years to come.
The work, to improve the reservoir’s structure and to better manage the flow of water to the reservoir, was identified by Welsh Water in the UK following initial work the company carried out to the reservoir in 2019.
The new work will be carried out in two…
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The complex computer systems which control London’s drinking water supplies have been upgraded while keeping the taps running in as part of a £20 million (€24 million) project by Thames Water.
Moving from the 25-year-old RTAP system to the new ClearSCADA platform saw the replacement of multiple legacy and obsolete systems.
One of the largest of its type in Europe, the technology monitors…
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Pumps
The KSB Group has launched a new generation of its time-tested submersible grey water pumps.
The AmaDrainer 3 type series is available in four sizes and is the company’s response to customer requests for a design that is more compact and easy to handle.
The AmaDrainer 3I is a compact design with integrated float switch and a maximum diameter of 155mm, making the pump suitable for narrow…
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Yorkshire Water is set to create a new integrated constructed wetland at its Clifton wastewater treatment works, which will provide a natural, sustainable and low-carbon way to treat water before returning it to the environment.
An area approximately the size of three Olympic swimming pools featuring interconnected ponds will be constructed near Doncaster and planted with over 20,000 wetland…
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Pipelines
More than two kilometres of ageing cast iron Edwardian water pipes are being replaced in a £1.5 million (€1.7 million) investment by Thames Water in south London.
The project will ensure taps keep flowing for thousands of customers in Crystal Palace for at least another 100 years.
The 112-year-old pipes have been in service since 1909 – three years before the Titanic sank and five years…
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