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Water - 02/23/2012
New ATTA members
ATTA, the Spanish Association of Water Treatment Technology, consolidates its position as one of the leading business associations in the water treatment technology sector with the addition of two new members, Isolux and Tedagua. ATTA affiliates represent virtually 100% of companies operating in the Spanish desalination sector and around 90% of those in the water treatment and potabilisation...[+] more
Water - 02/22/2012
China to invest €48,800 million/year in water projects up to 2020
Chen Lei, Chinese Minister for Water Resources, recently announced the investment of 400,000 million yuan (about €48,800 million) per year between now and 2020 in water conservation and treatment projects. In 2012, the Chinese government adopted the objective of improving rural infrastructures to guarantee access to drinking water for over 60 million people. At the same time, work will...[+] more
Companies - 02/16/2012
TITECH Group rebrands as TOMRA Sorting Solutions Strengthening its global position in sensor-based sorting
TITECH Group, a global leader in sensor-based sorting, has rebranded as TOMRA Sorting Solutions. TOMRA Sorting Solutions unites three leading sensor-based sorting and processing technology brands: recycling specialists TITECH, mining specialists CommodasUltrasort, and specialists in international food processing, ODENBERG. This move further strengthens the company's position as a...[+] more
Water - 02/16/2012
STS-Apliclor participates in Romanian WWTP
Severn Trent Services - Apliclor supplied the chlorine gas dosing facility for the Urziceni (Romania) drinking water treatment plant. The Spanish subsidiary of the Severn Trent Services Group (STS) has signed an agreement with Peyber Hispánica for the supply of Capital Controls® equipment and systems for the disinfection of drinking water in the Romanian city. This contract...[+] more
Water - 02/16/2012
Great success for Wedeco and Flygt
Wedeco has won the contract for the supply of ozone equipment to the Eastern WWTP in Melbourne, Australia's largest activated sludge plant. The project is valued at $380 million and involves the treatment of an average flow of 380,000 m3/day, with peak flows of 700,000 m3/day. Wedeco (which belongs to the Xylem group) supplied 5 PDO 7500 generators, each with a nominal capacity of...[+] more
Waste - 02/14/2012
Sabadell inaugurates pneumatic waste collection system
The Barcelona municipality of Sabadell has put into operation a pneumatic waste collection centre. It is the first such centre to separate four different fractions and the largest of Sabadell's existing waste collection centres, according to Manuel Bustos, the mayor of the city, speaking on February 10 last. The system operates with collection points in different parts of the city,...[+] more
People - 02/14/2012
Jaume Margarit, new APPA Director General
Jaume Margarit Roset has taken up his position as Director General of the Spanish Association of Renewable Energy Producers-APPA. In 2007, Jaume Margarit was appointed Director of Renewable Energy of the Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving (IDAE), where he was responsible for drawing up the Renewable Energy Plan (PER) 2011-2020, and the National Renewable Energy Action Plan...[+] more
Water - 02/14/2012
New Director General of Acuamed
The board of directors of the state company Aguas de las Cuencas Mediterráneas, Acuamed, has approved the appointment of Arcadio Mateo del Puerto as the company's new director general, taking over from Carlos Massa Raviglione. Arcadio Mateo del Puerto is an Industrial Engineering graduate from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. He completed the Programme of Advanced...[+] more
Waste - 02/13/2012
The European Parliament adopts a resolution which addresses issues raised by citizens on waste management
A report approved by the European Parliament addresses the 114 complaints from EU citizens in 2004-2010 alleging breaches of EU law on waste treatment. At the resolution, MEPs ask for major investments to set up proper waste management facilities, and also but more efficient waste processing. MEPs adopted in plenary session a resolution in which it is highlighted that managing waste properly...[+] more
Events - 02/13/2012
Waste-to-Energy is a Highlight of the South-European Conference ‘Save the Planet’
According to Ella Stengler, managing director of the Confederation of European Waste-to- Energy Plants (CEWEP), one of the biggest challenges in the European Environment policy is the reduction of landfilling. WTE plants are a very successful approach for turning waste into energy and it can be implemented in the Region of South-East Europe. This hot topic is a highlight of the 'Save the...[+] more
