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Stay up to date with the latest Features updates from the global water industryWater - The New Gold Trade in water is booming, as reserves of the invaluable liquid dwindle. So is water the new gold? Rowan Watt-Pringle finds out whether international water markets represent a 21st Century gold...
Grey Areas of Greywater Recycling Even in households that make a concerted effort to conserve water, much of it ends up going down the drain. Rowan Watt-Pringle profiles the issues surrounding the reuse of this so-called...
Maintaining Maharashtra: The High-Tech Response to Water Crisis A vulnerable water network and a devastating 2009 legal decision left millions without fresh water in Maharashtra, India. Chris Lo talks to hydraulic modelling specialist Jack Cook...
Freshwater Thinking: Australia's Water Conservation Schemes Recent floods aside, Australia is no stranger to water shortages that are damaging to agriculture and the economy. Chris Lo looks at the country's Water for the Future initiative, which aims...
Water Pipelines in Arid Regions: The Arteries of Industry As reserves of clean, fresh water rapidly diminish, global water supply is an increasingly fundamental concern. Arid areas in particular either require water to be transported long distances...
Mobile Water Purification: Cleaning Water, Saving Lives Access to clean drinking water is fundamental to human existence. But what happens if the existing infrastructure is damaged or destroyed? Rowan Watt-Pringle investigates the use of mobile...
The Winds and Waters of Change Wind power generators prevented 62 million tons of carbon emissions last year and saved 20 billion gallons of water. Rowan Watt-Pringle examines the water conservation potential of the...
The Ebb and Flow of the New US Water Bill The passing of a new drinking water funding bill by the US House of Representatives could mean big changes. Liam Stoker takes a closer look at just what the $4.8bn investment in loans is...
Water Neutrality: Easing the Pressure on Supply The sustainability debate seems to have been almost entirely dominated by energy and the "zero-carbon" future. This pursuit, however, has tended to obscure water efficiency as an equally...
Harvesting Wave and Tide Energy Around 70% of the world's surface covered by water, wave and tidal energy converters. These are potentially two of the largest renewable energy sources. Mitch Beedie sizes up the technology...
