Spiral thinking: a cheaper, greener and more compact way to treat wastewater
With support from the Ontario Water Consortium’s Water Industry Growth Program, Aquicon Water is demonstrating how their de Hoxar Spiral separator saves dollars, as well as space. Across Canada, population growth and urbanization are putting pressure on municipal wastewater treatment plants. And that leaves many cities that have maxed out their available land in a tight spot. Aquicon Water has a solution. At various stages in the activated sludge process, conventional treatment plants use large tanks to settle solids to [...]
Making a quantum leap in groundwater mapping
With support from the Ontario Water Consortium’s Water Industry Growth Program, CSMC is showing how space technology could change the game here on Earth. As humans begin colonizing space, they’re going to need water. That’s why the Canadian Space Mining Corporation (CSMC) is developing ways to find and extract it as efficiently as possible. “We don’t have the luxury in space of drilling holes, taking measurements and hoping that a stick in the ground is going to tell us how [...]
Ontario Water Consortium And National Partners Submit Statement of Interest for Groundbreaking Water Innovation Network
The Ontario Water Consortium (OWC), in strategic alliance with Foresight Canada and AquaAction, is delighted to announce the submission of a Statement of Interest (SOI) to a prestigious National Innovation Ecosystems Fund. The SOI outlines our ambitious proposal for the establishment of a groundbreaking Water Innovation Network, aimed at transforming the water technology sector in Canada and driving sustainable economic growth. The proposed network aims to address the mounting global demand for innovative water solutions while simultaneously advancing Canada's climate [...]