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Managing Shrinking Cities in an Expanding World

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Managing Shrinking Cities in an Expanding World

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Urbanisation has been a well-established trend in the 20th and 21st centuries. However, depopulation and deurbanisation in some countries and numerous ...

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Retail Competition in Water: Is the Market Fully Switched On?

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Retail Competition in Water: Is the Market Fully Switched On?

My latest feature article in Utility Week, giving my experience of the water retail market since liberalisation last April.

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Wastewater Treatment Plants Could Generate Electricity

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Wastewater Treatment Plants Could Generate Electricity

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Researchers of Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania are working on improving the efficiency of microbial fuel cells (MFC) by using modified ...

Academic Reclaimed Wastewater Water Reuse & Recycling Technology Wastewater Treatment Industrial Water Reuse Waste to Value Reuse Water Utility Utility Management Waste to Energy Electrical Storage

Britain's First Water Sniffing Dog Hired to Pinpoint Leaks and Broken Pipes

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Britain's First Water Sniffing Dog Hired to Pinpoint Leaks and Broken Pipes

An English ​water company ​is hunting ​leads on burst ​pipes by ​deploying ​Britain's ​first sniffer ​dog trained to ​detect water ​leaks. ​The dog will be ...

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Stand-alone System to Produce Drinking Water by Means of Solar Energy

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Stand-alone System to Produce Drinking Water by Means of Solar Energy

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Researchers from the University of Alicante's research group in applied electrochemistry and electrocatalysis have developed a stand-alone system for ...

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No Glaciers, No Water? ETH Zurich Study Aims to Find Out

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No Glaciers, No Water? ETH Zurich Study Aims to Find Out

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The world’s largest rivers begin in glaciated mountain regions. However, climate change may cause many glaciers to disappear. Will water become scarce? ...

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World Record for Most Wastewater Recycled to Drinking Water In 24 Hours?

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World Record for Most Wastewater Recycled to Drinking Water In 24 Hours?

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To commemorate 10 years of breakthrough technology to enhance the reliability of local water supplies, the Orange County Water District (OCWD) and Orange ...

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