OWC Innovation Showcase Winter Series: Advancing Water Protection, Groundwater Resilience, and Emissions Management Across Ontario
This winter, the Ontario Water Consortium hosted its Innovation Showcase Winter 2026 Series, a three-part webinar program highlighting applied research and collaboration across Ontario’s water sector. Attendees from academia, government, and industry explored strategies to manage trace organic contaminants, monitor fractured bedrock groundwater systems, and mitigate fugitive methane emissions from wastewater treatment plants. The series opened with the University of Waterloo, where Dr. Maricor Arlos and her team at the Arlos Research Lab shared emerging approaches to understanding and mitigating [...]
Testing the Limits: Fibracast Membrane Bioreactor System (MBR) Moves Wastewater Treatment Forward
Municipal wastewater treatment is under pressure like never before. Flows fluctuate unpredictably, pollutant loads are higher, and communities increasingly demand water reuse solutions. Utilities must maintain consistent treatment performance while reducing energy and chemical use. Traditional membrane systems often struggle under these conditions, particularly when faced with sudden surges or variable solids content. Fibracast's FibrePlate Fusion™ was developed to address these challenges. The high-flux, durable membranes provide stable operation even under extreme or fluctuating conditions. Coupled with optimized aeration protocols [...]
Bridging the “Valley of Death”: How Lambton College is Powering the Commercialization of IntensiCarb™ Technology
In the industrial innovation lifecycle, there is a notorious gap between a successful lab experiment and a market-ready product. This "Valley of Death" is the stage where many promising clean-tech innovations fail due to the logistical, technical, and financial hurdles of scaling up. For IntensiCarb™, a revolutionary vacuum-enhanced anaerobic digestion technology, navigating this gap required a high-performance triad between USP Technologies, Trojan Technologies, and Lambton College. "Since 2012, we have evolved from doing small, lab-based projects to what I call [...]