At next week’s Hannover Fair, Germany’s Fraunhofer will demonstrate a factory floor robot sending information via lightwaves in a Li-Fi system.
Amazon Elastic Transcoder adds support for VP9
You can now use Amazon Elastic Transcoder to create WebM outputs using the VP9 codec. VP9 is primarily used for web video and achieves lower bitrates without sacrificing quality. You can try out this format by using the newly available system presets.
El Paso desalination hits record results with Desalitech process
The Kay Bailey Hutchison (KBH) desalination plant at El Paso, Texas has deployed Desalitech’s
ReFlex reverse osmosis (RO) process to achieve a “record high” in groundwater purification with
unprecedented water recovery rates.
US commonwealth islands may turn to desalination
The US commonwealth of Northern Marianas may use desalination to solve its acute water
shortage problems.
Investment in desalination plants set to double
Cumulative investment in desalination plants reached some US$ 21.4 billion in 2015 and
should more than double over the following five years according to a report by market analyst,
Research and Markets.
City leaders vote to team up with power firm in desalination plan
California’s San Luis Obispo County board of supervisors has voted to partner with energy firm,
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), to develop one of the company’s desalination plants to supply the
Five Cities and Avila Beach areas.
South Australia Water saves AUD$3 million in electricity costs through analytical tools
South Australia Water has embarked on an ambitious AUD 400 million network upgrade project using new analytical tools from Bentley…
Ultraviolet disinfection tech to help utility Portsmouth Water beat cryptosporidium
British ultraviolet disinfection system provider atg UV Technology has been awarded a contract by Trant Engineering, to supply utility Portsmouth Water with its first installation…
Initiative to protect Minnesota’s drinking water launched by Nature Conservancy
Initiative designed to raise awareness of the importance of the Mississippi River Headwaters area to protect the drinking water supply of more than 1 million Minnesotans.
Calgon Carbon to acquire filtration group for €145.5m
Calgon Carbon is set to acquire the wood-based activated carbon, reactivation and mineral-based filtration media business of CECA…