http://www.WaterNewsPortal.com/Latest Water conservation, waste water recycling, rainwater harvesting, hydroelectric and tidal power news articlesenWater News PortalWater News Portalhttp://www.Waternewsportal.com/water_article10963.htmlWed, 16 May 2012 06:31:26 GMTSKF has launched the SKF BeyondZero portfolio which enables SKF customers to reduce their own environmental impact. The environmental improvements provided by solutions within the SKF BeyondZero portfolio are validated through a life cycle assessment methodology developed by SKF sustainability engineers. Results will be reviewed yearly by KPMG. "The SKF BeyondZero portfolio is a major step for ... [more] http://www.Waternewsportal.com/water_article10955.htmlFri, 20 Apr 2012 11:39:02 GMTKennedy/Jenks Consultants and Gehrlicher Solar America Corp. announced a strategic joint-development agreement focused on providing solar energy to water and wastewater treatment facilities in California, Arizona and Nevada. Since 1919, Kennedy/Jenks Consultants has specialized in the planning, evaluation and design of water and wastewater treatment facilities. With a significant client network in ... [more] http://www.Waternewsportal.com/water_article10947.htmlMon, 2 Apr 2012 11:03:33 GMTFossil power plants with a highly versatile operating response are the key to integrating renewables into the power grid and are an essential prerequisite if the intended rapid growth of these energy resources is to be accommodated. Andreas Pickard, Siemens AG Energy and winner of POWER-GEN Europe 2012 Best Paper Awards examines what the integration of renewable energy into the European power ge ... [more] http://www.Waternewsportal.com/water_article10948.htmlMon, 2 Apr 2012 11:01:09 GMTStart-up reliability In the context of stabilisation of the grid, the aim is to respond to changes in demand as quickly as possible. Power plants with short start-up times can feed extra power into the grid at short notice. It is already apparent in some power generation markets that load dispatchers are giving preference to power plants with short start-up times. Playing the spot market (tertiar ... [more] http://www.Waternewsportal.com/water_article10925.htmlTue, 20 Mar 2012 06:45:18 GMTIn order to support the development of marine projects and encourage the growth of the wave and tidal energy industry, Natural Power and SeaRoc are opening a new office in Orkney, establishing a new joint presence. Natural Power is a leading international renewable energy consultancy and SeaRoc is a marine engineering specialist. The Orkney office will provide a base for Natural Power and SeaR ... [more] http://www.Waternewsportal.com/water_article10930.htmlTue, 20 Mar 2012 06:14:38 GMTA sustainable waste treatment facility near Plymouth in Devon is set to become the first in the world to apply full scale autoclave processing to wet advanced anaerobic digestion (AD). Handling up to 75,000 tonnes of municipal and commercial/industrial waste per year, state-of-the-art technology will make the AD process up to four times faster than conventional systems. Biogas production rates wil ... [more] http://www.Waternewsportal.com/water_article10931.htmlTue, 20 Mar 2012 06:14:37 GMTUnlocking potential The Lee Moor facility will be made up of two autoclave plants, screening and separation equipment, anaerobic digestion plant with associated buffer and digestate storage tanks, dewatering plant and a combined heat and power (CHP) plant. The two autoclaves will operate in parallel, each treating mixed municipal wastes in ten tonne batches at temperatures of approximately ... [more] http://www.Waternewsportal.com/water_article10927.htmlMon, 19 Mar 2012 14:53:42 GMTThe strong connexion between energy and water requires regular dialogue and the sharing of experiences and solutions. Now, their ever more interlinked future brings our two organisations together to tackle the world's energy and water challenges. At the 6th World Water Forum held last week (march 13th) in Marseille, France, Pierre Gadonneix, Chairman of the World Energy Council (WEC), and Loic ... [more] http://www.Waternewsportal.com/water_article10918.htmlFri, 16 Mar 2012 10:08:45 GMTFollowing recent news of a hosepipe ban from April 5th, international garden designer Andrew Fisher Tomlin has reacted with some positive ideas for ensuring our plants and gardens get through the drought and continue to thrive. Fisher Tomlin said "Our company designs and builds gardens in many parts of the world where rainfall is sporadic and we can't rely from year to year how much rain will c ... [more] http://www.Waternewsportal.com/water_article10914.htmlTue, 13 Mar 2012 12:04:34 GMTAccording to a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA), Europe needs to redouble efforts in using water more efficiently to avoid undermining its economy. Inefficient water use impacts hard on the resources needed by ecosystems and people, both vital assets for European productivity and security. The report 'Towards Efficient use of water resources in Europe' from the European En ... [more]