Emerging Economies and The Global Wastewater Infrastructure Crisis Emerging Economies Have a Unique Opportunity to Leapfrog with WasteWater Infrastructure Innovation There is a tendency to want to mirror or mimic what other successful economies have done when you are looking for templates to build, or improve, a nations infrastructure. This is a highly justifiable rationale, after all if it has worked once it is likely to work again. But nowadays emerging economies have become more savvy and are more open than ever to the opportunity of leapfrogging.
Imagine H2O – At The Forefront Of An Innovation Wave There is an exciting window of opportunity in the water industry. Water companies are beginning to emergine that are at the forefront of a new innovation wave. However, challenges exist in commercialising innovative water technologies to address the very real issues we face in this industry.
What Should You Do With Ageing Wastewater Infrastructure? Repair or replace? The question that faces all operators of wastewater treatment facilities at some point. Ageing wastewater infrastructure is challenging treatment processes to their limits, forcing operators to make the difficult decision between refurbishing older infrastructure or replacing with a new technology.
Have You Got Aspirations of an Energy Neutral Wastewater Treatment Plant? Energy Neutral Wastewater Treatment Plant Concept Even though the concept of an energy neutral wastewater treatment plant is a relatively new one - there are a large number of innovative technologies and smart approaches which are creating a template for energy neutrality for wastewater treatment plants of the future.
How Will Wastewater Treatment Plants Look In 20 Years? The time to plan and innovate is now. Considering wastewater treatment plants have not really changed in the past 100 years, (Activated Sludge has been the main biological treatment process since 1914) it is very exciting to see the rapid technological change that is starting to occur. So, how will wastewater treatment plants look 20 years from now?
