New paper explores recycling wastewater to produce hydrogen
Review by Elliot Chichero, Sydney Water A new paper, published in Energy Nexus and authored by Philip Woods and Heriberto Bustamante from Sydney Water and…
The long-standing, linear approach of extracting freshwater, treating it, using it, collecting it, and disposing of it is no longer viable. This is particularly true in the Australian and New Zealand context, where most urban centres are vulnerable to variable and declining water resources and the disposal of biosolids to landfill or the oceans is no longer acceptable.
Over recent decades, the water industry has transitioned from the delivery of basic centralised water, sanitation, and storm-water services as discrete and separate systems, towards the protection of waterways and in some cases towards a whole of water cycle approach, which includes water recycling.
Since the turn of the 21st century, the focus has been on integrated water planning that considers how we view, value and manage water on multiple scales – from local communities to the national level.
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WSAA Launches New Circular Economy Action Plan
Our Circular Economy Action Plan includes a series of actions WSAA will lead to help the water industry in Australia and New Zealand accelerate towards…
Fuelling the Path to a Hydrogen Future
Fuelling The Path to A Hydrogen Future A hydrogen revolution is gathering pace, with governments and industry bodies announcing a plethora of new hydrogen projects,…
NSW Gets Serious About the Circular Economy Metrics
NSW local councils will actively track their waste and re-use metrics under a NSW state government initiative. Two new dashboard tools, created by the government-funded…
Cynthia Mitchell – Planning Energy Use, Desalination, Future Challenges, Sustainability
Cynthia Mitchell – Planning Energy Use, Desalination, Future Challenges, Sustainability When comparing the costs and benefits of desalination versus water recycling, many factors need to…
Transitioning the water industry with the circular economy
Water Services Association of Australia, 2021 It’s hard to find a more circular business than water. All water on Earth is used and reused in…
Tandem Solar Cells Edge Towards 30% Efficiency
Tandem Solar Cells Edge Towards 30% Efficiency The production of more efficient solar cells is heating up with recent announcements that a commercially available solar…
Googong Dam Mini Hydro Factsheet
Googong-mini-hydro-factsheet-November-2016_final.pdf (765 KB)…
Cynthia Mitchell – Wastewater Resources Stream Think Differently
Currently wastewater systems involve mixing many different waste streams and then separating them again. Considering thermodynamic costs, there is an opportunity to think differently about…
Using fresh water to settle the dust: A case study on the James Price Point LNG
D. Niddery, International Water Centre, Master of Integrated Water Management, University of Queensland WATR 7500 Final Report June 2012 S42553243 This research aimed to investigate…
