LATEST BLOGS
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Energy saving potential on Archimedes’ screws
12/01/2021
Blaise Ford of Inverter Drive Systems - an ABB Value Provider - explains how to save energy from Archimedes' screw...
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Improving river abstraction efficiency
21/12/2020
ABB's Martin Richardson outlines how a pump strategy using the latest variable speed drive technology can help lower energy...
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Making smart water smarter
15/05/2020
As water increasingly becomes one of the world's most precious resources,
ATi's new Technical Performance and Data Analyst,...
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Don’t let the new septic tank regulations become a drain on your resources
23/01/2020
Has the 2020 septic tank legislation created a deluge of paperwork for your business? Martin Port, founder of BigChange, has...
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Correct installation wrings all the benefits from borehole drives
08/11/2018
Variable speed drives are helping to make borehole extraction more efficient and reliable - but there are technical...
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Benefits of variable speed drives in borehole pumping
12/10/2018
Borehole and submersible pumping can benefit from the use of variable speed drives, but specialist expertise is required
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Can smart systems really make the industry more efficient?
03/10/2018
Smart water systems are gaining popularity, but the introduction of technology is only the first stage in a necessary change...
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Smart Water Systems – can they really make the water industry more efficient?
24/08/2018
Smart water systems are gaining popularity, but the introduction of technology is only the first stage in a necessary change...
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The hidden gems inside an AC drive
13/08/2018
Dismissing variable speed drives (VSD) as nothing more than motor controllers is to miss the huge cost-saving potential...
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Leakage and catchment management – are they separate or joint issues?
19/07/2018
Catchments are both rural and urban, so catchment management should not be a continuation of the previous format but should...
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Plastic pollution – what was the tipping point?
20/06/2018
Despite years of research, news stories concerning plastics and the pollution of the marine and water environment have...
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Operational Records Key for WWTPs' Long-Term Goals
02/05/2018
Good data on the performance of treatment plants is important not only for meeting quality standards in the present, but in...
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Why do motors fail?
25/04/2018
Pump motors can run for half a century if they are properly maintained, writes Dave Hawley
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Invasive species and hitchhikers. Are you bio-secure?
04/04/2018
Freshwater invasive non-native species cost the industry millions each year but there are a number of steps big and small...
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Mapping the need for sanitation and investment
14/03/2018
The use of flow diagrams is allowing WaterAid teams to focus water industry innovation and investment on the urban areas...
Bloggers >
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Expert View
Andy Preston
ABB UK drives product manager
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Insight
Archis Ambulkar
International water sector expert
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Expert View
Derek Leslie
Technical and Performance Data Analyst, ATi
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Expert View
Martin Richardson
Water Framework Manager, Drives & Controls, ABB Ltd