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Low maintenance industrial hose pump transfers yeast slurry
The benefits of using a British manufactured Verderflex peristaltic pump to remove yeast from fermented wine are manifold. It is self priming, dry running, provides constant flow to the filter press at increasing pressure and requires little maintenance. These qualities have met the exact needs of a major German chamber filter press manufacturer resulting in the Verderflex VF25 industrial hose pump being specified as a standard component in its systems. The yeast removal process usually r...
Water Experts Mussel in on Cleaning Job for Severn Trent
A specialist team faced an unusual challenge during routine cleaning at a major water treatment works – tonnes of freshwater mussel shells. Water quality engineering firm Panton McLeod (UK) tackled the unexpected problem during a routine clean at the Campion Hills Water Treatment Works, which is owned by Severn Trent Water. The cleaning project was part of a wider improvement scheme on the site, which was aimed at making the facility more environmentally friendly and efficient. Panto...
Peristaltic Pumps Waste Less Water in Wastewater Treatment
The City of Eagan in North Minnesota, USA required a pump capable of accurately dosing 15% sodium hypochlorite or ‘hypo’ for their new wastewater treatment plant. Hypo has outstanding disinfection properties. It is used in wastewater treatment to kill off bacteria before being discharged back into the environment and in water treatment as one the primary methods of drinking water disinfection. It is also a challenging product to pump. This is because hypo tends to off-gas, cau...
Nitrate Removal Plant Installed at Yorkshire Water Treatment Works
ACWA Services (UK) has completed the design and installation of a NITREATTM Nitrate Removal plant for the Keldgate Water treatment works of Yorkshire Water – part of a £5.4m project being constructed by the main contractor, civil engineering company, Mott MacDonald Bentley. The new project, which is the largest installation of its kind in the UK, is scheduled for commissioning by the end of 2009. ACWA’s innovative NITREATTM technology is already operating successfully in th...
GOING GREEN IN THE ALGRAVE
Based in the Algarve town of Estói, Portugal, TÁI – Ibérica, Lda was formed in 2006 by brothers David and Ian Kelly to market the Scalewatcher ENiGMA range of products and to provide permanent solutions to the severe scaling problems encountered across the country. Working closely with the British Embassy in Lisbon and UKTI (UK Trade & Investment), and backed by professional performance monitoring, TÁI have establish...
Cambridgeshire Councils sign recycling contract with Viridor to improve environmental performance, efficiency and cut down costs
Cambridge City, Fenland and Huntingdonshire District Councils signed a five-year contract with leading recycling company Viridor for the sorting of recyclables collected by the authorities. The new contract is expected to increase recycling levels and help cut down on carbon emissions. Viridor will sort and market the councils’ estimated 34,000 tonnes of recyclates at the modern Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) in neighbouring Peterborough which means recycling vehicles will travel s...
UV-Systems installed in Norwegian Water Treatment Plant
Earlier this year LIT’s Norwegian distributor UNIK has installed two LIT UV-systems in the Nusfjord water treatment plant. A technically good offer, respected references and good technical skills have finally leaded to getting this order. Nusfjord is an old fishermen town, located way into the Arctic Circle, up in the far north of Norway. The Nusfjord Water plant is taking in fresh water from a lake somewhere in the surrounding mountains. A new and more stringent Norwegian legislation...
JICA provide US$294 million for Ankara Water Supply Project
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has recently signed an agreement with the government of the Republic of Turkey to provide approximately 294 million US dollars (26.826 billion yen) for the Ankara Water Supply Project. The project will respond to the increasing demand for water in Ankara and improve the living environment for the residents through the construction of water transmission facilities sourced from the Gerede River (100km northwest of Ankara). Due to the rise in p...
Ultrafiltration experts present new generation of products
Seccua GmbH (Germany) showcase it’s latest-generation systems at WQA/Aquatech in Orlando, USA. At WQA Seccua introduce the enhanced 2010 version of it´s flagship product line Virex© Pro. “Virex Pro now features 60 % higher performance and for the first time in the ultrafiltration market introduces web-based remote control”, states Michael Hank, founder and CEO of Seccua. “For our customers this means higher flows at lower pressure drops while reducing oper...
New Large Air-Blower for Wastewater Treatment Introduced
Based on their patented “linear shuttle” technology, Nitto Kohki (Germany) have introduced the larger LAM-200 blower to their market leading range of LA series blowers. The eagerly anticipated big brother is born! Air-blowers are commonly used in wastewater treatment systems, aquatic & pond applications as well as sulphur scrubbing on biogas applications. The “linear shuttle” technology removes the need for troublesome diaphragms and so offers the benefit of m...
