When You Have a Smartphone But No Water
Solar Water ATMs bring relief and a new business model to Sub-Saharan Africa HELSINKI, Finland, February 19, 2020. Access to clean water remains a significant problem in Africa, yet smartphones are widespread throughout the continent today. Introducing mobile payment to solar-powered water purification units combines the challenge and solution, making Solar Water ATMs a business opportunity for impact investors. Picture Credit: Konsta Punkka / Solar Water Solutions Solar Water Solutio...
Engineering for Change and Siemens Launch Design Challenge for Clean Water and Zero Hunger Technology Solutions
Innovate for Impact: Siemens Design Challenge Applications Open March 4, 2020, World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development NEW YORK – In 2015, the United Nations (U.N.) set 17 sustainable development goals aimed at ending poverty, protecting the planet, and driving peace and prosperity worldwide by 2030. While leaders have seen some progress, they’ve also made it clear: we aren’t on track, and time is running out. Calling for new partnerships to support government efforts, U.N. Sec...
Vactor® Manufacturing Launches New Ramjet™ Truck-Mounted Water Jetter
Now with IntuiTouchÒ Controls, Vactor Ramjet Delivers New Level of Simplicity and Productivity CHICAGO – Vactor® Manufacturing, a subsidiary of Federal Signal Corporation and the industry-leading brand of sewer cleaning equipment, is launching a new version of the Vactor Ramjet, a truck-mounted water jetter, at the 2020 WWETT Show in Indianapolis on February 18. As the successor to the existing Vactor Ramjet model, the new version redefines simplicity, featuring the exclusive IntuiTo...
Vactor Manufacturing Launches Powerful iMPACT Combination Sewer Cleaner
Cutting-edge IntuiTouchÒ technology now available on more compact, economical machine for smaller applications CHICAGO – Vactor Manufacturing, a subsidiary of Federal Signal Corporation and the industry-leading brand of sewer cleaning equipment, is launching Vactor iMPACT, a versatile new combination sewer cleaner, at the 2020 WWETT Show in Indianapolis on February 18. Replacing the outgoing Vactor 2103, Vactor iMPACT has a compact design that allows it to easily maneuver through ti...
Jacobs Awarded PFAS Treatment Testing Support Services Contract with the Orange County Water District
Jacobs is collaborating with the OCWD on the largest pilot program in the U.S. to identify a local treatment remedy for removing PFAS from groundwater DALLAS - Jacobs (NYSE:J) has been selected by the Orange County Water District (OCWD) to provide treatment testing support services for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a family of oil and water-resistant chemicals found in numerous everyday consumer products and airport firefighting foams that have infiltr...
DuPont Water Solutions Launches Breakthrough Dry-Tested Seawater Reverse Osmosis Elements
With continuous advances in science and innovation, DuPont becomes only supplier in market to offer dry-tested SWRO membranes WILMINGTON, Del. – DuPont Water Solutions, a business unit of DuPont Safety & Construction, will now offer dry-tested seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) elements to the industry. Newly launched next-generation SWRO technology enables customers to transition from wet to dry testing, which increases shelf life and offers more flexibility for storage. In addition, dry SWRO...
DuPont Closes Four Clean Water Technology Acquisitions
WILMINGTON, Del. – DuPont (NYSE: DD) today announced it has completed the 2019 acquisitions of Desalitech, inge GmbH, Memcor®, and OxyMem Limited; adding to its leading portfolio of water purification and separation technologies, including ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis and ion exchange resins. These four recent acquisitions support DuPont’s goal to increase access to the products and technologies needed to meet global customers’ current and future challenges, including the increased need...
Scottsdale Firm Saves Millions of Gallons of Water, Setting New Treatment Standard at LA City Hall East
After 18 months of operation at LA City Hall East, a treatment system installed by Dynamic Water Technologies showed more than a 90 percent savings in chemical costs, and a water-use reduction from 5.95 million gallons a year to 4.78 million, a savings of 1.17 million gallons - or 20 percent less water. SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 6, 2020 - A pilot program to evaluate better methods to save water in drought-stricken California demonstrates that governments and businesses can save millions of gall...
DuPont Exercises Option to Acquire OxyMem
WILMINGTON, Del. – DuPont (NYSE: DD) today announced it has exercised its option to acquire full ownership of OxyMem Limited, a company that develops and produces Membrane Aerated Biofilm Reactor (MABR) technology for the treatment and purification of municipal and industrial wastewater. OxyMem has more than 60 employees and one production site located in Athlone, Ireland. The transaction will close before Dec. 31, 2019. OxyMem was founded in 2013, based on a technology spin-out from the Univ...
Highlighting the Importance and Vulnerability of the World’s Water Towers
Mountains and highlands are often referred to as natural “water towers” because they provide lowland communities with essential freshwater for drinking, irrigation, industry, food, and energy production. A new Nature study provides insight into this valuable resource, which is crucial to the welfare of 1.9 billion people. The combination of high mountain snow peaks and glaciers along with the natural biodiversity of these regions make them an irreplaceable part of the global water cycle. A te...
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