water resources

Providing safe water for communities in the developing world

Providing safe water for communities in the developing world, the lightweight HydrAid BioSand water filter is a means for addressing the global safe water crisis which results in more than 10 million people dying from disease due to unclean drinking water
Cascade has finalised an agreement with International Aid for the intellectual property related to the [...]

Cogentrix Energy to Save More Than 3 Million Gallons of Water Annually with GE Technology and Expertise

Cogentrix Energy to Save More Than 3 Million Gallons of Water Annually with GE Technology and Expertise
GE (NYSE: GE) is honoring Cogentrix Energy, LLC with a GE ecomagination Leadership Award for achievements in water reuse. Cogentrix’s 120-megawatt power plant in Battleboro, N.C. has implemented a solution to conserve an estimated 3 million gallons of water annually, [...]

Netherlands Water Partnership PUB Singapores national water agency have set up the Netherlands Water House

The Netherlands Water Partnership (NWP) and PUB, Singapore’s national water agency, have set up the Netherlands Water House to improve cooperation and strengthen ties between the two countries’ businesses and research institutes in the water sector.
Netherlands Water House representatives will organize and participate in meetings, conferences, symposia workshops, courses and exhibitions. The Netherlands Water House [...]

Hyflux teams up with Japanese bank on water projects

Singapore’s Hyflux Ltd and The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) are to collaborate on water projects in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and Asia including China and India.
The two companies have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to identify areas where JBIC would consider providing financing for Hyflux’s water projects in MENA and [...]

Award for water reclamation facility

The city of Mankato, Minnesota, in partnership with Calpine Corporation and Black & Veatch, has been awarded the 2007 Project of the Year Award in the environment category from the Minnesota chapter of the American Public Works Association. The award recognises the water reclamation facility (WRF) in Minnesota which produces water for reuse in the [...]

The growing need for desalinationin India and Far East

The Far East and India are facing challenges – growth in population number and density, and growth in industry – which threaten already tenuous resources. Zoe Grainge takes a look at this region and sees how desalination is being used to ensure access to clean water.

The state of play
The most recent statistics from the World Health Organisation put the [...]

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