When the state of Massachusetts prohibited the landfilling of organic material, the Greater Lawrence Sanitary District made plans to use food waste to boost...
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Net Zero Energy? Here's a Plant That Took Things Even Further
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Process Removes Biofuel Contaminants From Wastewater and Generates Hydrogen to Fuel Its Own Operation
The holy grail of biofuel researchers is to develop a self-sustaining process that converts waste from sewage, food crops, algae and other...
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Product Focus - January 2022
Asset Management
Markland Specialty Engineering Suspended Solids Density Meter
The Suspended Solids Density Meter from Markland Specialty Engineering measures, monitors and provides real-time continuous readings...
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For This Facility, Energy Efficiency Is a Marathon, Not a Sprint
The search for energy savings and more sustainable operations never ends at the LOTT Clean Water Alliance.
The wastewater management utility formed by...
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Global Water Utilities Could Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 50% At Low to No Cost
Global water utilities account for approximately 2% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions — the equivalent of the world’s shipping industry. And this...
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Aeration Enhancement Leads the Way in an Illinois City's Quest to Save on Energy
Cutting electricity usage in Gurnee has been a gradual process. Over time the results have been significant.
The savings have come without diminishing...
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WWTP Pilots Dual Use of Electric Car for Transportation and Electric Grid Backup
Electric Frog Company, a climate-tech startup, recently announced that it has provided free use of a Nissan LEAF electric vehicle (EV) to...
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Wastewater Treatment System Recovers Electricity While Filtering
Whether wastewater is full of “waste” is a matter of perspective.
“Why is it waste?” asks Zhen (Jason) He, professor in the Department...
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Pushing Power Costs Down
With five years of experience operating a combined heat and power system fueled with biogas, Fort Wayne City Utilities is ready to...
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Researchers Working to Turn Sludge Into Renewable Energy
A team of researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute received a nearly $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to create...
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Energy Department Announces New Round of Solar Desalination Prize Competition
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced $5 million in new funding for the second round of the Solar Desalination Prize, a competition...
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Rialto Microgrid Project to Offer Resilient, Sustainable Power to City's WWTP
The City of Rialto, California, in partnership with Rialto Water Services and Veolia North America, have announced a joint commitment to the...
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DOE Awards Funding for 16 Teams Working to Decarbonize U.S. Water Infrastructure
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced awards totaling $27.5 million for 16 water infrastructure projects.
Modern technology has the potential to reduce...
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A Washington Community and Utility Follow a Well-Designed Pathway to Sustainability
The Edmonds Wastewater Treatment Plant has taken big steps toward sustainability.
Those steps were outlined several years ago in a document called the...
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Product Focus - January 2021
Automation/Optimization
AdEdge Water Technologies InGenius
InGenius control panels from AdEdge Water Technologies are custom-engineered programmable logic control panels designed to meet site specifications for...
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Case Studies - January 2021
Finnish wastewater treatment plant gets quick reduction in operating costs
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The wastewater treatment plant in Turku, Finland, processes wastewater from the region’s industries and...
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This Minnesota City Casts a Wide Net in Capturing Efficiencies and Sustainable Practices
At the St. Cloud Wastewater Treatment Facility, success led to more success with energy and sustainability projects.
Things moved so quickly that the...