Category: Current Affairs

Water technology company Gradiant has secured a contract to deliver potable water and wastewater treatment infrastructure for a hyperscale AI data centre campus in West Texas, US. The turnkey contract places Gradiant in charge of the campus’s complete water and wastewater package, providing the developer with a single contractor for both systems. Gradiant said the…

US technology company Google has signed a 396MW power purchase agreement (PPA) with Fervo Energy to supply electricity from an enhanced geothermal development in Utah. Fervo described the agreement as the world’s largest enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) PPA to date. The contracted power will come from an expansion of the company’s Cape Station GeoCluster, which…

US federal water infrastructure funding is projected to fall by around 63% between fiscal years (FY) 2026 and 2027, from US$23.4bn to an estimated $8.6bn, according to new analysis from Bluefield Research. However, Bluefield said the headline decline masks differing timelines across the four principal federal funding programmes and should not be interpreted as an…

US energy technology company GE Vernova and South Korean power equipment and automation company LS Electric have signed an agreement to establish a joint venture focused on voltage-source converter high-voltage direct current (VSC-HVDC) transmission projects in South Korea. The venture, named Grid X Technology, will develop joint offerings and strategies covering the supply of critical…

Larsen & Toubro’s (L&T) renewables business has secured a major order to develop three battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in the Middle East, with a combined storage capacity of 6 gigawatt-hours (GWh). The order is valued between US$570m and US$1.14bn under L&T’s internal contract classification. The company did not disclose the precise contract value,…

Investment is shifting from network expansion towards the rehabilitation and replacement of ageing infrastructure, creating new opportunities for pipe manufacturers, contractors and engineering firms. Municipal spending on drinking water and wastewater pipes across the US and Canada is forecast to total US$99.3bn between 2026 and 2035, according to a new report by Bluefield Research. Annual…

Gradiant has expanded its US operations with the appointment of a new Americas managing director, three new offices, a Global Innovation Center in Houston and new long-term operations and maintenance (O&M) contracts, including an ultrapure water (UPW) contract with a major semiconductor manufacturer. Dr Nish Vora has been appointed managing director, Americas, with responsibility for…

As the built environment comes under increasing pressure to decarbonise, knowing how much carbon a building produces is becoming just as important as knowing how much it costs to build. A new study by engineering and consulting firm Arup and construction and property consultancy Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB) is seeking to make that assessment more…

Brazilian water utility Sabesp has awarded Veolia contracts to upgrade a water treatment plant (WTP) and a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in São Paulo state, increasing drinking water production and wastewater treatment capacity to strengthen water security for hundreds of thousands of residents. At the Rio Grande WTP, Veolia will install an ultrafiltration (UF) membrane…

Veolia has secured €343m in water technology bookings for the microelectronics sector since the start of the year, highlighting strong growth in one of the world’s fastest-expanding industrial markets where reliable water infrastructure is becoming increasingly critical. The bookings include two major contracts worth a combined €243m with a leading semiconductor manufacturer. In Singapore, Veolia…