Market Report on Factors Influencing the Brazilian Industrial Water and Wastewater Market
This market snapshot research service looked at the Brazilian Industrial Water & Wastewater Treatment Market. A market profile was provided, which included a review of the overall Brazilian industrial market in each segment of water & wastewater treatment, analysing the key market forces of drivers and restraints, market measurements of market size for base year, corresponding annual growth rate including the compound annual growth rate for the forecast period and the revenue share tr...
Ceramic Fiber Technology Facilitates Advancement in Hot Gas Filtration
Tri-Mer Corporation (USA) has introduced “UltraTemp Filtration,” a hot gas filtration system that filters fine particulate to extremely low levels. The heart of the UltraTemp Hot Gas Filtration system is a new generation of ceramic filters. Earlier generations of ceramic filters –sometimes called “candle” filters – were manufactured from high-density granular powders similar to common ceramic products. While effective, they were brittle, with low thermal s...
Parsons Brinckerhoff supports offshore wind research programme
Parsons Brinckerhoff (UK) is supporting an innovative research programme announced this week to stimulate innovation and the development of new technology for the UK’s burgeoning offshore wind industry. With £3 million of funding through the Northern Way Innovation Programme, the high profile project will focus on some of the key challenges presented by the new round of large wind turbines to be installed in deep water offshore in Round 3 sites and other sites around the UK in th...
Deforestation’s Contribution to Global CO2 Emissions Decreasing
The contribution of deforestation to global CO2 emissions is decreasing. Deforestation, currently, causes around 15 per cent of the total in CO2 emissions. Therefore, climate policy can only be effective if aimed at a decrease in deforestation and in CO2 emissions, through a reduced use of coal, gas and oil. Such is the recommendation by the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) and the Wageningen University and Research Centre, in a recent article in the scientific journal Clima...
Grontmij Wins Contract for Sustainable Waste Management in Bosnia-Herzegovina
Grontmij (The Netherlands) has won a major contract to create a modern and environmentally sound waste management system in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Through close collaboration between their consultants from Denmark and Sweden, Grontmij will deliver world-leading Nordic excellence in the field. The project is part of the aid-financed development cooperation that Sweden has with Bosnia-Herzegovina in order to reduce the environmental and health risks in the country with the aim of eventually quali...
CAN$2.0 million contract signed to design and manufacture wastewater treatment and water reuse systems
H2O Innovation (Canada) announces it has signed three contracts to design and manufacture wastewater treatment and water reuse systems in the United States. Totaling CAD$2.0 million, these contracts bring the Company’s sales backlog to CAN$22.8 million and will be entirely completed within the current financial year. Signing these contracts reasserts H2O Innovation’s position as a key player in the North American municipal water treatment industry covering both wastewater treatmen...
New China-US Low Carbon Development Program
The first-of-its kind creative initiative and significant effort by the Government of China, for new non governmental cooperation between China and the U.S. on sustainable low carbon development has been announced. The National Center For Sustainable Development (“NCSD”) headquartered in Washington, DC initiated a groundbreaking commitment to launch the China-U.S. Low Carbon Development Cooperation Program – exemplifying its expanded new mission objective and its next genera...
Virus Washer neutralises airborne allergens using tap water
Environmental Hygiene Solutions (UK) announce that the SANYO Virus Washer product range has been awarded the Seal of Approval from Allergy UK (The British Allergy Foundation). Environmental Hygiene Solutions is the exclusive UK distributor of the Virus Washer, which can neutralise airborne allergens as well as viruses and other contaminants. One in three* of the UK population is affected by allergies at some point in their lives. Airborne allergens such as house mites, animal hairs, pollen a...
Improved Air Traffic Control is Key to Cutting Aviation Emissions
The quickest way of cutting aviation emissions is to improve air traffic control, a study has found. Biofuels could reduce pollution and better technology boost efficiency but neither will have the global impact that improved flight management could achieve, Oxford’s Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment says. “If you reduced the time aircraft spent waiting to land and taxi, allowed planes to use more direct flight paths and approach routes, and introduced a common air...
Reducing carbon footprint and safeguarding UK manufacturing future
Corus (formerly British steel) turned to Spooner Industries (UK) to help them realise an energy saving project which aimed to reduce the gas consumption by 45%. The colour coat line, based at Corus in Shotton, produces painted steel strip where the paint is applied and dried in an oven system. The finished materials are used in the construction industry, for example the new Spooner facility is finished almost entirely in painted steel, as well as being used for household appliances such as re...
