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AUO Launches Process Water Full-Recycling System at Lungtan Site in Taiwan

AU Optronics Corp. today announced that its process water full-recycling system, the first of its kind developed in Taiwan, launched at the Company's Lungtan site. AUO has made a technological breakthrough in process water recycling.

30 Dec 2015

New Cyclodextrin-Based Technique Could Transform Water-Purification Industry

We’ve all seen the Febreze air fresheners, which employ a derivative of corn starch to trap invisible air pollutants in the home and remove unwanted odors.

23 Dec 2015

Rhine has Very High Microplastics Pollution Between Basel and Rotterdam

Between Basel and Rotterdam, the Rhine has one of the highest microplastics pollution so far measured in rivers, with the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan area showing peak numbers of up to four times the average.

9 Dec 2015

Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage Can Also Remediate Polluted Groundwater Faster Than Existing Technologies

Aquifer thermal energy storage (ATES) is more than a renewable energy source. The storage and extraction of heat and cold can remediate polluted groundwater ten times faster than existing technologies. PhD candidate Zhuobiao Ni of Wageningen University presented this conclusion in his thesis, which he will defend on 8 December.

9 Dec 2015

Upper Tanana Energy Gets $500,000 USDA REAP Grant to Construct Yerrick Creek Hydropower Project in Alaska

Upper Tanana Energy, LLC (UTE) is pleased to announce that it has received a new $500,000 grant from the USDA Rural Development’s Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), to be applied towards construction of the Yerrick Creek hydropower project near Tanacross, Alaska. Upper Tanana Energy is a unique renewable energy development partnership comprised of Tanacross Inc. (an Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Corporation), the Native Village of Tanacross (a federally-recognized tribe), and local utility Alaska Power & Telephone Company (AP&T).

27 Nov 2015

AIChE Honors Lehigh Professor for Efforts to Improve Access to Clean Water

Arup K. SenGupta, the P.C. Rossin Professor in the department of civil and environmental engineering and also in the department of chemical and biomolecular engineering, was recognized recently for his efforts to improve access to clean water in communities in the U.S. and across the developing world.

26 Nov 2015

Students Study, Live, and Love Sustainability

Do you know how many small, sustainable actions you take every day, and how they stack up to save energy and water and reduce waste? Students in the Warner College of Natural Resources recently got the chance to find out how much turning off lights and turning the thermostat down adds up. At the same, time, they helped the City of Fort Collins with market research on a mobile app, “Lose a Watt,” that encourages sustainable behaviors.

20 Nov 2015

Purestream’s AVARA Vapor Recompression System Installed at Warren Commercial Waste Water Disposal Facility

Purestream Services, LLC, announced the company's latest technology deployment of a thermally efficient wastewater treatment AVARA vapor recompression system at a commercial waste water disposal facility in Warren, Pennsylvania.

19 Nov 2015

Freshwater Resources of Less Developed Nations Adversely Impacted by Energy Demand of Developed Nations

Global energy demand from developed nations has an adverse impact on freshwater resources in less developed nations according to a new study.

18 Nov 2015

Aquatic Informatics Ranked One of Top Three Cleantech Companies in Canada

Aquatic Informatics Inc., a global leader in providing innovative software solutions for hydrologic data management and analysis, was named as one of Canada's fastest growing technology companies in the 18th annual Deloitte Technology Fast 50™ awards for demonstrating bold innovation, dedicated leadership, and strong growth. The company was ranked one of the top three fastest growing clean technology award recipients.

13 Nov 2015