WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 19, 2016) -- At the ninth annual Energy Efficiency Global Forum (EE Global), Danfoss joined with the Alliance to Save Energy and nearly 500 energy-efficiency industry leaders from around the world to advance the productivity and profitability of energy efficiency. The invitation-only event was held May 11-12 in Washington, D.C.

AUSTIN, Texas (May 19, 2016) – The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) approved financial assistance totaling $9,365,000 for water system and wastewater system improvements. Of this funding, $290,000 was designated for rural water projects.

The approved projects include:

HOUSTON (May 20, 2016) – ValvTechnologies, Inc., manufacturer of zero-leakage severe service isolation valve solutions, is pleased to announce that Todd Blackburn, Director of Quality Assurance, has been appointed to the VMA Manufacturer’s Committee for the Valve Manufacturer’s Association of America. 

ATLANTA (May 18, 2016) - Siemens is providing critical power infrastructure technology to upgrade the Chicago Department of Water’s South Water Purification plant that will save the city up to $4 million a year in energy and maintenance costs. The technology, including medium-voltage switchgear and control, low-voltage switchgear and power transformers, will allow the plant to distribute power more efficiently to key process points throughout the plant to keep water flowing.

LONDON (May 17, 2016) -- Omnix International, the provider of technology-enabled solutions to the Middle East, and AVEVA, a global engineering software provider, have announced a formal business partnership. The alliance has been created specifically to address the increasingly complex needs of the oil and gas industry in the KSA, Kuwait and Qatar region.

WASHINGTON (May 17, 2016) – A Dix Hills, New York, high school senior has won the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Patrick H. Hurd Sustainability Award for a project currently providing clean drinking water affordably to a community in Kenya.