Drinking Water Treatment News

  1. ACWA Power Wins Water Desalination Project In Azerbaijan 1/17/2025

    ACWA Power, the world's largest private water desalination company, a leader in energy transition, and a pioneer in green hydrogen, announces that the consortium of ACWA Power and IC İÇTAŞ İNŞAAT SANAYİ VE TİCARET A.Ş. has been selected as the successful bidder for the Caspian SWRO project by the Government of Azerbaijan.

  2. New USGS Model Uses Dragonflies To Estimate Freshwater Mercury Risk On U.S. Protected Lands 1/16/2025

    In a U.S. Geological Survey-led study, researchers combined more than a decade of data on dragonfly mercury concentrations with commonly measured water-quality and landscape characteristics to develop a model that estimates freshwater mercury risk on protected lands across the nation.

  3. Graphene Made Permeable For Ions 1/15/2025

    Würzburg chemists have for the first time created a defect in graphene that allows ions to pass through. As they report in ‘Nature’, this could lead to new applications in water filtration or sensor technology.

  4. Over 97 Million U.S. Residents Exposed To Unregulated Contaminants In Their Drinking Water 1/15/2025

    Nearly a third of people in the U.S. have been exposed to unregulated contaminants in their drinking water that could impact their health, according to a new analysis by scientists at Silent Spring Institute.

  5. New Research Helps Eliminate Dead Zones In Desalination Technology And Beyond 1/15/2025

    Engineers have found a way to eliminate the fluid flow “dead zones” that plague the types of electrodes used for battery-based seawater desalination.

  6. Transatlantic Partnership Drives Innovation In Green Energy And Desalination 1/14/2025

    In a groundbreaking collaboration to harness the power of ocean waves, Exowave and AquaX Energy Americas proudly announce the formation of AquaX JV LLC. This transatlantic joint venture combines cutting-edge wave energy technology with regional expertise to address growing global demand for sustainable, secure, and scalable renewable energy and potable water.

  7. Procure Early To Secure Delivery, Says Supplier  1/14/2025

    The massive scale-up of work across the UK’s water and wastewater companies in AMP8 is no secret, but the way projects are delivered will have to change, says Dominic Hurd, managing director, ACWA Services.

  8. Rice Researchers Find Dialysis 'Astonishingly Effective' For Treating Wastewater 1/9/2025

    Researchers at Rice University, in collaboration with Guangdong University of Technology, have uncovered an innovative approach to treating high-salinity organic wastewaters — streams containing both elevated salt and organic concentrations — by employing dialysis, a technology borrowed from the medical field.

  9. Aqualia Begins Operations In Peru With A Wastewater Treatment Project In Chincha Province 1/8/2025

    Aqualia, the end-to-end water cycle management company, begins its operations in Peru after years of market research to bring its expertise and knowledge to the Andean country.

  10. SICK And Endress+Hauser Join Forces In Process Automation 1/7/2025

    SICK and Endress+Hauser are bringing their strategic partnership in process automation to life: SICK’s advanced gas analysis and flow measurement technology is now an integral part of Endress+Hauser’s comprehensive instrumentation portfolio.