Category: Current Affairs
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Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) 2026 opened on 16 Jun 2026, bringing together 25,000 participants, 700 global leaders, and 500 exhibiting companies to address growing water security and climate resilience challenges. In his opening address, Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong said greater investment, innovation, and international cooperation…
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North America’s municipal water sector is entering a new phase of digital transformation, with utilities moving beyond pilot projects and isolated deployments toward integrated, system-wide digital infrastructure. According to Bluefield Research’s report, US and Canada digital water landscape: Trends and growth forecasts, 2026–2036, annual spending on digital water solutions is projected to grow from US$14.4bn…
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bNovate Technologies and Best Water Science (BWS), part of the BWT group, have signed a nationwide distribution and service agreement to expand access to real-time microbiological water monitoring across the US. The partnership will bring bNovate’s BactoSense technology into wider use across the F&B, industrial water, and municipal utility sectors, strengthening access to rapid, on-site…
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Yokogawa Electric Corporation has received validation of its net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions targets from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), confirming that the company’s decarbonisation roadmap aligns with the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. The certification supports Yokogawa’s long-term sustainability strategy and its ambition to achieve net-zero GHG emissions across…
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Italian water technology company De Nora has announced plans to acquire Singapore-based BW Water, a move that expands its capabilities in engineered water solutions and strengthens its position in high-growth sectors such as semiconductors, desalination, mining and industrial water reuse. The acquisition brings together De Nora’s expertise in electrochemistry and water treatment technologies with BW…
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Europe’s stormwater infrastructure is nearing a critical breaking point, as decades of underinvestment, intensifying climate risks and urban expansion push flood damages to an average of €22bn annually. According to a new report by Bluefield Research, Europe stormwater infrastructure market: Key drivers, competitive shifts and investment outlook, 2026–2036, cumulative stormwater spending across Europe is projected…
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Gradiant has closed its Series E financing round at a US$2bn valuation, as the industrial water technology company looks to accelerate expansion across AI infrastructure, semiconductor manufacturing, and other water-intensive industries. The financing round was led by Safar Partners and Hostplus Superannuation Fund, with participation from ClearVision Ventures and other global investors. The fresh capital…
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As parts of the sustainable finance ecosystem grapple with tighter development funding and mounting geopolitical pressures, Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) has priced the second tranche of its Women’s Livelihood Bond (WLB) Series 7, bringing the total issuance of WLB7 to US$92m. The latest tranche, WLB7b, is expected to reach one million lives across India, Indonesia,…
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The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and Newlab have selected three pilots from over 60 submissions across 24 countries through the Global Ocean Innovation Challenge — an initiative designed to accelerate technology solutions that address critical bottlenecks in ocean conservation. South East Asia’s oceans sustain over 700 million people and anchor nearly 90% of global aquaculture, yet…
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A new report from the Future Energy Storage and System Integration Alliance (FESSIA), developed with DNV, highlighted that South East Asia’s energy transition challenge was no longer technology readiness, but market and revenue design for battery energy storage systems (BESS). Unveiled at Ecosperity Week 2026 in Singapore, the report — Unlocking the role of utility-scale…