Advanced Wastewater Treatment System for Cheese Company
Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies (VWS) have begun the installation of an advanced wastewater treatment system at The Holmes Cheese Co. in Millersburg, Ohio, USA. The system will use anaerobic digestion to reduce BOD and produce valuable biogas that will be used to reduce the plant’s energy costs. This design/build project is a collaboration of VWS subsidiaries Biothane, LLC of Camden, NJ, and N.A. Water Systems, of Moon Township, PA, and incorporates proprietary technologies f...
Automated waste sortation for councils and regional bodies
An Australian waste sortation specialist has devised a turnkey system for councils and regional bodies which uses automated primary sortation as a fast starting-point to separate different types of waste. The system from Industrial Conveying (Australia) predominantly uses conveyors and controls to almost completely eliminate manual intervention. At the same time it speeds up sortation of all types of recyclable material collected by council garbage services. A significant aspect of the tur...
CSO Technik Win Another Odour Control Framework Award
South West Water has appointed CSO Technik as one of their three odour control framework suppliers for AMP5. South West Water provides drinking water and waste water treatment services to some 1.65 million residents and an additional 5 million annual visitors to Devon and Cornwall. The area served by South West Water covers over 10,300 square Kilometres. CSO Technik is already one of the odour control framework suppliers to Scottish Water and is currently completing a large Chemical scru...
TIG and Finnish company Ehovoc Oy co-operating
Effective immediately, Hamburg’s TIG Group will be co-operating with the Finnish company Ehovoc Oy. For 10 years now Ehovoc has been manufacturing and supplying catalytic exhaust air decontamination systems for VOC gases (Volatile Organic Compounds), which are also found in the paint, print and chemical industry. “With this cooperation we are expanding our product line in the field of exhaust air treatment and are now able to provide our customers with the full service range of se...
Membrane Bioreactor Accepted as Compliant Filtration Technology
The ClearLogic® Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) from WesTech (USA) has received acceptance from the California Department of Health Services (CDHS) as an acceptable filtration technology for compliance with the State of California Water Recycling Criteria (Title 22). “We are excited to receive this key certification for our MBR system.” said Brad Hansen, production leader at WesTech. “This milestone not only confirms our membrane performance as a positive barrier, but also pr...
New piston diaphragm pump series launched
Since mid 2009, sera (Germany) offers four new series of piston diaphragm pumps featuring multilayer diaphragm technology. This includes two series for the local, manual control (R-series) as well as two series with integrated control electronics (C-series) based on the proven 409.2 and 410.2 series. By offering the new piston diaphragm pumps, sera has responded to the customer requests for performances between 7.5 l/h and 900 l/h at an operating pressure of up to 80 bar. The new sera pisto...
Filtration Increases Effluent Treatment Efficiency at St Regis Paper Mill
Micromac Filtration (UK) has successfully completed the installation of a major run down screen and spray bar system at St Regis Paper’s Higher Kings Mill in Cullompton, Devon. The system, which is designed by Micromac Filtration and constructed in the UK is intended to remove paper and plastic contaminants from the plant’s effluent treatment system and thereby increase its efficiency. Higher Kings Mill has a total annual production capacity of 35,000 tonnes of paper, which is 1...
H2O Innovation and 3M Purification Enter into a Sales Representation Agreement for the U.S. Oil & Gas and Automotive Assembly Markets
H2O Innovation (Canada), a complete water treatment solutions company providing custom designed systems along with specialty chemicals for membrane filtration systems, announces that it has signed a sales representative agreement (the “Agreement”) with 3M Purification Inc. (“3M Purification”), formerly known as CUNO Incorporated, a world leader in the separation, clarification, and purification of fluids and gases with global operations. Under the Agreement, 3M Purifi...
Major Environmental Research Project into Depletion of the Ozone Layer
Linde Gases (Germany) announce an agreement to supply cryogenic gases – liquid helium and nitrogen – and other specialty gases, including helium, carbon monoxide and medical grade oxygen, to an international scientific consortium co-ordinated by the Jülich Research Centre, Germany. The gases will be used in an important atmospheric research project to assess the effects of climate change on the ozone layer. The gases will be supplied by Linde’s Swedish subsidiary, AGA....
Fisheries and aquaculture face multiple risks from climate change FAO report predicts "an ocean of change" for fishers and fish farmers
Marine capture fisheries already facing multiple challenges due to overfishing, habitat loss and weak management are poorly positioned to cope with new problems stemming from climate change, a new FAO study suggests. Small island developing states—which depend on fisheries and aquaculture for at least 50 percent of their animal protein intake—are in a particularly vulnerable position. Inland fisheries—90 per cent of which are found in Africa and Asia—are also at risk...
