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Treating wastewater locally
26/11/2012
Treating wastewater locally
Wastewater treatment could be made more efficient by decentralising it, according to Danish company Grundfos. A small-scale, mobile wastewater treatment plant developed by Grundfos is being installed and tested in small municipalities to demonstrate the flexibility that decentralised wastewater...
Denmark
Reducing surplus sludge in wastewater treatment
19/09/2011
Reducing surplus sludge in wastewater treatment
The EU-funded WASTEred project has facilitated the successful market launch of an eco-innovative product to reduce sludge generated during wastewater treatment in the food sector. Over 25 million tonnes of sludge is generated during wastewater treatment in the meat and dairy sectors in the EU...
Eu
Conjuring water out of air
03/10/2010
Conjuring water out of air
Innovator Dutch Rainmaker has married wind-turbine technology with water production and purification expertise to create a sustainable method for extracting water from air. The idea of collecting water from air is not new. However, Friesland-based Dutch Rainmaker was attracted to the idea of...
Netherlands
Belgian lorry plant achieves zero CO2 emissions
12/03/2009
Belgian lorry plant achieves zero CO2 emissions
Lorry maker Volvo Trucks teamed up with energy supplier Electrabel to make its Europa plant in Ghent, Belgium the first in the world to operate with no net carbon dioxide emissions. Volvo Truck’s Ghent site produces 40 000 units a year, making it the company’s largest lorry plant. Traditional...
Belgium
World's first mine-water power station opens in Heerlen
15/02/2009
World's first mine-water power station opens in Heerlen
The EU-supported Minewater project opened the world's first mine-water power station in the Netherlands in October 2008 to highlight the geothermal energy potential of water in old mines. Minewater set out to develop a geothermal power station exploiting water in abandoned mines in the town of...
Netherlands
On the crest of wave-power production
21/01/2009
On the crest of wave-power production
National and international organisations worked together to fund, develop and open the world's first commercial wave power plant off the coast of Portugal, as part of ETAP-oriented plans to intensify the exploitation of renewable energy sources A joint venture between three corporations has led...
Eu

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