Veolia, a global leader in environmental services, has announced strong momentum in its water technology activities in the microelectronics market, with €343m ($398m) in bookings since the beginning of the year. The performance underscores Veolia’s strong position in one of the world’s fastest-growing and most demanding industries, where water security is becoming increasingly critical to […]
As climate change intensifies across Asia and the Pacific, governments and infrastructure planners are facing increasingly complex decisions on how to protect communities, infrastructure and economies from flooding and rising sea levels. According to Paul Seaton, climate & nature director (APAC) at Fugro, those decisions are only as good as the information that supports them. […]
Siemens, a global leader in industrial AI and automation technology, has announced the launch of SIMATIC AX WinCC Unified Elements, an IT-style engineering application for the SIMATIC WinCC Unified system. The application enables automation engineers to build, version-control and deploy visualisation engineering projects using workflows similar to those used by IT software developers. Available exclusively […]
Energy Recovery, a global provider of energy-efficient technologies that support affordable, reliable water supplies and reduced emissions, has finalised a lease for a new manufacturing facility near Dammam Second Industrial City in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. The facility will be Energy Recovery’s first manufacturing operation in the kingdom and is expected to become operational in 2027. […]
Yarra Valley Water has taken a major step towards expanding recycled water supplies in Melbourne’s growing north, with the upgrade of its recycled water treatment facility in Wollert moving into the early design phase. The new purpose-built facility will increase treatment capacity from 2.9 million litres per day to 10 million litres per day, supporting […]
Market summary According to the latest research by Growth Market Reports, the global robotic wastewater sludge handling market was valued at $1.55bn in 2025, reflecting strong momentum in the adoption of automation across the wastewater sector. The market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.2%, reaching $4.07bn by 2034. […]
In wastewater treatment, rising inflows and tighter compliance requirements have traditionally meant one thing: build more capacity. But as climate change drives more intense and unpredictable weather, and capital investment faces greater scrutiny, utilities are increasingly looking for ways to get more from existing infrastructure. At Belmont Wastewater Treatment Works, which serves around 100,000 residents […]
The International Desalination and Reuse Association (IDRA) has appointed Yvonne Zhou, managing director and senior partner at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), as a special advisor to IDRA. The appointment reflects IDRA’s commitment to strengthening the links between global water strategy, finance and policy. As special advisor, Zhou will provide strategic guidance to advance IDRA’s mission […]
Condition-monitoring specialist Samotics has developed a new capability to detect bursts in rising mains, one of the wastewater network’s most challenging and least visible failures. Developed in collaboration with Yorkshire Water and Southern Water, and using verified data from real bursts across both networks, the platform provides water companies with earlier warnings of failures in […]
Gradiant, a global leader in advanced water and wastewater solutions, has announced the successful completion of its work for a major new semiconductor manufacturing facility in Dresden, strengthening Europe’s capacity to produce technologies powering an increasingly digital and electrified world. Representing an investment of approximately €5bn ($5.8bn), the new facility is one of Germany’s largest […]
