University of Duisburg-Essen

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University of Duisburg-Essen is a university that is part of the pulse of the water sector. Here we bring together everything it publishes on Smart Water Magazine: its news, its blogs and the events it takes part in.

Algae-based method purifies chemically polluted water effectively, study finds

Europe's water bodies are in poor condition: more than half of them are heavily polluted with chemicals. This is hardly surprising – every day, up to 70,000 different chemicals are used in Europe’s industries and agriculture. Researchers at the University of Duisburg-Essen have now developed a new method for purifying polluted water. Their recent study […]

University of Duisburg-Essen · 27 Jan 2025

17 Apr 2024

Predicting water supply and demand: Operating reservoirs using AI

Floods, droughts, heatwaves: Climate change poses increasing challenges for streamflow forecasting and reservoir management. Reservoirs play a crucial role in flood protection and during periods of drought. In order to adapt them to climate change, researchers at the University of Duisburg-Essen are developing a prediction-based control system for reservoirs based on artificial intelligence. The PROWAVE […]