Transformational wastewater purification system developed by NextGen partners and a project case study wins at 2018 innovation awards. Water treatment process brings space station technology inspired by nature back down …
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Participants in the IB2017 benchmarking exercise for Western Europe gathered in Athens, Greece between 14 – 16 November 2018, for the 12th edition of the annual benchmarking workshop. The gathering was an …
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The water sector is making great efforts to become more sustainable. This was evident in the numerous presentations, sessions and posters dedicated to the topic at IWA Tokyo. Now it …
Flagship European initiative aiming to challenge the status quo and provide circular economy innovations for the water sector takes first steps at project kick off meeting, September 2018. A dynamic …
The second World Circular Economy Forum 2018 (WCEF2018) took place from 22-24 October 2018, in Yokohama, Japan. The world’s biggest global gathering on circular economy solutions brought together more than …
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.
After narrowly avoiding “Day Zero”, Cape Town proved to the world this year that water should not be taken for granted – and as low levels of rainfall are compounded by heat waves in Europe, experts are calling for change in our consumption patterns and innovative water management strategies to help protect our most precious resource.
Major new European initiative announced, which aims to evaluate and champion circular economy solutions and systems in the water sector.