Latest Water management product news
Following similar EBRD investments in seven other Romanian counties in the past year, the EBRD is supporting the modernisation of water infrastructure in Bistrita-Nasaud county in north-western Romania with a RON 33 million loan (approximatelay €7.8 million) to SC Aquabis S.A water utility company.
Extended under the EBRD’s Regional EU Cohesion Fund Co-financing Framework (R2CF), the loan will be used to co-finance the company’s RON 344 million EU Cohesion Fund regional investment programme.
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Greenpeace and Facebook will collaborate on the promotion of renewable energy, encourage major utilities to develop renewable energy generation, and develop programmes that will enable Facebook users to save energy and engage their communities in clean energy decisions (1).
The news comes two years after Greenpeace launched its global Unfriend Coal Campaign (2, 3), enlisting 700,000 online activists (4) to call on Facebook to power its datacentres with clean energy instead of coal (5). As a ... [more]
With an estimated £15 billion investment planned for the UK in off-shore wind power, the Humber has the potential to create thousands of jobs within the renewable energy sector over the next five years. There are also many growth opportunities for small businesses as the wind and wider renewable energy supply chain develops, all of which will be explored at the conference.
Renewables Network is to run Renewing the Humber, a two-day event taking place in Hull on Tuesday 22 and Wednesday 23 Feb... [more]
Gravitational Systems Engineering (GSE) has announced a rugged traffic powered pump, which can be easily deployed and requires no fuel. The R-SBP100 is an entry level product designed for use by road construction crews.
The 100 GPM capacity and the rugged construction, from recycled tires, make this unit a strong competitor to portable 10 Hp dewatering, slurry, and light trash pumps.
The durable, easily setup pump, will also calm traffic, increasing worker and motorist safety, while ... [more]
According to a report released in the journal Science, global warming may raise sea levels by 16 to 21 feet. An unusual alliance of business, trade association and environmental groups are urgently calling on President Barack Obama, Congress and the Senate to implement a tax credit incentive for companies that add a renewable energy fund to employee 401(k) plans. The modestly priced legislation could be added immediately to the economic stimulus bill.
Proposed Renewable Energy 401(k) Tax Cred... [more]
Rainwater harvesting is a simple and relatively low cost technique that can deliver immediate benefits, have a short pay back and produce an enduring legacy.
Waste Not
Climate change and sustainability are issues that are becoming more prominent. The 2006 drought brought problems of water scarcity into sharp focus, but in 2007 the problem was severe flood, followed in 2008 by a further year of exceptional rainfall. What is increasingly clear is that extreme weather events are going to beco... [more]
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