News and Articles

Dec 16, 2022

News

Pipe Core Pty Ltd

Pipe Core brings Europe’s leading solutions to NZ

For almost 15 years, Pipe Core has used its expertise in trenchless technology to support Australia and New Zealand’s trenchless industry with quality products and equipment from some of the world’s leading European suppliers.
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Dec 14, 2022

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Chalmers University of Technology

Professor Oskar Modin

New research reveals wastewater treatment plants can catch a cold

Just like humans, wastewater treatment plants can get sick, due to viral attacks. Now, new research from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, reveals the implications for the surrounding environment in case the plant catches a cold.
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Dec 12, 2022

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UKWIR UK Water Industry Research

Steve Kaye

Water sector has appetite for “radical collaboration”

Speakers from across utilities, the supply chain communities, regulators and academia addressed the ways research and innovation can transform the water sector at UKWIR’s third-annual conference. The event, in collaboration with Spring - the water sector’s innovation centre of excellence - took place in October 2022 in London.
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Dec 09, 2022

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The Water Tower

Kristan VandenHeuvel

The Water Tower and Olea Edge Analytics Announce Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Water Industry Innovation

Olea is the first member of The Water Tower’s new transformative partnership level designed to advance new technologies to support the water industry; Olea Edge Analytics uses artificial intelligence to monitor key utility assets to detect water loss and performance issues, and help identify needed system repairs
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Dec 07, 2022

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Trenchless Australasia

HDD protecting native wildlife in Gippsland

Utilities company Gippsland Water is securing the water and wastewater future for the towns of Warragul and Drouin as part of the western ring main project.
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Dec 06, 2022

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gwf Wasser | Abwasser - Vulkan-Verlag GmbH

Franziska Betz

The Earthshot Prize Awards in Boston

The 2022 Earthshot Prize Awards took place on Friday, December 2nd at the MGM Music Hall in Boston. Prince William and The Earthshot Prize revealed the 2022 Earthshot Prize winners – an accomplished group of entrepreneurs and innovators spearheading ground-breaking solutions to repair and regenerate the planet.
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Dec 05, 2022

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Envirosight LLC

Richard Lindner

Redmond, OR Keeps Pace with ROVVER X

Redmond’s landscape continues to evolve. Whenever a new subdivision is built, the Division uses ROVVER X to inspect the area’s sewer lines before the new residents move in.
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Dec 02, 2022

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NordiTube Technologies SE

Jan Luksch

NordiTube presents new independent long-distance pressure liner system

NordiTube technologies has established a global position as a technology provider for trenchless pipe rehabilitation
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Nov 28, 2022

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gwf Wasser | Abwasser - Vulkan-Verlag GmbH

Franziska Betz

European Commission proposes rules for cleaner air and water

The European Commission is proposing stronger rules on ambient air, surface and groundwater pollutants, and treatment of urban wastewater.
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Nov 25, 2022

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Grundfos Holding A/S

Maria Andrén

Grundfos Celebrates Grand Opening of Global Headquarters for Grundfos Americas Corporation

New Building Meets Highest Environmental Standards and is the First LEED-certified v4 Platinum Building in Texas
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Nov 24, 2022

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STRABAG SE

MMag. Marianne Jakl

STRABAG Environmental Technology lays foundation for circular construction of the future with pilot project in Bremen

Symbolic groundbreaking ceremony for Circular Construction & Technology Center (C3) at Bremen’s former oil port; Competence centre to establish a regional circular economy that preserves resources and avoids carbon emissions; Comprehensive sustainability concept for soil remediation, construction and operation
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Nov 22, 2022

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Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung e.V.

