International Water Association

First tidal-powered hydrogen facility launched

The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has produced hydrogen gas using electricity generated from tidal energy in Orkney, Scotland. This is the first time...

Restaurant group saves US$20 million through reduction in energy and water use

Arby’s Restaurant Group, the second largest quick-service sandwich chain in the US, has announced it reached 15.2 percent total energy reduction per company-owned restaurant from a...

South Korea: LG Electronics and government utility sign technology partnership

LG Electronics, a South Korean electronics company, has announced that it will seek to develop its water energy resources business in cooperation with the state-run water energy agency...

Masdar begins desalination programme

Masdar has begun the operational stage of a pilot programme in Ghantoot, Abu Dhabi, which will see 1,500 m3/day of potable water produced over...

India: Farmers to receive energy efficient water pumps

In an initiative similar to the Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme, the Indian Ministry of Power aims to provide farmers with energy efficient water pumps...

Pakistan: World Bank provides loan for management of Indus basin

The World Bank has approved financing of US$35 million to support improved management, planning and development of water resources in the Indus River Basin...

Chile: New hydropower project opened

Chilean renewable power generation company Hydrochile S.A. has opened the 60 MW El Paso hydropower project. The facility was built on the Las Damas...

India’s thermal power generation faces high water risk

A new paper from the World Resources Institute (WRI), Parched Power: Water Demands, Risks and Opportunities for India’s Power Sector, analyses all of India’s...

Global electricity production vulnerable to climate and water resource change

Climate change impacts on rivers and streams may substantially reduce electricity production capacity around the world, according to a new study led by the...

Aqaba recovering energy from wastewater

The only coastal city of what may be the world’s most water scarce country has prioritised “Zero Discharge”, cleaning up the air by cleaning...

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Toronto Water – serving the host city of the World Water...

Toronto Water has transformed the city’s water management. Ahead of IWA’s World Water Congress & Exhibition in the capital of the Canadian province of...

NEWS

UNU report warns on tipping points if environmental risks not addressed

A new report released by the United Nations University (UNU) has found that drastic changes to fundamental socioecological systems are likely if environmental risks...