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European Investment Bank Launches Landmark Water Investment in Djibouti for Enhanced Access and Climate Resilience

(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced its first-ever water investment in Djibouti. This transformative project, part of the Global Gateway initiative, will significantly improve water access, enhance climate resilience, and provide clean drinking water to over 555,000 … Read the full press release

EIB and Aquafin sign €200m deal to finance climate adaptation and mitigation in Flanders

(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) and wastewater treatment company Aquafin have signed a €200 million financing contract to support 150 climate change mitigation and adaptation projects in Flanders. The funding will support the separation of stormwater and wastewater, … Read the full press release

European Investment Bank Report Urges Public Sector to Address Microplastics and Micropollutants in Water

(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has released a new report on microplastics and micropollutants in water during the Our Ocean Conference in Panama. The report outlines the adverse impacts of these substances on human and animal life, as … Read the full press release

Canada’s second largest wastewater treatment plant will use decanters from Alfa Laval

(PRESS RELEASE) LUND, 26-Nov-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Alfa Laval, a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling, has announced it will supply decanters to a wastewater treatment plant in a major city in Canada to be used … Read the full press release

Winners of the 2020 Eni Award: David T. Allen; Chintamani Nages Ramachandra Rao; Jürgen Caro and Jörg Kärger

(PRESS RELEASE) ROME, 14-Oct-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Eni (BIT: ENI), an Italian multinational energy company with focus on innovation, efficiency and accessibility for all, has announced that The Eni Award ceremony took place today at the Palazzo del Quirinale in … Read the full press release

Residents of Rhode Island, United States to continue benefitting from water and wastewater services from SUEZ

(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 25-May-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — SUEZ Group announces that the city council of East Providence, in the state of Rhode Island in the United States has renewed its services for the management of the Riverside wastewater treatment plant. … Read the full press release

Madhya Pradesh Urban Development Company selects Abengoa for the design, construction, operation and maintenance for 10 years of two wastewater treatment plants in Central India

They have the capacity to treat almost 10,000 m3/d of wastewater. The total value of both projects is around 10 M€. (PRESS RELEASE) SEVILLE, 10-Jan-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Abengoa (MCE: ABG/P:SM), the international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability … Read the full press release

NIB to finance investments in water supply and wastewater treatment in Tanum, Sweden

NIB and the municipality of Tanum have signed a 25-year loan facility of SEK 150 million (EUR 14.65 million) to finance investments in water supply and wastewater treatment. HELSINKI, 06-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The long-term loan from NIB will co-finance projects … Read the full press release

Professors Mark van Loosdrecht and Bruce Rittmann named the 2018 Stockholm Water Prize Laureates for revolutionizing water and wastewater treatment

Professors Mark van Loosdrecht (Delft University of Technology) and Bruce Rittmann (Arizona State University) are named the 2018 Stockholm Water Prize Laureates for revolutionizing water and wastewater treatment. By developing microbiological processes in wastewater treatment, they have demonstrated the possibilities to … Read the full press release

Fraunhofer researchers adapted a wastewater treatment concept they developed in the DEUS 21 project to support the supply of water, energy and fertilizer in Vietnam

To meet the requirements of Asian cities, researchers are adapting an idea they have already applied in Germany for comprehensive water management: They are developing a concept for reducing water use, treating wastewater and extracting fertilizer for a strip of … Read the full press release