Dubai’s rise as one of the world’s best cities to live and work has been underpinned by a sustainability strategy that prioritises harmony with nature. At the core of this strategy is a commitment to optimising the use of the emirate’s natural resources. An ambitious water reclamation programme, spearheaded by Dubai Municipality for over five …
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Water passing through treatment plants used to be considered waste to be discharged into rivers and seas. Its organic matter was a residue, and the nitrogen and phosphorus it contained were pollutants. Perceptions have shifted. With the right technology and infrastructure, it is possible to turn these elements into energy (biogas) and fertilisers for agriculture, …
Without hydroelectric power, Switzerland would be a shadow of what it is today. The country generates some 60 percent of its electricity from a nationwide network of 1,500 run-of-river and storage hydropower plants – and their importance is only going to grow. “By 2050, electricity will make up between 38 and 46 percent of Switzerland’s …
La jeune pousse zurichoise TerraRad voit sa technologie de contrôle de l’humidité des pelouses commercialisée par son partenaire américain ASB taskTracker qui fournit des logiciels pour l’entretien des terrains de golf. Le fournisseur américain de logiciels pour l’entretien des terrains de golf ASB taskTracker a misé sur la technologie de la firme zurichoise TerraRad. (Source: …
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The fashion industry poses a significant threat to the environment, with synthetic textiles one of the major contributors to the release of microplastics. However, there is hope on the horizon. How does the soundwave technology work? Non-profit foundation the H&M Foundation has recently funded a new project to tackle the challenge of microplastics in water. …
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Le plan de sobriété de l’eau, présenté fin mars par Emmanuel Macron, prévoit la mise en place d’une tarification progressive. Son objectif : conscientiser les consommateurs en pénalisant le gaspillage. Ressource précieuse et de plus en plus rare, l’eau potable fera désormais l’objet d’une tarification progressive. Avec le réchauffement climatique et l’augmentation du nombre d’épisodes …
L’eau doit-elle être plus chère pour les gros consommateurs ? Lire la suite »
With Aurin, VunaVentures introduced the world’s first officially approved urine-derived fertiliser and has sold more than 10’000 litres. The startup has secured three demonstration projects in Paris, Fribourg and Berlin in collaboration with the European Space Agency, as part of the ESA Space Solutions – Business Applications Programme (BASS). Urine contains water, urea, and various …
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In Europe industry is the biggest user of water. Utilising a hefty 45 per cent the European industry uses annually more water than agriculture (30%). In Europe municipalities are withdrawing the smallest amount of water (26%). In other parts of the world agriculture is the biggest water consumer, according to the recently launched UN World …
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About 12% of the total global energy demand comes from heating and cooling homes and businesses. A new study suggests that using underground water to maintain comfortable temperatures could reduce consumption of natural gas and electricity in this sector by 40% in the U.S. The approach, called aquifer thermal energy storage (ATES), could also help …
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Ofwat is calling on more water companies to trial innovative ways of charging customers , to make bills more affordable and help encourage customers to use water wisely. Affinity Water, which supplies drinking water across South East England, plans to be the first to implement a charging trial under new Ofwat rules. Due to go …
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