Noticias sobre France
Aqualia wins two water contracts in Brittany, France
Aqualia has been awarded a 10-year contract for the management of drinking water in the Foret du Theil area, in the Ille-et-Vilaine department (Brittany region), with 24 municipalities and more than 40,000 inhabitants.
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“Phoslock® can be used to manage the effects of current and historical nutrient pollution”
Based in Australia, Phoslock Environmental Technologies (PET) offers water treatment and remediation solutions to address excess nutrients in water bodies.
EQT Infrastructure in negotiations to sell 50% stake in Saur to PGGM and DIF
EQT Infrastructure enters exclusive negotiations with a consortium composed of DIF Capital Partners and PGGM to sell 50 percent of its stake in Saur, a leading provider of water services management solutions in France and internationally.
UNESCO finds that some iconic World Heritage glaciers will disappear by 2050
New UNESCO data highlight the accelerated melting of glaciers in World Heritage sites, with glaciers in a third of sites set to disappear by 2050.
Hidroconta joins Hydralians (France) to digitalise water networks with IRIS
The strategy of Hidroconta – a Spanish company specialised in water management and control, manufacturers of water meters, hydraulic valves and intelligent remote control and remote reading equipment – focuses on quality and innovation in the digital water space, promoting a culture of cooperation and developing partnerships.
Kando partners with CAPI to protect France’s environment through wastewater intelligence
Kando’s wastewater intelligence platform will support CAPI in its use of data to address environmental and regulatory challenges.
Team predicts environmental effects of increased desalination in the Gulf region
A team of researchers from NYU Abu Dhabi's Arabian Center for Climate and Environmental ScienceS (ACCESS) and Water Research Center have studied how increased use of desalination technologies in combination with projected climate change will affect Gulf-wide salinity in the coming decades.
Sustainability of water services, focus of debate in fora in Colombia, France and Saudi Arabia
In recent weeks, several capitals around the world have hosted meetings to discuss and study the sustainability of public services.
Séché Environnement acquires Veolia’s industrial water treatment services in France
Following the put option concluded in May 2022, under which Séché Environnement (Paris:SCHP) undertook to acquire Veolia’s industrial water treatment services business in France, Séché Environnement is announcing that the acquisition is effective as of today.
Nijhuis Saur Industries completes acquisition of Veolia’s European Mobile Water Services division
Nijhuis Saur Industries (part of Saur Group) announces that it has finalized the Group’s acquisition of Veolia’s European Mobile Water Services division based on the anti-trust commitments made by Veolia to the European Commission.
The European SEMPRE-BIO project will demonstrate new cost-effective ways to produce biomethane
The SEMPRE-BIO project, co-funded by the European Commission's Horizon Europe program, will test new cost-effective biomethane production solutions that facilitate compliance with the European Green Deal.
Rising sea level could exceed estimates for U.S. coasts
New results show average sea level rise approaching the 1-foot mark for most coastlines of the contiguous U.S. by 2050. The Gulf Coast and Southeast will see the most change.
Anne-Sophie Le Lay appointed SUEZ Group General Counsel
Anne-Sophie Le Lay has been appointed Group General Counsel and member of the Executive Committee effective January 4, 2023.
Veolia designs first wastewater treatment plant that produces twice as much energy as it consumes
This project supports the orientations of the Plan Climat-Air-Énergie Territorial (Territorial Climate-Air-Energy Plan) of the Montpellier Metropolis by reducing the carbon footprint of the wastewater treatment plant, producing renewable energies and preserving water resources.
River longer than the Thames beneath Antarctic ice sheet could affect ice loss
An unexpected river under the Antarctic ice sheet affects the flow and melting of ice, potentially accelerating ice loss as the climate warms.
Re-thinking water to adapt to a changing climate in the Netherlands
The Netherlands is known for its engineering to keep water out and allow farms and communities to thrive on dry land, despite about one third of the country being below sea level.
Satellite to study Earth’s water arrives at launch site
The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite arrived at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, where teams will begin final preparations for the spacecraft's launch in December on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Center-4 East.
Accelerating post-pandemic SDG 6 achievements on water & sanitation
Global progress has been staggeringly inadequate against Sustainable Development Goal 6, “clean water and sanitation for all.”
River deltas are at risk of drowning
Deltas are necessarily transient: the supply of new river sediment compensates for the subsidence and helps to maintain the delta surface above sea level.