Martin Schulz

'Just transition' pushed by experts, activists and sectors amid record floods, droughts in Asia

In September, Asian thought leaders and decision-makers from over 20 countries convened for much-needed discussions on urgent climate action, with hundreds of practitioners, researchers, activists and more participating in the second-ever Just Transition Forum in Asia (JTFA).
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Nov 21, 2022

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Trenchless Australasia

Watercare kicking off $20 m wastewater upgrade

New Zealand: Watercare is set to begin laying down the foundations for a new $20 million wastewater pipe network to reduce wastewater overflows and cater for growth in Rosedale and its surrounding suburbs.
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Nov 16, 2022

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Eawag: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology

Andreas Voegelin

How rusting iron removes arsenic from water

In many regions of the world, groundwater is contaminated with arsenic of natural origin. The harmful substance can be filtered out of water with the help of iron. Eawag researchers have for the first time made visible exactly what happens in this process in a new type of experimental set-up.
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Nov 14, 2022

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BLUE PLANET Project Office, c/o German Water Partnership e.V.

Claudia Niemann

BLUE PLANET Berlin Water Dialogues 2022

BLUE PLANET Berlin Water Dialogues is the global networking platform connecting international stakeholders from research, business, and politics in the field of innovative water management. You can still register for the next online conference on 22 November 2022.
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Nov 09, 2022

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Herrenknecht AG

Achim Kühn

Trade fair start made to measure: Herrenknecht AG wins bauma Innovation Award 2022

Herrenknecht AG starts the bauma 2022 with a highly coveted award and received the bauma Innovation Award 2022 in the category "Machine Technology" for the new development of continuous tunnelling.
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Nov 07, 2022

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TRACTO-TECHNIK Australia Pty Ltd.

TRACTO secures NZ service partnership

TRACTO has partnered with New Zealand-based Pro Mechanical, making it the company’s mechanical service partner in the country.
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Nov 04, 2022

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teppfa | The European Plastic Pipes and Fittings Association

Ludo Debever

The Construction 2050 Alliance calls for the EU taxonomy to create the conditions to support the transition to sustainable construction

The Construction 2050 Alliance hosted a public event on Sustainable Finance and the impact of the EU taxonomy on the construction sector.
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Nov 02, 2022

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International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)

Luca Guillaumot

An integrated modeling framework to assess surface and ground water resources

Against the backdrop of climate change and rising water demand, tools for adequately modeling water availability are much needed. In a new study, researchers applied a large-scale model linking surface water to groundwater, which can be used for estimating water resources at a high spatial resolution.
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Oct 31, 2022

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Trenchless Australasia

IMS partners with local companies to enter Australasia

German-based IMS Robotics has partnered with KRE Engineering and UVR Hire to enter the Australian and New Zealand trenchless markets.
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Oct 27, 2022

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Spring Innovation

Carly Perry

Water challenge presents opportunity for cross-sector innovators

Innovation accelerator Spring launches new water competition, Condition monitoring solutions sought from range of industries, Chance to pitch to and collaborate with multiple water companies
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Oct 26, 2022

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Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.

Britta Widmann

Industrial testing platform for clean water

If we look at all of the business sectors in Germany, industry requires the largest amount of water. This makes access to efficient technology for cleaning and recycling water all the more important for this sector in particular. Ideally, this technology should also allow energy and valuable raw materials to be retrieved so that they can be reused in production.
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Oct 24, 2022

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Southern Relining

Success with SAERTEX-LINER® MULTI S+ for Southern Relining

Municipal wastewater pipes and pressure line networks are in constant need of repair and maintenance. Southern Relining understands firsthand that offering trenchless methods of rehabilitation in their cohesive collection of services is a sustainable choice that ultimately gives their commercial, government and domestic customers long-term and cost-effective results.
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Oct 21, 2022

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Melbourne Water

New tech for Melbourne sewer inspection

With proactive maintenance of water infrastructure becoming more prominent in the industry, x is boosting its ability to assess its sewer pipelines with newly developed CCTV camera technology.
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Oct 19, 2022

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Utility Week

Stuart Stone

Meet the Innovators: Clare Galland, Everflow

Fresh from Everflow being named Retailer of the Year at the Water Industry Awards 2022, its environmental and regulatory affairs manager Clare Galland reflects on language lessons at a French nuclear plant, overcoming social anxiety, and the importance of in-person working.
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