Ontario Water Consortium Submits Proposal for the Innovating Water for Ontario’s Growth Program
The Ontario Water Consortium (OWC) is excited to announce the submission of a proposal for funding to establish the Innovating Water for Ontario’s Growth (IWOG) program. This initiative seeks to tackle critical challenges in water and wastewater infrastructure driven by rapid urbanization and industrial demands, aiming to enhance water management and support sustainable development across Ontario. The IWOG program addresses the pressing need for advanced water and wastewater technologies to manage urban growth, aging infrastructure, and environmental pressures. Canada’s housing [...]
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 [...]