Noticias sobre Sweden
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.
Vitens and NX Filtration start testing IJssel river water as potential source for drinking water
Vitens, the largest drinking water utility in the Netherlands, is starting a pilot program with NX Filtration, the global provider of breakthrough direct nanofiltration (dNF) technology for pure and affordable water.
KWR demonstrates NX Filtration’s membranes retention of PFAS
Dutch water research institute KWR, performed full-scale tests on PFAS retention of NX Filtration’s direct nanofiltration (dNF) membranes.
United for Universal Hand Hygiene: a practice that saves lives
Every October 15, the world celebrates Global Handwashing Day, a date that highlights the importance of this gesture as the most effective way to save lives and prevent disease.
Melting permafrost increases the emission of greenhouse gases in Arctic lakes
Groundwaters that circulate through the subsoil as a result of the melting permafrost can transport carbon dioxide and methane —gases with a strong greenhouse effect— to Arctic lakes and this increases the effects of climate change.
Yorkshire Water awards Netmore £47 million smart water metering contract
Netmore Group has won the Yorkshire Water framework regarding the delivery, installation and commissioning of smart water meters and LoRaWAN connectivity to Yorkshire Water Services in the UK for all new housing developments.
Study: Climate change is making lakes less blue
Blue lakes in North America and Europe will likely turn green-brown as global temperatures rise.
BlueTech and WIN Water collaborate to fast track innovation
Extended collaboration between Win Water and Bluetech research enables water innovations to reach the international market.
Global public braces for ‘severe’ effects of climate change by 2032, new survey finds
Vast global majority expects to be severely impacted by climate change by 2032.
Exploring the possibilities of sewage in the circular economy
Recovering energy and resources from sewage is a promising trend for the wastewater industry; the circular economy is advancing and sewage is no longer viewed as mere waste.
NCC awarded $95 million contract to refurbish wastewater treatment plant in Sweden
NCC is refurbishing the Käppalaverket wastewater treatment plant on Lidingö, outside of Stockholm, in partnership with the Käppala Association, to upgrade the plant’s capacity and performance.
Measuring wastewater coronavirus accurately
Monitoring of viruses in wastewater enables the course of a pandemic and its burdens on various parts of the health-care sector to be predicted, independently from official public testing capacity and scope for infection tracking.
IWMI launches the South Asia Drought Monitoring System (SADMS)
There is now a successful solution to reduce vulnerability to droughts in South Asia by providing national authorities the maximum possible lead time to put mitigation strategies into place.
Canadian Annabelle M. Rayson wins Stockholm Junior Water Prize 2022
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WHO: Half of health care facilities globally lack basic hygiene services
Newly established global estimate on hygiene reveals the risk of disease spread and infections to patients and health care providers.
Kaveh Madani appointed Director of UNU-INWEH
The United Nations University (UNU) is pleased to announce that Prof.
Global water utilities forecasted to spend US$387.5 billion on digital solutions this decade
Globally, water and wastewater utility sector expenditure on digital solutions is forecasted to grow 8.8% annually, from US$25.9 billion in 2021 to US$55.2 billion in 2030.
Sustainalytics ESG Risk Rating: SACYR is leader in sustainability in Spain’s infrastructure sector
This prestigious rating, developed by Sustainalytics, a Morningstar company, assesses the performance of companies based on ESG criteria: environmental, social, and corporate governance.
California high school students win nation’s top water prize for project to detect drought stress
The Water Environment Federation (WEF) has announced that John Benedict Estrada and Pauline Victoria Estrada, siblings from Clovis North High School in California, are the winners of the 2022 U.S.
Netmore’s network company ECN acquires Spanish LoRaWAN operator Redexia
Netmore’s network company European Connectivity Networks (ECN), co-owned with the infrastructure company Polar Structure, acquires Spanish LoRaWAN operator Redexia.