Water and energy are inexorably tied together. Water takes energy to pump and clean; energy uses water. New projects that clean water and create clean energy are all the rage.
Utility Scale Solar for Utility Scale Desalination
A utility scale desalination plant uses utility scale solar energy. Financed by GE, Solar from First Solar.
Pricing the Value of Clean Water: Water Trading on the Ohio River
EPRI (Electric Power Research Institute) starts plan to clean the Ohio water shed that has unexpected benefits for utilities, farmers, land owners and municipalities.
Win-Win: Algae Cleans CO2 and Produces Bio-Crude
The Tarong Power Plant, in Queensland, Australia, must reduce carbon emissions from their stacks to meet utility standards. In an unusual partnership, the power plant hired MBD Energy to grow algae in order to sequester CO2.
Diving into the East River: A Pool that Floats
A Brooklyn duo designed a pool that sits like a giant sieve in the New York City harbour.
Recycle Water from Car Wash: Portable for Dealers & Fleets
Hydro Engineering Inc. Hydropad wash rack and recycling system approved by Suffock county in New York.
Hydro Engineering’s breakthrough green technologies are changing the way that auto dealers, construction companies and government entities wash their vehicles and equipment. The Hydropad portable wash pad is perfect for customers who are looking to comply with [...]
Australia Desalinates with Utility Scale Solar from US
Australia’s First Utility-Scale Solar PV Project is under way–and it will help meet Western Australia’s water security issues by fueling a much needed desalination plant.
A joint effort funded by Australia’s Verve Energy, GE Energy Financial Services and Western Australia Government, the 10-megawatt project will use First Solar PV modules. Output from the 10-megawatt AC project [...]
$1.4 Million for Water Quality Pilot Trades in Ohio
A market-based approach is designed to help energy facilities facing high pollution control costs.
A $1 million Conservation Innovation Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) marks the start of Phase II of the The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) led Ohio River Basin water quality trading project. The goal is to [...]
Water: Facts, Opportunity and Risks
We have become dependent on a single source for all our water needs. But the future will be more distributed, the infrastructure smarter, and businesses will develop solutions that work with or are independent of water utilities. As reported in Water 101: A Primer for Corporate Executives, water presents huge opportunities for alert businesses. As emerging markets continue to dominate many investor’s minds, technologies that deal with water issues may be the biggest winners yet.
