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Effect of Nutrients Overwhelm Those of Global Warming in Development of Harmful Algae

Intensified land-use, sewage discharge, and climate change have likely favored disproportionate development of harmful algae in freshwaters. A new study found that blooms of one type of harmful algae, called cyanobacteria, have increased disproportionately over the past two centuries relative to other species, with the greatest increases since 1945.

3 Mar 2015

Potentially Toxic Algae Proliferates in Lakes

Global study shows increase in potentially toxic algae accelerating since mid-1900s

28 Feb 2015

Cube Hydro Partners Acquires Ownership Interest in 10 Run-of-the-River Hydro Facilities from Harbor Hydro

Cube Hydro Partners, LLC, a portfolio company of the ISQ Global Infrastructure Fund, has acquired a 100 percent ownership interest in ten run-of-the-river hydro facilities from Harbor Hydro, LLC, a portfolio company of LS Power Equity Advisors.

24 Feb 2015

Cortec Introduces CorrBlock Biodegradable Eco-Friendly Corrosion Inhibitor Block for Water Treatment

CorrBlock™ is time-release, biodegradable corrosion inhibitor block for water treatment industries as well as being friendly to marine ecosystems.

18 Feb 2015

Quest Water Global Announces Acquisition of New Patented Breakthrough Solar Technology

Quest Water Global, Inc., an innovative water technology company, and developer of the AQUAtap™ Community Drinking Water Station and WEPSTM Atmospheric Water Extraction and Purification System, announced today that the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Heliosource, Inc., has acquired a new patented high performance solar technology from the Hohulin Family Trust.

4 Feb 2015

Aquatic Resources Need Protection in Canada's Changing Landscape

The Tar Sands in Alberta, potential development in the Ring of Fire in northern Ontario, declining timber harvest and farming - human activity is transforming Canada's landscape, yet many of the country's aquatic resources remain unprotected, according to research by ecologists at the University of Toronto.

28 Jan 2015

Stream Biome Gradient Concept May Help Conserve Streams and Protect Water Quality

Kansas State University scientists and collaborators have developed a new method for studying a variety of streams — including tropical, prairie or forested streams — across continents.

23 Jan 2015

AWT Selects Abengoa to Develop Solar-Powered Desalination Plant in Saudi Arabia

Abengoa, the international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors, has been selected by Advanced Water Technology (AWT) to jointly develop the world's first large-scale desalination plant to be powered by solar energy, in Saudi Arabia.

23 Jan 2015

Framework for Assessing Impact of Dams

When dams are built they have an impact not only on the flow of water in the river, but also on the people who live downstream and on the surrounding ecosystems. By placing data from close to 6,500 existing large dams on a highly precise map of the world's rivers, an international team led by McGill University researchers has created a new method to estimate the global impacts of dams on river flow and fragmentation.

8 Jan 2015

Abengoa Signs MoU with Daelim to Develop Large Water Projects

Abengoa, the international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors has signed a MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) in Seoul, last December 3rd, with the South Korean company Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd to develop large water projects all over the world.

24 Dec 2014