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Apr 19, 2024

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Pipe Core

WATCH: Overnight with SAERTEX-LINER H20 in São Paulo

Available through Pipe Core, high-quality liner SAERTEX-LINER H20 performed under pressure in São Paulo, Brazil.
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Apr 17, 2024

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WiseOnWater

Immersive media provides wastewater experience in Denmark

An immersive media experience (IMX) may not be what most people want when they think about industrial wastewater, but that is exactly what visitors can expect when they visit a new installation in the city of Kalundborg, Denmark.
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Apr 15, 2024

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Pipe Core

Spotlight on gender diversity at Pipe Core

Since founding in 2008, Pipe Core’s team has grown across all areas of the business and is now in a position where there are more females than males across the organisation. Research published in Harvard Business Review found that “countries and industries that view gender diversity as important, capture benefits from it and those that don’t, don’t.”
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Apr 12, 2024

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Xylem Inc.

Houston Spencer

New Wave of Startups Scale Innovation to Solve Global Water Challenges

Innovators from Around the World Join Xylem’s 2024 Accelerator Program to Deploy Breakthrough Innovations for Utilities and Industrial Users of Water
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Apr 08, 2024

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gwf Wasser | Abwasser

Integrated sustainable electricity and clean drinking water systems

Altitude Water and New Use Energy Solutions have partnered to create integrated, mobile solar-plus-water generation systems that produce sustainable electricity and clean drinking water anytime, anywhere.
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Apr 05, 2024

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Trenchless Technology

Sharon M. Bueno

How to Evaluate Hydraulic Fracture Risk in HDD Design

The design of horizontal directional drill (HDD) installations often requires an evaluation of the potential for hydraulic fracture of the soil layers through which an HDD passes. Evaluating this risk during the design process is an important planning tool to identify and mitigate risks to existing infrastructure.
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Apr 02, 2024

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Xylem Inc.

Houston Spencer

Historic Project Linking Rome and Vatican City Uses Advanced Technology and Local Knowledge to Keep Water Flowing

Relocation of Major Sewer Infrastructure Enables Construction of Pedestrian Link for 35 Million Visitors to the 2025 Jubilee
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Mar 27, 2024

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Utah Water Research Laboratory

USU Study Looks at Water Main Break Rates in the U.S. and Canada

Report Highlights Correlation Between Material and Diameter
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Mar 26, 2024

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visaplan GmbH

Jasamin Teuchler

Update BE-21: New Material in Course and Modules on Trenchless Pipe Installation

Online training on the topic of pipeline installation in civil engineering: Trenchless technology for underground drainage construction can be a resource-efficient, environmentally friendly, time-saving, and cost-effective alternative to open cut methods. The UNITRACC e-learning course "Utility Tunnelling" has been enhanced with additional technical and visual elements related to sewer and pipeline construction, specifically in pipe jacking and microtunnelling.
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Mar 25, 2024

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NOM - Investment and Development Agency for the Northern Netherlands

Bacteria as a new weapon in wastewater treatment

In early November, San Diego based startup Aquacycl officially opened its first European office and test center at the Water Campus in Leeuwarden. The Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency (NFIA) and the Investment and Development Agency for the Northern Netherlands (NOM) assisted the company in the process of setting up their business in the Netherlands.
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Mar 22, 2024

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Trenchless Australasia

A superior HDD offering

Building on its relationships with leading horizontal directional drilling companies, TRACTO Australia has delivered three new rigs to operator Superior HDD.
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Mar 20, 2024

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The Engineer

Jon Excell

New portable water filtration technology could improve access to clean drinking water worldwide

The University of Texas at Austin has developed an injectable water filtration system with the aim to aid the over two billion people worldwide who are without clean drinking water.
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Mar 18, 2024

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Xylem Inc.

Houston Spencer

Global Student Innovation Challenge Calls on Next-Generation Leaders to Tackle Water Security

High School and University Students Worldwide Invited to Expand Water Access and Community Resilience
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Mar 15, 2024

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gwf Wasser | Abwasser

New water treatment wins Prestigious Award

Introducing a advancement in water treatment, developed by Cardiff University researchers in collaboration with Origin Aqua, the FreeOxTM technology has garnered acclaim by winning a prestigious challenge award at the World Water Tech Innovation Summit. This single-step process not only has the potential to substantially decrease chlorine usage in tap water but also addresses various issues associated with traditional chlorine treatment methods.
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Mar 13, 2024

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The Engineer

Jon Excell

Satellite-based river monitoring technique could provide early warning of flooding

A satellite-based method for monitoring the flow of rivers from orbit could provide a valuable early warning system for flood risk, University of Glasgow researchers have claimed.
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Mar 11, 2024

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Trenchless Australasia

Revitalising infrastructure with HDD

Through the use of horizontal directional drilling, TasWater is delivering a new sewer pipeline to improve sewer and stormwater transfer capacity in Launceston, Tasmania.
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Mar 06, 2024

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Xylem Inc.

Picking up the pace on climate action: Building momentum from COP28

At the halfway point of the Paris Agreement, the legally binding international treaty on climate action, average global temperatures are already hitting 1.8°C above pre-industrial levels and future projections are stark. At COP28 in December, we could not escape the reality that progress is significantly off track. 
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Mar 01, 2024

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The Engineer

Jon Excell

Luminescent sensor detects ‘forever chemical’ pollution in water

Researchers in the UK and Germany have developed a new approach for detecting pollution from ‘forever chemicals’ in water through luminescence.
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Feb 28, 2024

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Aquacycl

BETT installation demonstrating GHG emissions reduction of wastewater treatment

This study presents BioElectrochemical Treatment Technology (BETT) as a new wastewater management solution toward the Net-Zero future. The results reported herein were collected from a BETT pilot system installed at a large brewery in Los Angeles, CA, United States processing 0.6 m3. day-1 of raw brewery wastewater with a high content of fruit pulp.
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Feb 26, 2024

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InfoTiles

Anglian Water expands transformative AI technology trial

Following the successful pilot of its digital asset management technology with Anglian Water, Norwegian digital analytics company InfoTiles is embarking on an expanded proof of concept programme.
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Feb 23, 2024

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Xylem Inc.

Remote pump monitoring helps aquaculture farmer work more effectively

NLN Farms, located near the coastal town of Chocowinity, North Carolina, needed to transfer water from four aquaculture ponds to a nearby reservoir. The farm selected Xylem's Godwin CD100 dewatering pump for the job, with Field Smart Technology, which enables real-time monitoring and control of the pump from a smartphone.
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Feb 21, 2024

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Trenchless Australasia

Progress continues with NZ flood recovery

Following the devastating flooding from Cyclone Gabrielle in 2023, Watercare is acknowledging the ongoing recovery efforts one year on.
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Feb 19, 2024

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Xylem Inc.

Houston Spencer

Global cyber challenges need global solutions: How utilities are becoming cyber-savvy

Our panel of international experts examines how utilities can embrace a global outlook when it comes to security.
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Feb 16, 2024

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Xylem Inc.

Houston Spencer

Indiana utility uses Xylem’s smart water technology to remotely manage operations

The Silver Creek Water Corporation in southern Indiana manages millions of gallons of water, over hilly terrain, for 20,000 people. Over several decades, the utility has deployed technology from Xylem’s Sensus brand to remotely manage meters, prevent water loss and save costs. These smart digital solutions enable the utility to detect issues before customers are even aware of them.
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Feb 14, 2024

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Trenchless Australasia

Maximise HDD accuracy with combined guidance technologies

As the underground grows more crowded, the industry is under pressure to deliver highly accurate installations through a web of existing infrastructure.
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