ABEL Makes a Good Start into 2025

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water (DCWW) has signed a three-year agreement with industrial artificial intelligence (AI) specialist Samotics for the on-going predictive condition monitoring of critical wastewater assets across its estate. This will help the water company intervene much earlier on potential incidents that could lead to pollution and unplanned downtime.

Vacuum technology is indispensable in paper sack manufacturing. It plays a vital role at several critical stages of the production process. At dy-pack, suction cups mounted on small robotic arms grip the sides of each sack blank, lift it from the stack and position it for the next process step. Vacuum ensures that the sacks are aligned one after the other so that the bottom can be opened in a controlled manner.

Together with environmental services provider PreZero and Enagás Renovable, WELTEC BIOPOWER began construction of a biomethane plant north of Madrid in August 2026. Once operational, the plant in Colmenar Viejo will generate up to 60 gigawatt-hours of green energy annually, equivalent to the energy requirements of approximately 11,700 households or 30,000 residents.

Long-term inspection validates reliability of grease-free turbine bearing and water quality package installed at Columbia Basin Hydropower’s Russell D. Smith Power Station.

International technology group ANDRITZ will supply the complete electromechanical equipment for the comprehensive refurbishment of SPEEH Hidroelectrica’s Râul Mare Retezat hydropower plant in Romania.

Sudsplanter Ltd has delivered a multi-site sustainable drainage project across seven schools in the London Borough of Merton helping to manage surface water runoff and reduce localised flooding. Identified by the council as being at high risk of surface water flooding through risk mapping, the schools had experienced recurring problems, including water pooling in playgrounds, that disrupted outdoor activities and, in some cases, flooding which impacted classrooms and learning environments.