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Sewage-to-Energy Reduces Sludge, Generates Electricity

June 16, 2010

Treating wastewater is expensive. Yet, 70% of the cost to run a wastewater treatment plant is in two elements: electricity to power the aeration blowers and residual sludge treatment. An emerging technology promises to eliminate those costs.The treatment method, Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs), developed by a number of companies including Emefcy, an Artemis Top 50 Company, reduces energy consumption to zero, produces green electricity to be fed into the grid and reduces excess sludge by 80%.

Smart Water Technology Provides Solution to Decaying Water Infrastructure

May 19, 2010

Analysis of:The Carbon Footprint of Water | www.rivernetwork.org

Applying technology to water management is a win-win opportunity. Adoption by public and private utilities of Smart Water solutions from companies like AUG Signals, TaKaDu and Derceto will increase water quality while reducing energy usage and carbon emissions, improve national security and prevent tragedies, add momentum to a growing industry, creating jobs and exportable intellectual property, all while saving utilities billions of dollars now and tens of billions of dollars in the long run.

Water Index Opens Doors to Adoption of Advanced Technology

December 22, 2009

Analysis of:The World Resources Institute, General Electric and Goldman Sachs Launch Initiative to Measure Water Risks and Opportunities. | www.genewscenter.com

The project by WRI, GE and Goldman Sachs to produce a Water Index to standardize water-related corporate risk shows that water has become an immediate issue for corporations. This metric will provide a way of comparing the relative risk that each corporation faces in the water-strapped world that stands before us. Some companies have begun focusing on the importance of water-related risk management; the Water Index will provide a means for understanding the cost of that risk to their operations.

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