Water sustainability software
10 November, 2009 | Supplied by: Wallingford Software
MWH Soft is including vanguard carbon calculation capabilities in all its water modelling product lines. Its Sustainability analysis extension will be available in InfoWorks WS, H2ONET Suite, and H2OMAP Water and InfoWater Executive Suites. The tool gives water utilities energy efficiency management capabilities for reducing both power costs and carbon footprints.
Austrade highlights Australian water management skills to American delegation
10 November, 2009
A water delegation of prominent officials from the US and Mexico has been assembled by the Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) to showcase Australian expertise in water conservation, management, policy and product development across Australia from 9-20 November.
Recycling water in your backyard
09 November, 2009
Unit blocks, gated communities and other strata-titled properties could collect, manage and recycle water on site to take pressure off mains water, a Griffith University report has found.
Mobile water treatment systems
05 November, 2009 | Supplied by: Pall (Australia) Pty Ltd
Two Pall mobile military water treatment systems, supplied to the Australian Army as part of a fleet of 18 systems, have been deployed as part of Operation Padang Assist, the Australian government’s humanitarian response to the recent earthquakes in Indonesia. Two water points established by the Australian Department of Defence on the beach of Padang are using the Pall-designed and -manufactured systems to convert seawater into potable water for up to 75,000 households. The water filtration systems are mobile, self-contained and can be transported by air, sea or land.
Liquid level telemetry
28 October, 2009 | Supplied by: Clarke & Severn Electronic Solutions
WAVETANK is a telemetry wireless product line dedicated to the remote control and monitoring of liquid levels within a tank.
Dissolved oxygen meter
14 October, 2009 | Supplied by: Bintech Systems Pty Ltd
Represented in Australia by Bintech Products, the UK-based instrumentation company Pi has claimed to have launched the world’s first in-situ self-checking dissolved oxygen meter.
New manufacturing opportunities - sensors to protect marine and freshwater ecosystems
13 October, 2009
An ambitious new research collaboration, designed to track the health of Australia’s marine and freshwater ecosystems, was launched today.
Algae and chlorophyll reading instrument
28 September, 2009 | Supplied by: Technical & Scientific Equipment
Technical and Scientific Equipment’s AlgaeTorch, from bbe, Germany, is a lightweight, outdoor instrument for the quantification of blue-green algae and total chlorophyll. It allows for the rapid measurement of toxic algae in water used for drinking and recreation purposes.
Wireless tank-level monitoring module
25 September, 2009 | Supplied by: Clarke & Severn Electronic Solutions
Wavetank is a telemetry wireless product line dedicated to the remote control and monitoring of liquid levels within a tank (LPG, gas and water).
Wireless binary on/off monitor
16 September, 2009 | Supplied by: Clarke & Severn Electronic Solutions
Wavelog is a two-way wireless device that allows the user to monitor binary state-generating sensors and to control actuators, such as on/off devices and open/closed sensors.
New Australian Standard now available for greywater treatment systems
14 September, 2009
Standards Australia, in collaboration with the South Australian Environment Protection Authority (SA EPA), has published a new Australian Standard providing the minimum requirements for greywater treatment systems installed on vessels operated on inland waters.
Digital logging pressure gauge
11 September, 2009 | Supplied by: TechRentals
TechRentals has introduced the Crystal XP2i Digital Logging Pressure Gauge into its rental fleet.
Beverage industry saving water
11 September, 2009 | Supplied by: Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd
After achieving a 5-star rating in the Every Drop Counts Business Program, Coca-Cola Amatil has remained environmentally focused while building its High Bay Warehouse at Northmead, Sydney.
Nestlé move saves millions
11 September, 2009 | Supplied by: Nestle Professional
A Nestlé Foods factory in Pakenham, Victoria, has just completed a water-saving project that is reported to save five million litres of water a year. Rainwater captured from the rooftops of three factory buildings is used to supplement mains water for the factory’s cooling towers.Â
Wind-powered desalination plant
11 September, 2009 | Supplied by: Windesal Ltd
An Australian-based developer of new wind-powered desalination plants is set to play a role in addressing the country’s severe water shortage.
