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Smart design makes water work in Tongzhou District
Tongzhou District in Beijing is marked for intense future urban development, but water shortages as a result of declining groundwater supplies posed a problem. [ + ]
Five gifs that explain how pumped hydro actually works
Today, pumped hydro is the most common form of grid-connected energy storage in the world. [ + ]
Testing algae to prevent future fish kills
As drought continues to threaten Australia's water supply and climate change disrupts our ecosystems, solutions are needed to ensure our rivers, and life in them, survive. [ + ]
Researchers turn carbon dioxide back into coal
Researchers have used liquid metals to turn CO2 back into solid coal, in a breakthrough that could transform our approach to carbon capture and storage. [ + ]
The blow by blow on blowers
Ahead of Ozwater'19, Kaeser advises how to select the right blower for a wastewater treatment plant. [ + ]
Algae cleans up wastewater in rural communities
An improved low-energy wastewater system presents rural communities with a cheaper solution that also has the potential to increase the availability of water for re-use. [ + ]
Upcycling desalination waste
Engineers at MIT have developed a new desalination approach that can convert concentrated brine waste into a useful chemical resource. [ + ]
In a carbon-neutral future, everybody wins
Governments and businesses must start acting now in order to reduce and offset the greenhouse gas output they create. [ + ]
Booming after the war… on waste
Product stewardship advocate Dr Helen Lewis said now is a great time to be involved in the resource recovery industry. [ + ]
Energy ministers support stronger building energy standards
The COAG Energy Council has agreed to a national plan that sets a trajectory towards zero energy (and carbon) ready buildings for Australia. [ + ]
Top 5 smart water metering predictions for 2019
The groundswell of interest in IoT over the past few years has brought many new opportunities for digital water metering which will continue to accelerate throughout 2019. [ + ]
Where do our cities rank globally for sustainability?
The latest Arcadis Sustainable Cities Index, which ranked 100 of the world's leading cities on three pillars of sustainability, found that Australian cities are behind several others across the world. [ + ]
Sustainable bricks made from recycled biosolids
Melbourne researchers have come up with a way to recycle the world's stockpiles of treated sewage sludge and boost sustainability in the construction industry. [ + ]
Sensor technology to manage sewer network
South East Water worked with Frankston City Council to deploy a series of sewer management programs designed to minimise the impact of spills on the environment. [ + ]
Building cities for a changing climate
Our cities are responsible for a large chunk of the world's greenhouse gas emissions, so the way we plan and construct them has to adapt to the future impacts of climate change. [ + ]
