Modern Water Group (MWG) has completed a $4.5m acquisition of Strategic Diagnostics (SDIX) water quality division, including its toxicity testing technology Microtox. The acquisition forms part of MWG’s, which owns a range of water technologies for water monitoring, ongoing strategy to accelerate sales in its water quality testing and monitoring technologies global distribution network. As … Read more
The Cork region could be positioned to be the global innovation hub for water technology, it emerged today, with the creation of the new Water Systems and Services Innovation Centre (WSSIC). The Innovation Centre is a joint venture between Cork City Council, the Nimbus Centre and Cork Institute of Technology The WSSIC aims to create … Read more
Dependable, affordable energy from tidal streams and ocean currents could soon be a reality, with scale models of the innovative Evopod demonstrating the viability of the oceans as an energy source. Developed by Tyne & Wear based Oceanflow Energy, Evopod is a semi-submerged, floating, tethered tidal energy capture device. It uses a simple but effective … Read more
The initiative took home a Green Champion award for Environmental Best Practice at this year’s Green Apple Awards. NI Water was one of nine companies to have the Green Champion title conferred on them in this category this year, and received their award at the presentation ceremony at the House of Commons earlier this month. … Read more
That is the conclusion of a report by the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) Ireland, which carries out around 250,000 monitoring tests each year, in line with national and EU standards to assess the safety of Irish drinking water. The figures show that while E.Coli was detected at least once in 2010, out of 929 public … Read more
The positive downward trend in E.coli in drinking water in recent years continued in 2010, according to a new report released today by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). For the first time, large public drinking water supplies in Ireland show similar compliance levels for E.coli to similar supplies in England and Wales, and the Netherlands. … Read more
The Committee on Environment, Transport, Culture and the Gaeltacht will continue its investigation into the supply, storage, provision, disposal and cost of water when it will meet with Professor Frank Convery, Environmental Institute, UCD and representatives from the National Consumer Agency. Professor Convery has written extensively on resource and environmental economics issues with particular reference … Read more
The positive downward trend in E.coli in drinking water in recent years continued in 2010, according to a new report released by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). For the first time, large public drinking water supplies in Ireland show similar compliance levels for E.coli to similar supplies in England and Wales, and the Netherlands. These … Read more
Irish minister for the environment, community and local government Phil Hogan has announced the membership of the Council of Irish Water Safety (IWS). Works by the safety body include the promotion of water safety in Ireland through public awareness campaigns, rescue skills and behaviour to prevent accidents. Speaking last week (November 23), Mr Hogan said … Read more
Severn Trent Water has revealed turnover was up by 4.7% in the six months to September 30, while group profits fell slightly. Its interim report shows that the allowed price increase of 4.7% saw turnover rise accordingly to £735m. However, group profit before interest and tax (PBIT) decreased by 5.9% to £254.8m, which Severn Trent … Read more