OWC Expert Panels: Providing insider advice to Ontario’s water tech innovators
Ontario has a strong track record of water innovation. Today, companies across the province are developing ground-breaking technology to treat water and wastewater better, faster and more cost effectively. But bringing a new product to market and driving adoption aren’t simple tasks. That’s why OWC launched our Expert Panels last fall. When an enterprise has specific questions, we convene our pool of industry insiders, including municipal end users and consultants, as well as former and current corporate executives from [...]
OWC’s Municipal Co-digestion Initiative- UPDATE
“Brokers like OWC link opportunities, stakeholders, and drivers and we play a key role in the water technology innovation ecosystem to accelerate technology commercialization in Ontario.” -Rahim Kanji Municipal water and wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) consume significant amounts of energy and subsequently produce large quantities of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. These GHG emissions ultimately contribute to global warming. Several alternatives for reducing GHG emissions at WWTPs are being explored and developed. One such reduction strategy is diverting [...]
EKS: Putting the squeeze on water pollution
Across the Alberta oil sands, more than 250 square kilometres of tailings ponds hold a hazardous slurry of water, residual bitumen and fine clay particles — the byproduct created from the bitumen extraction process. Before those ponds can be reclaimed as forests or wetlands, the solids content must be boosted to at least 60 per cent. The question is how? ElectroKinetic Solutions (EKS) offers an answer. In Vegreville, Alberta, 100 kilometres east of Edmonton, they’re conducting a field trial of [...]