Turning food waste into fuel at wastewater treatment plants
With support from the Ontario Water Consortium’s Water Industry Growth Program, Anaergia is transforming waste into renewable energy, leading the charge in combating climate change with their innovative biogas extraction technology. Biogas can be a potent source of greenhouse gases — or a powerful weapon in the fight against climate change. Anaergia Inc. wants to make sure it’s used for the good of the planet. As Sasha Rollings-Scattergood, Anaergia’s VP of Technology, explains, when you digest organic material anaerobically, you [...]
Turning mining wastewater into treasure
With support from the Ontario Water Consortium’s Water Industry Growth Program, H2nanO is leading the way with its SolarPass technology, offering a groundbreaking solution for mining wastewater treatment. Mining operations use water for everything from extracting ore to transporting slurry. In the process, that water gets loaded with contaminants that must be removed before it can be released or reused. But if you take the right approach to treatment, you don’t just end up with cleaner water. You can also [...]
Taking water-testing tech to the next level
With support from the Ontario Water Consortium’s Water Industry Growth Program, IDEXX Tecta is advancing water safety with its automated bacterial testing platform, ensuring rapid onsite detection of harmful microorganisms and enhancing public health protection. IDEXX Tecta’s journey began more than two decades ago, not long after E. coli had killed seven people in Walkerton, Ontario and made more than 2,000 ill. It was the country’s worst case of contaminated drinking water, and faster detection would have saved lives. So [...]