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In recent years, many regions, including Berlin-Brandenburg, have been struggling not only with heavy rainfall but also increasingly with drought. Negative effects of these phenomena are sharply felt by the agricultural sector – solutions for sustainable water management are therefore urgently needed. Accordingly, the topic of wastewater reuse is becoming increasingly important not only at
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KWB is advancing the development of key digital technologies in water management: pilot tests are currently underway at the Stahnsdorf wastewater treatment plant to optimise membrane bioreactors (MBR) using digital solutions. The aim is to improve the operation and maintenance of MBR plants, the latter which is of particular interest. Together with the project partners,
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Building products as sources of environmentally relevant substances in rainwater runoff    At the end of last year, the results of the BaSaR project were presented in a public web seminar. One of the main questions of the project was: Can building façades and roofs affect water quality? The fact that trace substances are relevant in
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Turning the spotlight on Elisa: What did you study and how long have you been working for KWB? Like some other colleagues, I studied Environmental Engineering at the TU Berlin. After three years of working for the International Climate Initiative (IKI), I missed the water research issues which used to be my former passion. So
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Digitalisation in the water sector – a new digitalisation index shows that the sector is unexpectedly well positioned  „1. HRW-Digitalisierungsindex für die Wasserwirtschaft (2021)“, Prof. Dr. Mark Oelmann, Christoph Czichy, Eva-Maria Inderelst, Hochschule Ruhr West, Mülheim an der Ruhr, 1. Auflage. Download (in German) In January 2021, the Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences and
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At these events you can find us currently and soon (selection): 24.-28. May 2021 SWAN 2021 Venue: Online Information 02.-03. June 2021 ENVISYS AB sludge seminar (in Swedish/partly in English) Venue: Helsingborg, Sweden & online Information 7. June 2021 23. Stadtgespräch Wasser – Berlin auf dem Weg zur wassersensiblen Stadt Venue: Online Information 07.-09. June
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Dear reader, You may have seen me in your email, still I would like to introduce myself once again. My name is Jochen Rabe, I am a professor at the Einstein Center Digital Future for Urban Resilience and Digitalisation – and since June 1, 2020, the new Managing Director of KWB. The past five months
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Biomethane or hydrogen, a “green” energy source obtained from renewable resources such as wastewater and sewage sludge, can become an important cornerstone of the energy transition. This can be achieved by coupling wastewater and waste management with the transport, building/heating or industrial sectors. At Berlin’s sewage treatment plants, biogas is produced from sewage sludge which
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The new action plan of the European Commission – the Green Deal – aims to increase the sustainability of the European economy. One pillar of the green Deal is the consequent promotion of circular economy related processes. In this context, ULTIMATE (indUstry water-utiLiTy symbIosis for a sMarter wATEr society) will foster the synergetic cooperation between
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