Water Innovation: navigating the ‘nexus’
NextGen spoke to a number of thought leaders and innovators at Water Innovation Europe 2019 about the circular economy and intricacies of the water-energy nexus. Moderating a panel was …
Interview
Water & Energy: an intensifying interdependence
NextGen spoke to a number of thought leaders and innovators at Water Innovation Europe 2019 about the circular economy and intricacies of the water-energy nexus. A keynote speaker was …
Connecting climate change, sustainability & water use: Interview with Ian barker
NextGen spoke to a number of thought leaders and innovators at Water Innovation Europe 2019 about the circular economy and intricacies of the water-energy nexus. One of the keynote …
Harvesting energy and water from sewage gives northern Europe a sustainable edge
A new wastewater treatment plant in England will trial an approach that could help more European countries reuse higher amounts of water and generate cleaner energy too Climate change is …
Mining sewage for fertilisers and energy to prevent water shortages
NextGen speaks to Horizon Magazine, the EU’s research & innovation publication Transforming the dirty water we flush down the drain into new products, such as clean energy and fertilisers, can help …
Can wastewater be a source for innovative, green materials in the building industry?
workshop presenting NextGen & more @ Futurebuild 6 march 2019 Water loss is particularly acute in cities, which are hotspots for direct and indirect water consumption, wastewater and lost opportunities …
Taking the “waste” out of wastewater
As appetite for the world’s most important resource continues to grow – from water use in industrial processes and agriculture to intensity of urban demand – nextGen is setting out …
Closed-loop systems used to keep astronauts alive in space could inform circular economy strategies
Dr Christophe Lasseur, coordinator of the European Space Agency’s Micro-Ecological Life Support System Alternative (MELISSA), studies how to keep astronauts alive in space by recycling their waste products into water, oxygen, food and other materials. Using this expertise is helping the NextGen project design circular economy solutions for water on Earth.