China must balance air, carbon and water to harness clean energy
Identifying China’s natural gas resources depends on its ability to balance air quality, carbon emissions, and water stress, researchers argue.
China is slowly changing its...
Statkraft opens new hydropower plant in Peru
Statkraft, a Norwegian renewable energy company, has opened the Cheves hydropower plant in Peru. The power plant is Statkraft’s ninth in the country, and...
Start-up produces clean water from thin air
Three young entrepreneurs have joined forces in Nairobi Kenya to create a product that generates clean drinking water out of thin air.
Majik Water aims...
Nepal: InvestBank acquires stakes in two hydroelectric projects in Nepal
InvestBank Corp., a US-based investment bank, has acquired a 70 percent equity stake in the 440 MW Tila-1 hydroelectric project and the 420 MW...
India: Delhi’s first hydropower plant commissioned
The Delhi Jal Board has commissioned the first ever hydropower plant in the city, which will use falling water from a treated sewage effluent...
EU and EBRD support water supply in Jordan
The European Union (EU) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) are supporting Jordan’s efforts to extend the use of sustainable and...
Genifuel to pilot biofuel processing technology in Vancouver
Genifuel Corporation, a US water technology firm that specialises in turning wet organic wastes into renewable fuels, will pilot a new system that converts...
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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...
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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...