Environment Agency tackles waste that is buried illegally
The Environment Agency has revealed its newest weapon in the war on waste crime. An innovative technology that can map what’s buried underground is being used by the agency to search for waste buried illegally, and make sure the polluter pays for its clean up. The new technology will add to the armoury of detective-style techniques used by the Environment Agency to tackle serious waste criminals. It will be used alongside sophisticated techniques including forensics, handwriting...
Unique solution for nitrogen removal from wastewater
At the end of 2009, a Czech biotechnological company LentiKat’s a.s. started its first three full-scale applications of their highly efficient system for the removal of nitrogen from wastewater. This novel solution, Lentikats Biotechnology, is based on the immobilisation of common nitrification and denitrification bacterial cultures in small lentil-like shape pellets made of polyvinyl alcohol. The first installations create both compact and highly efficient add-on treatments to existi...
Scrubber/Adsorber Market Back to $6 Billion This Year
The world market for scrubbers, biofilters, absorbers and adsorbers reached $6 billion in 2008 but dropped in 2009. However, thanks to a strong resurgence in Asia, it will top $6 billion again this year. This is the latest forecast in Scrubber/Adsorber/Biofilter World Markets an online continually updated report by the McIlvaine Company www.mcilvainecompany.com. 2010 World Revenues ($ Millions) Subject...
Multiple Orders Won at Little Patuxent Water Reclamation Plant
ITT Corporation (USA) announce it has been awarded multiple orders at the Little Patuxent Water Reclamation Plant in Howard County, Maryland for its Flygt, Leopold, WEDECO and Sanitaire product lines. “Little Patuxent Water Reclamation Plant has always relied on the Sanitaire diffusers and Flygt mixers and propeller pumps as the heart of the nutrient removal system to meet its permit. Given the new permit standards, I felt confident in recommending ITT’s filters.” As part...
Water Treatment Plant Produces Environmental Friendly Energy
The drinking water treatment plant in the district of Chiasso in the canton of Tessin in Switzerland not only produces clean water from the Sorgente Rovagina spring, which is located 70m above it, but since November 2009, also environment-friendly electrical energy generated by a turbine. This hydropower emanates from the kinetic energy of the water flow derived both from the difference in altitude between the plant and the spring, and pressure equalisation. In 2007, WABAG Wasser Technology...
Dow Venture Capital Invests in Clean Filtration Technologies, Inc.
Clean Filtration Technologies announce that it has concluded a first closing of $1.5 million in a new round of financing led by The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) through its Venture Capital group. An additional and final closing is anticipated in 2010 that will bring the total investment to $3 million. CFT is the company behind the CFT Turboclone™ hydroclone system, a patented water filtration device designed to efficiently reduce total suspended solids (TSS) from difficult-to-filter wate...
Ten-Years of Providing Sustainable Solutions to the Water Industry
Virotec Global Solutions (Australia) has been acknowledged as a leader in implementing sustainable wastewater solutions for industry throughout Australia. As part of its commitment to the “Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate”, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) on behalf of the Australian Federal Government recently invited Dr Lee Fergusson, Virotec’s Chief Executive Officer, to document the ten-year history of the...
Climate Action Reserve Releases Standards for Destruction of Ozone Depleting Substances
The Climate Action Reserve, the premier offset registry for the North American carbon market, adopted two new offset project standards that could lead to millions of metric tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions. Targeting the destruction of Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS), the U.S. ODS Project Protocol and the Article 5 ODS Project Protocol provide financial incentive for destruction of ODS in the U.S. and developing countries. Because ODS can be thousands of times more powerful...
Water Expo China Attracts Record Number of Exhibitors and Visitors
A total of 10,239 visitors from 30 countries and regions attended Water Expo China 2009 to view the latest water industry technology at the Beijing Exhibition Centre from 18 – 20 November 2009. This was a 26 percent increase in visitor numbers compared to the 2008 show. There were 10,009 domestic visitors and 230 international visitors, representing an increase of 26 per cent and 8 per cent respectively. In addition, the number of visitor countries and regions rose from 26 in 2008...
Fluids Tested for Sewer and Water Treatment
Bio-Clean (USA) announce that it is going to test its fluids for cleaning bilges and treating water onboard private yachts, and/or commercial ships. Darrin Holman, President of Bio-Clean, said, “There is a need for new and improved blended surfactants for multi-use in cleaning bilges and the treatment of water on private yachts, as well as commercial ships. The new fluid will be intended for use in the cleaning of engine rooms, decks, bilges, sewer systems, lift stations, grease traps...
