Australian Government sells IP for water cleansing technology
26 March, 2012Groundbreaking water cleansing technology, developed by Australian Government scientists, has been successfully commercialised and sold to the private sector.
Optimising wastewater treatment
27 January, 2012Optimising the wastewater treatment process using analytical sensors with automated cleaning is a cost effective way to reduce maintenance, improve efficiency and ensure measurement accuracy.
‘Gold Banksia’ goes to Gippsland Water Factory project
10 November, 2011Gippsland Water has won the ‘Gold Banksia’ at the 2011 Banksia Environmental awards for its new wastewater treatment system.
Xylem becomes GE’s distribution partner
02 November, 2011GE has announced that it has entered into an agreement for Xylem, the global water technology company, to become GE’s distribution partner into the public utilities market for its advanced membrane filtration products.
Advanced water treatment plant constructed
04 August, 2011Viterra is an agribusiness providing premium quality ingredients to leading global food manufacturers and its Tamworth malt facility has a grain capacity of 45,000 tonnes, supplying malt both domestically and internationally.
Wastewater upgrades gain favour
03 August, 2011 byUntil recently, Local Authorities in Queensland and Tasmania owned and operated their wastewater treatment facilities. Many of these plants were old, undersized and provided substandard levels of treatment. In most cases, the smaller plants used trickling filters or facultative ponds. By the 1970s, extended aeration package plants and oxidation ditch-type activated sludge plants became more common.
Treating wastewater for food manufacturers
27 July, 2011For many Australian food manufacturers there is increasing pressure from government agencies to reach higher standards of wastewater treatment for environmental discharge. In fact, throughout the western world, food manufacturers are facing similar challenges.
Sewage more than just waste
27 July, 2011Melbourne’s biggest sewage treatment plant, the Western Treatment Plant, has, for the first time, used sewage to produce more than enough biogas to power the entire plant for the last two months.
Peristaltic pump technology for wastewater treatment
27 May, 2011Two Watson-Marlow SPX50 hose pumps have been installed at Dwr Cymru - Welsh Water’s Lavister Waste Water Treatment Works in North Wales in the UK, significantly improving system performance at the site. The pumps were installed during October 2006 and have delivered trouble-free operation since installation.
Bio-Gill wastewater treatment
26 May, 2011Bio-Gill’s wastewater treatment technology was invented in the laboratories of the Australian federal government agency, ANSTO, and commercial systems are now running in both Australia and Fiji.
Thames Water appoints Black & Veatch for upgrade
19 May, 2011Thames Water has appointed Black & Veatch to optimise sustainability in wastewater treament at its Basingstoke and Bracknell Sewage Treatment works.
Waste into green energy
30 March, 2011Clean water and green energy technology from Global Water Engineering (GWE) has been used by Chokyuenyong Industrial in Thailand to cut effluent COD pollution levels at its cassava production plant by more than 95%. The gas from its wastewater has also been extracted to power its boilers and generate electricity for its own use and to sell back to the provincial grid.
Virotec ViroSewage technology
25 March, 2011ViroSewage technology is easily integrated into existing sewage treatment facilities and may be successfully applied to both biological nutrient reduction (BNR) and trickle filter treatment plants using a relatively simple engineering retrofit and the application of ViroSewage reagents.
Water savings at chicken plant
24 January, 2011 byOvivo has recently completed an advanced water treatment plant (AWTP) facility for Inghams Enterprises at its Murarrie processing plant in Brisbane. The facility currently treats the equivalent of two Olympic-sized swimming pools of process water per day and when it reaches its full potential, it will treat close to three.
Upgrade for difficult waste
24 January, 2011Located an hour north of Brisbane, in the hinterland of the Sunshine Coast, Maleny Cheese is a family-owned business that first opened its doors in 2004. With its fine range of cheese products and on-site cafe, it is a popular spot with tourists and locals alike.
