Feb 14, 2024
French utility giant uses Thordon segmented shaft seals
Water/Wastewater News
Feb 8, 2024
Pipelines
Cepsa’s San Roque Energy Park has inaugurated its new wastewater reuse plant as part of its sustainable commitment to the optimisation of water management, the reduction of its use at source and its maximum reuse.
The new plant enables a 25% reduction in water use, which allows a total 53% saving when added to other optimisation and efficiency measures undertaken in... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jan 30, 2024
Other
A completely natural combination of bacteria, enzymes and fungi that removes pollutants from wastewater, but without having any detrimental effect on watercourses, is now available in the United Kingdom for the first time.
Effective in almost any polluted wastewaters, including those badly effected by sewage, fats, oils and greases, the non-hazardous Novoflow (from Micronovo... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jan 25, 2024
Pumps
Dewatering and sewage pumps are the world of manufacturer Tsurumi is celebrating its centenary this year.
Over 500 models up to 30 m3/min or 216 m delivery head are listed in the catalogue for Europe alone.
Worldwide, the manufacturer even offers over 1,800 models with motor outputs of up to 300 kW for all conceivable applications, including clear and salt water.
It... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jan 24, 2024
Pumps
Kirloskar Brothers Limited (KBL) has contributed over 100 pumps to the Majestic Shri Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.
KBL said the pumps will play a crucial role in the temple's water management system and fire safety infrastructure.
The pumps provided by KBL encompass an energy-efficient range, including monobloc pumps, self-priming pumps and pressure-boosting pumps.
These... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jan 15, 2024
Pipelines
A multi-million pound project to upgrade Wilpshire’s Wastewater Treatment Works in the UK is almost complete.
The project which has taken two years to complete and has seen the introduction new wastewater treatment processes, including one which uses microorganisms to remove nutrients from wastewater to improve the quality of the water that is released from the facility.
The... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jan 12, 2024
Pumps
Börger’s BioSelect, which is designed for the easy and highly effective separation of slurry at farms and biogas/AD plants is now available as a tailored mobile unit.
Suitable for a car or truck trailer, the new Powerlift Separator can be built (capacities between 25 m³/h and 150 m³/h), to suit a specific applications.
The entire mobile set-up, including feed-pump,... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jan 5, 2024
Pipelines
A multi-million-pound project to build a new wastewater treatment works and upgrade the network in Forton in the UK is progressing well.
The £17.7 million (€20.6 million) development has been designed to cope with recent and future population in growth in the area as well as dealing with the frequent sharp upturns in demand.
When operational in autumn 2024, the new... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jan 4, 2024
Pumps
For a fast-growing company that makes machines for the post-harvest processing of vegetables, Hayley Group is set to provide two new Landia Chopper Pumps that have special external shredders.
Originally developed to deal with difficult wastewater solids in the fish processing industry, the Landia shredder-propeller design has now proved its capability in handling troublesome... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jan 2, 2024
Pipelines
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has awarded a €2.7 million contract for a project to lay a 562 metre Glass-Reinforced Epoxy (GRE) water pipeline with 1,500-millimetre diameter in Hatta.
This project includes constructing a jet valve chamber to extend the lower outlet valve of Hatta Dam to the Wadi area.
This project is part of the pumped-storage hydroelectric... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Dec 21, 2023
Pipelines
Thames Water has reached a significant milestone in its smart metering journey - surpassing more than 1 million installations across its region.
It is the largest smart meter rollout in the UK, with installations currently taking place across London, Swindon and Oxford, with a further 78,000 fittings planned throughout 2024. Around 45,000 installations will be focused... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Dec 20, 2023
Pumps
Atlas Copco Group has completed the acquisition of Sykes Group from Seven Group Holdings (SGH) - a company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.
Sykes is a global manufacturer of dewatering pumps, predominantly used for transferring water with solids and abrasive nature within the mining and wastewater sectors.
It is headquartered in Newcastle, New South Wales,... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Dec 13, 2023
Pipelines
Scottish Water has made a big dent in its greenhouse gas emissions by deploying advanced technology at 200 pumping stations across its network.
By combining high-efficiency pumps and advanced digital technologies, the utility has reduced energy consumption by up to 60%, accelerating its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2040.
Scottish Water provides essential water... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Dec 5, 2023
Pumps
Technology from wastewater treatment specialist WCS Environmental Engineering (WCSEE) has been selected by Scottish Water to deliver a tightened ammonia removal consent at a village treatment works.
The updated consent has led the public utility to upgrade Edgehead wastewater treatment works (WwTW) in Midlothian, east of Edinburgh.
The upgrade will involve the... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Nov 24, 2023
Pumps
A high-efficiency dual-flow travelling fine-screen made by SPIRAC has been installed at the world-renowned Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST).
Working in close conjunction with BML Engineering, who have vast water and wastewater project experience in China, Hong Kong and the Far East, SPIRAC supplied and installed its Bandguard 300 ‘Out to In Type’... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Nov 22, 2023
Pipelines
Southern Water in the UK has published its Clean Rivers and Seas Plan outlining proposals, underpinned by £1.5 billion (€1.7 billion) investment between 2025-2035, to get to the root cause of storm overflows.
Storm overflows are part of the design of our combined sewer network, which captures both rainwater and wastewater.
These emergency outlets are the last line... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Nov 21, 2023
Pumps
A wastewater recycling system from Membracon has created annual savings of more than £63,000 (72,000) for a just-in-time supplier to the automotive industry by reducing water usage from 108,000 litres per day to just 21,000 litres per day.
Without site space restrictions, which limited installation to a single-pass system, Membracon would have actually been able to reduce... [Read More]