AEA continues to build up waste expertise with three new recruits
Leading environmental consultancy AEA has recruited three respected industry specialists to join its established Waste Management and Resource Efficiency Group, led by Practice Knowledge Leader Dr Adam Read. All three consultants, Nia Owen, Ken Hall and Sarahjane Widdowson, have been brought in to build on AEA’s continuing expansion in the waste and resource efficiency sectors and will provide new momentum for the year ahead. Together, they bring a wealth of client experience across bo...
Customised Pollution Control of Ammonia and Organics in Wastewater
Catalytic Products International (USA) provides a customised pollution control solution for ammonia and other organics found in waste water. Ammonia and other organic compounds are commonly found in waste water from a variety industrial processes and landfill leachate systems. Catalytic Products International, Inc has developed a propriety system that effectively removes the ammonia from the waste water and results in near zero ammonia and nitrogen oxid...
Black & Veatch Wins Innovation and Creativity Award at Hong Kong Awards for Industries
Black & Veatch (UK) won the Innovation and Creativity Award for its work on the new Hong Kong University (HKU) Centennial Campus at the 2009 Hong Kong Awards for Industries. For the project, Black & Veatch needed to make space for the new campus on a site that was already housing two existing freshwater service reservoirs of 26,500 cubic metres total capacity that supply drinking water to Hong Kong residents. The original project scope called for the relocation of the two reservoirs...
Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies to Provide Filtration Solutions to One of the Largest Goldmines in the World
Barrick Gold Corporation, the largest gold mining company in the world, through its subsidiary Barrick Exploraciones Argentina S.A. (BEASA) has awarded Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies, through its subsidiaries Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies Argentina and Whittier Filtration, a contract to deliver one of the largest filtration systems of its kind for the Pascua Lama project, located on the border between Argentina and Chile. The remote location site offers some unique cha...
Seccua establishes distribution in the Canadian water treatment market
Seccua (Germany) now distributes its filtration systems in the Canadian market in co-operation with FOREFRONT INITIATIVES INC. of Ontario, Canada. FOREFRONT INITIATIVES INC. has many years of experience in the field of drinking water treatment for residential, commercial and small community applications. The demand for safe, good tasting drinking water has increased dramatically in recent years as concerns about the quality of drinking water supplies has increased. Approximately 20 percent o...
Ethics body asks: how green are new biofuels?
The UK Nuffield Council on Bioethics is today calling for people’s views on the potential of new types of biofuels, such as fuel produced by algae, to provide us with a greener source of renewable energy. First generation biofuels are produced mainly from food crops such as sugar cane, soy bean and wheat. But in some cases their net greenhouse gas emissions are not much better than those of fossil fuels and there have been concerns about their impact on the environment, food availabi...
Scottish Water Horizons food digester arrives
Scottish Water Horizons, the commercial arm of Scottish Water, has welcomed the delivery of a cutting-edge anaerobic digestion tank that will turn food waste into energy at their Deerdykes Organics Recycling facility in Cumbernauld. From Spring 2010, the £7million food recycling unit will turn 30,000 tonnes of solid and liquid food waste into around 8,000 megawatts of power each year - enough electricity to power up to 2,000 homes. A massive 16 metre-high, 20.5 metre diameter tank is...
Engineering Community Call for Evidence on Global Water Security Inquiry
Engineering the Future, an alliance of engineering organisations, is calling on consultants, utility companies, academics, government agencies and non-governmental organisations to submit evidence to an inquiry into global water security. Water security presents a growing threat in many parts of the world, with the International Water Management Institute estimating additional water demand of around 30% by 2030. Along with the demand for food and energy, this huge increase in the demand for...
Recycling Center
The AVR Abfallverwertungsgesellschaft des Rhein-Neckar-Kreises mbH operates a sorting plant for recyclable waste of the “Grüne Tonne plus” on the area of the recycling center Sinsheim. The recyclables consists of light packaging, paper, cardboard and material similarity non-packages. Inside the plant the mixture of different wastes is separated into different recyclables fraction in two shift operation. In 1996 the sorting plant for recyclable fractions was established and...
Cutting Costs without Cutting Corners
With the current economic climate causing a slow down in most industries, many manufacturers are looking at ways to reduce expenditures without compromising production. To this end, facilities are more likely to repair, improve and maintain existing plant equipment. Spooner Industries, a world leader in forced convection technology, has developed a Technical Services Division to help customers do just that. Complimenting the company’s long established capabilities in the design and manu...