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UK government plan to sell household goods with water efficiency labels will cause confusion, warns group

Envirotec Magazine

A new system of eco-labels launched by the UK government is intended to help save consumers money on their energy and water bills, but one industry group says the plan will create confusion and expense. The aim is for these labels to echo energy efficiency labels, with a category rating from A to F on household goods.

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Surf without wind or waves with this electric hydrofoil board

Inhabitat - Innovation

The Fliteboard Ultra Hydrofoil has received the 2021 Australian Good Design Award Best in Class in Product Design, Sport and Lifestyle Category for its innovative body design, electric vehicle technology and emissions-free watercraft. It's basically a surfboard designed to make you feel like you're flying over the water.

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First-of-its-kind project will harness hydropower from wastewater

Envirotec Magazine

Described as a first of its kind in the UK, a new project will see Scottish Water install a hydro turbine at Hamilton Waste Water Treatment Works in South Lanarkshire. Until recently, all previous hydro efforts have concentrated on harnessing energy from our water assets.

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Accounting for every drop: ABB awarded for work in New Zealand

Envirotec Magazine

Industrial automation technology firm ABB has won the 2023 Global Water Awards in the category “Smart Water Project of the Year” for its collaboration with Wellington Water, the water services provider for the Wellington region of New Zealand. If there’s a ‘Water Oscar’ out there, this is it, and we just won it.

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Nominees announced for Aquatech Innovation Award 2019

Envirotec Magazine

Award entries were submitted across four categories, with the jury identifying nominees from each category to be considered as candidates for the overall prize. We are always surprised by the enormous, innovative potential of the water sector that is highlighted by these awards.”. Category: Waste water treatment.

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Category 6-level hurricanes are already here, a new study says

Grist

Forty pages in, so-called Hurricane Luna makes a surprise turn for Miami and ends up demolishing Southern Florida with a wall of water, buckling skyscrapers, leveling wastewater plants, and filling the Everglades with contaminated silt. In the real world, Category 5 is synonymous with the biggest and baddest storms.

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Firm shortlisted in Singaporean challenge

Envirotec Magazine

Out of 104 applicants, the firm has been selected in the “Seamless Coagulation” category. PUB is the national water agency that manages Singapore’s water supply, water catchment and used water. The Southeast Asian country uses 430 million gallons of water every day.