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EBARA invited Rick Siger, Secretary of the Pennsylvania, USA Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED), and four others to visit and exchange opinions at its Haneda, Japan headquarters on October 10, 2024.

How can construction processes be as climate-neutral as possible in the future? bauma 2025 provides answers to this question in one of its key topics. The world’s leading trade fair for construction machinery, building material machines, mining machines, construction vehicles and construction equipment will be held in Munich from April 7 to 13, 2025.

Northumbrian Water chief executive Heidi Mottram has told delegates to the UKWIR Annual Conference 2024 that research and innovation will improve outcomes for the water industry in the long-term.

Powerful dynamic forces characterise the markets in which the sanitation, heating and ventilation industry operates. Responsible for this are not only the broad spectrum of subject areas but also the results of political decision making. Now, the world’s leading trade fair for HVAC + Water is reacting to these developments with a new concept, and focusing more than ever before on visitors.

At the recent EEMODS (Energy Efficiency in Motor Driven Systems) conference in Lucerne, Switzerland, Europump President Luboš Michlík delivered a compelling presentation on the achievements of the European pump sector in driving energy savings through the adoption of the Extended Product Approach (EPA). This landmark strategy has played a pivotal role in advancing energy efficiency across Europe’s industrial and commercial pumping systems.

The Water Security in Africa (WASA) research programme convenes more than 100 researchers from Southern Africa and Germany for its kick-off conference, which will take place from 25 to 27 September 2024 in Stellenbosch, South Africa, and will be co-hosted by Stellenbosch University.

With the impacts of climate change being felt especially keenly in the world’s water cycles, it’s time to talk solutions, and Alfa Laval is gathering leaders across its business to do just that on November 27, 2024.
In fact, up to 70% of those impacts are felt in local and global water systems, and growing pressure on this precious resource is threatening to disrupt water-intensive hygienic processing, such as food, beverage, and pharma production. Meanwhile, EU countries only reuse 2.4% of treated wastewater – a situation that is mirrored in many parts of the world.

The water sector needs to build infrastructure at scale over the coming decades. Ahead of her keynote address to the Water Industry Forum on 25 September, Sharon Darcy, chair of the Linear Infrastructure Planning Panel, says competing demands with other sectors over allocation of resources means a collaborative approach is vital.

Titled “Urban Water Resilience – Reshaping Our Cities”, this year’s BLUE PLANET Berlin Water Dialogues on November 28 will concentrate on the need to improve water resilience in urban areas in the face of climate change. After last year’s focus on the circular water economy, this year’s edition will explore the interplay of blue, green and grey infrastructure to strengthen urban water resilience.

Pipeline & Gas Expo 2024, held 29th – 31st May at Piacenza Expo in Italy, brought together industry leaders to facilitate connections for a more resilient and future-proofed water distribution network.