Water/Wastewater News
Valmet will supply a complete plant for the production of district heat to Göteborg Energi in Gothenburg, Sweden.
With the new hot water plant, fossil CO2 emissions will be reduced by 25,000 tons per year. The value of an order of this size is typically above €40 million.
The new boiler plant will replace two old boilers originally designed for oil and coal but converted to run on wood…
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Leading global water technology company Xylem Water Solutions has invested in a European Centre of Excellence (CoE) based at its UK facility in Axminster.
The Axminster CoE will be the centre of Xylem’s original equipment manufacturer (OEM) innovation, expanding the group’s current offering through customised “plug and play” solutions range.
The Axminster CoE will have a focussed team…
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Pumps
The polymetallic mine Minera Tizapa approached Weir Minerals after competitor pumps used for tailings dam duty experienced issues including severe wear.
Furthermore, due to not being properly secured, the pumps in the Mexico State would often become lost in the dam.
After several site visits, the Weir Minerals team suggested the installation of a Warman SHW submersible pump on a floating…
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Leisure and tourism businesses with onsite wastewater treatment plants are being offered guidance to ensure equipment is powered back up safely, as lockdown restrictions ease and premises begin to reopen doors.
Following the UK Government’s announcement that businesses including hotels, caravan parks and campsites can reopen from 4 July, packaged wastewater treatment plant provider WPL is…
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As the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) celebrates its 50th anniversary year, the agency has announced it has awarded $84 million (€74 million) to New Jersey to assist with water infrastructure projects.
The funding will help with projects to provide safe drinking water to communities throughout the state.
“EPA’s continued commitment to investing in our state and local…
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Valmet will supply an automation system extension and solids measurements at a wastewater treatment plant in Finland.
With modern wastewater treatment solutions, the Oulu Waterworks’ Taskila Oulu facility will be able to stabilise the sludge and treat it more efficiently and meet the environmental criteria also in the future.
The order was included in Valmet’s orders received of the first…
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Valves
New analysis shows major energy and cost savings potential from installing Power Drive Systems (PDS) on commercial pumps, fans, compressors and other motor-driven products, regardless of load variability.
The new research, led by the National Electric Manufacturers Association (NEMA) and the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA), shows a 43% drop in energy use when PDSs are applied to…
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Pumps
Hidrostal GB, the UK holding company for the Swiss pump manufacturer Hidrostal, has announced the acquisition of four service centre locations of the electrical and mechanical engineering services company, Parsons Peebles Service.
The transaction was completed with administrators BDO as part of a sequence of deals that saw a substantial number of jobs secured.
James Stephen, partner at BDO,…
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Xylem, a leading global water technology company dedicated to solving the world’s most challenging water issues, has been named one of the 100 best corporate citizens in a recent survey.
In 3BL Media’s annual ranking of public companies, Xylem was placed 16th in an assessment of 1,000 companies globally, rising two places since its 2019 evaluation.
The ranking is an assessment comparing…
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Pumps
Rotork has been awarded a new framework agreement for the supply of its products and services to Anglian Water.
The UK water company supplies water and water recycling services to more than six million customers in the east of England and Hartlepool.
The Anglian region stretches from the Humber estuary, north of Grimsby, to the Thames estuary, and from Buckinghamshire to Lowestoft on the east…
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Pumps
The construction of the latest underground subway is under way in Singapore and Tsurami Pumps is playing its part.
The Thomson-East Coast Mass rapid Transport (MRT) line is being built and several of its submersible dewatering pumps were used in the construction of the Marina Bay station building and the tunnel construction connecting adjacent stations.
Especially for the occasional squalls…
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A 1960s-built sewage treatment works in the UK has been given a £3.6 million (€4 million) upgrade by Thames Water to protect the environment and serve a growing population.
Faringdon sewage works, in Oxfordshire, is responsible for treating the wastewater of around 8,000 households and businesses in Faringdon and the Coxwells.
Upgrades include two huge new sewage filters and a standby power…
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Pumps
Grundfos has entered into an agreement to acquire Eurowater in a bid to strengthen its value proposition within the water treatment business.
The acquisition aligns closely with Grundfos’ strategy to strengthen its innovation leadership within water technology, and supports the company’s purpose to pioneer solutions to the world’s water and climate challenges and improve the quality of…
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British Water has welcomed the 2020-2025 Workforce Renewal and Skills Strategy launched by the Energy and Utilities Skills Partnership.
The document sets out how the sector can ensure a safe, skilled and sustainable workforce, and fill an estimated 277,000 vacancies over the next decade, while addressing challenges such as the climate emergency, skills shortages and a constricted labour…
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Pumps
The city of Douglas in Arizona celebrated upgrades and increased treatment capacity at its wastewater treatment plant (WWTP).
The expansion of the WWTP is part of a larger project that includes the extension of new wastewater collection infrastructure to provide first-time service to households.
The WWTP upgrades were partially funded with a US$7.6-million (€6.7 million) grant from the…
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Pipelines
SES Water and Vodafone have signed a 10-year deal to revolutionise how water leaks are detected and prevented.
The UK based water firm will use Vodafone’s Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) technology to create an intelligent water distribution network that aims to cut leakage by 15% over the next five years and pave the way for more than halving it by 2045.
In the UK alone, it is…
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Pipelines
Centrisys Corporation will supply five decanter centrifuges and one spare rotating assembly unit to support an upgrade and expansion at a California plant.
The leading North American manufacturer of decanter and thickening centrifuges and dewatering systems, announced it had won an order from Inland Empire Utilities to support a planned upgrade and expansion of its regional water recycling plant…
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Pumps
Sulzer launched its energy-efficient CPE end-suction single-stage centrifugal pump range two years ago.
Now the company’s CPE pump has been granted NSF61 and NSF372 drinking water certification, which means the pump range now conforms with the highest standards related to drinking water applications as well as the energy efficiency requirements of all industries globally.
The CPE pump is…
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