News

This article is contributed by Carlos Tejedor, Technical Leader of Smart Metering at Idrica. Over 10 years ago, the reading of water meters located outside homes was a major breakthrough. However, this achievement has been already superseded by technologies providing a reading frequency of less than one hour, and progress is being made to read […]

The German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety has recently released a policy paper  ‘Climate change and the European water dimension –Enhancing resilience’ following the Conference held between 4 and 5 November 2020. This policy paper results from the deliberations at the conference and provides recommendations for the European Commission and […]

The European Commission has just launched the second call for projects under the Innovation Fund, one of the world’s largest funding programmes for the deployment of innovative low-carbon technologies. Today, this new call makes available grant funding of €100 million for small-scale projects, with a capital expenditure between €2.5 and 7.5 million for: -Renewable energy -Energy-intensive […]

Ecolab, Water Europe member, has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) which tracks the leading sustainability-driven publicly listed companies globally. Since launching in 1999, the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices have benchmarked the world’s largest companies based on economic, environmental and social performance. The DJSI World Index is comprised of corporate […]

The purpose of this consultation is to understand the views of the citizens and stakeholders on sewage sludge and how it is managed across the EU. The Sewage Sludge Directive was adopted to encourage the correct use of sewage sludge in agriculture and to regulate its use in order to prevent harmful effects on soil, […]

The EASME side event “Building a water-smart economy and society” took place today on the 18th of November, 2020 with the purpose to raise awareness about EU funded innovation projects and clustering initiatives showcasing water circular solutions, innovative decision support and governance systems. Andrea Rubini, Water Europe Director of Operations was amongst the panellists of the […]

For industrial cluster managing authorities and companies, understanding water-related risks and how new business opportunities can improve organisational and international competitiveness is crucial in Europe and beyond. Circular business models where high-quality resources are recovered and reused from process water, offer a solution. As an emerging market, reclaimed minerals are interesting for industries that want […]

The Blue Tulips Award programme is a competition that aims to connect innovators, build powerful collaborations and accelerate break-through innovations. It is organized in a three-months competition with themes that are fully focused on UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. They welcome 50 innovations per themes that have the potential to improve our future. Through different rounds […]

Water Europe is proud to launch its new position paper ”For a Green, Circular & Smart Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive’. Water Europe welcomes the conclusion of the European Commission to update the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (UWWTD) in line with the Green Deal and the digitalisation of Europe and makes available a list of recommendations that can […]

Last week, Thursday, 29th of October, Water Europe board members convened online to elect their Executive Committee and exchange on the Water Europe priorities for the upcoming period. In line with the new governance adopted at the general meeting in June 2020, the Water Europe Executive Committee consists of the Water Europe President, the Executive Director […]