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Net-Zero Utilities Through Water and Energy Efficiency
Vienna’s E_OS project combines plant renewal with energy recovery. Removing water from sludge reduces heating needs, while electricity and heat generation help meet the plant’s demand. Its annual energy surplus remains distinct from achieving net-zero emissions.
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Latest analysisBrazil Keeps Health Access Open While Standardizing Patient Identity
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Latest analysisSpain Requires Waste-Register Changes to Be Recorded
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Latest analysisSanmen Unit 3 Inspection Sets Work Before Fuel Loading
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Latest analysisMexico Adds Contingent Credit to Its Disaster Financing
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Latest analysisWindsor and Tecumseh Exchange Lower Charges for Infrastructure Support
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Mark and Focus Monthly · October 2026
The Work of Transition
From rural services to electricity networks, five changes reveal what it takes to turn a new route into a working system.
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Sanmen Unit 3 Inspection Sets Work Before Fuel Loading
China’s nuclear safety regulator has published its pre-licence inspection report for Sanmen Unit 3.
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Spain Requires Waste-Register Changes to Be Recorded
Spain has approved a regulation for its national waste production and management register.
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Mexico Adds Contingent Credit to Its Disaster Financing
The World Bank has approved US$500 million for Mexico’s first Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option.
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Windsor and Tecumseh Exchange Lower Charges for Infrastructure Support
Windsor and Tecumseh are set to receive up to C$84.4 million for infrastructure alongside three-year development-charge reductions.
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Snowy 2.0 Resets Its Cost and Delivery Baseline
Snowy 2.0 now targets a A$22.2 billion cost and full commissioning in late 2029, with provision for a A$25 billion scenario. The reassessment also changes the questions facing project oversight and public financing.
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Saudi Rainfall Outlook Gives November a Higher-Rain Signal
Saudi Arabia’s October–December outlook points to above-normal rainfall across much of the country in November, with warmer-than-normal conditions throughout the period.
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