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KBR Strengthens Leadership in Water Security with $15 Million NSW DCCEEW Contract

KBR, in partnership with Aurecon through the WaterSecure JV, has secured a new contract with the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water worth up to AUD $15 million. Under the contract, KBR will provide end-to-end program and project support, including business case development, commercial management, infrastructure delivery, as well as providing […]

ACCIONA Energía to sell 64MW hydro portfolio to White Summit Capital

The portfolio comprises 17 small hydroelectric plants in Navarra and one in La Rioja with capacities ranging from 1MW to 6.2MW and long-term concession agreements ACCIONA Energía has reached an agreement for the sale of a 64MW hydro portfolio in northern Spain to White Summit Capital, an infrastructure manager specializing in the energy transition. The […]

Lantania advances in decarbonisation, renewable energy and waste valorisation

Madrid, 5 June, 2026. Lantania joins today’s celebration of World Environment Day, promoted by the United Nations (UN), and reaffirms its environmental commitment with the publication of its 2025 Sustainability Report. The report, prepared in accordance with the ESRS (European Sustainability Reporting Standards) established under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), outlines the Group’s main progress in energy […]

Hitachi and Intel announce strategic collaboration to accelerate AI transformation across key industries

Tokyo and Santa Clara, Calif., June 5, 2026: Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501, “Hitachi”) and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC, “Intel”) today announced a strategic collaboration to explore opportunities that advance physical AI, advanced computing, and next-generation digital infrastructure across manufacturing, energy, mobility and other critical industries. Through the collaboration, the companies plan to combine Hitachi’s information technology (IT) […]

Veolia’s Stakeholders Assembly calls for accelerated uptake of water reuse to strengthen water security

As the world enters an era the United Nations describes as global water bankruptcy1, Veolia is drawing on the work carried out by its newly created Stakeholders Assembly to call for action to accelerate the uptake of solutions based on proven state-of-the-art technologies such as water reuse. Currently 8%2 of the world’s water is reused, with the uptake […]

Toray to Launch Next-Generation Reverse Osmosis Membranes Offering Industry-Leading Salt Rejection for More Cost-Effective Seawater Desalination

Tokyo, Japan, June 4, 2026 – Toray Industries, Inc., announced today that it will launch what it has named the TSW-K/M/V series of advanced reverse osmosis (RO) membrane (see note 1) elements for seawater desalination in October this year. This offering combines a salt rejection rate unmatched by competitors (note 2). Other benefits are outstanding boron […]

New smart air valve integrates operational reliability and hygiene in drinking water networks

The VAG DUOJET® @ON Smart Air Valve is the first solution to combine automated hygienic flushing with intelligent network monitoring in a single valve. Unveiled by Georg Fischer at the IFAT trade fair in Munich in May 2026. Integrated sensors and a configurable flushing function support compliance with hygiene requirements while significantly reducing operating costs. […]

Baker Hughes’ fuel flexible NovaLT™ 16 Gas Turbine Certified by RINA for Marine Propulsion

• Marine-validated NovaLT™ 16 gas turbine certified to operate on natural gas and up to 100% hydrogen • RINA Type Approval announced during Posidonia event in Athens, Greece HOUSTON, TEXAS and ATHENS, GREECE, June 4, 2026 – RINA, the inspection, certification and consulting engineering multinational and Baker Hughes, an energy technology company, today announced that […]

AECOM and Urban Land Institute launch inaugural Asia Pacific Infrastructure Innovation Index, highlighting region’s evolving infrastructure innovation priorities

HONG KONG (June 4, 2026) — AECOM, the trusted global infrastructure leader, and the Urban Land Institute (ULI), today announced the launch of the Asia Pacific Infrastructure Innovation Index 2026, a new thought leadership report examining how the infrastructure industry across the region is prioritizing innovation in response to stakeholders’ needs, increasing system complexity, operational pressures and […]

Managing Water, Building the Future

From the “hunger stones” re-emerging in European rivers to global data on the crisis, the world is consuming more water than it is able to replenish. Yet through sustainable management, treatment and desalination, there is still an opportunity to reverse the trend. “We are using more water than the world can replenish.” It is a […]