Driving Innovation and Global Reach: The Lasting Impact of the Water Industry Growth Program
The Ontario Water Consortium’s Water Industry Growth (WIG) Program has left a lasting impact on Ontario’s water innovation sector, driving technological advancements and global competitiveness. The WIG Program supported 17 company-led projects focused on technology advancement, many involving academic, municipal, and other sector partners. The success of the WIG program reflects a collaborative commitment to innovation, sustainability, and economic growth within Southern Ontario’s water sector. The program also provided support for the next generation of upgrades at OWC’s Guelph & [...]
Going beyond biogas – How the Waste to Chemicals Alliance is retooling anaerobic digestion
Anaerobic digestion can be used to digest organics from all kinds of sources: wastewater sludge, livestock manure, food waste and more. And the technology is simple. Just create an oxygen-free environment where naturally occurring microbes can flourish and let them munch away. Today, most anaerobic digestion is optimized to produce methane, which can be captured and refined into natural gas. But a host of different microbes exist that break down organics into other valuable substances. And with a bit of [...]
Advancements in Addressing Water Monitoring Challenges: Highlights from the 2024 Meeting
The 2024 Challenges in Water Monitoring meeting, held on July 25 at McMaster Innovation Park, brought together leading experts, researchers, and industry professionals to discuss the latest advancements and collaborative efforts in water monitoring technologies. Organized by the MacWater Diagnostic Research Initiative, this bi-annual event aims to foster innovation and develop integrated water-sensing technologies through interdisciplinary research and partnerships. The MacWater Diagnostic Research Initiative is a provincially-funded project dedicated to advancing integrated water-sensing technologies through collaborative research and partnerships. The [...]