March 08, 2007 Aguas do Cavado (Portugal) sign up to Phase 1 study

Barcelos Portugal
Derceto Ltd is excited to announce the first project in Portugal. The multi-municipal water supply system in Aguas do Cavado produces 180 MLD from the river Cavado and delivers to 600,000 inhabitants. It supplies eight northern Portuguese towns (Barcelos, Esposende, Maia, Povoa de Varzim, Santo Tirso, Trofa, Vila do Conde and Vila Nova de Famalicao). This state of the art water production and distribution system features fully automatic treatment facilities and fibre-optic links to all remote facilities
 

Feature Article

April 2007 article in "Water Efficiency" magazine

by Amy Sorkin Kurland

Pump-scheduling software helps the East Bay Municipal IUtility District lower costs without compromising water pressure.

An article on the East Bay MUD experience with Derceto with some insights from a users perspective.

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February 2007 article in Distributed Energy

by Amy Sorkin Kurland

Water transportation is costly enough as it is, but with electricity rates continuing to rise, many in the industry are working even harder than ever to find new technology that will reduce those costs..

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Quick Facts

Derceto - the environmentally friendly solution

Electricity production at night in the Ontario market is produced primarily by nuclear and hydro generation (70%) with the remainder coming from thermal plants. Day time peak production is the other way round. By maximizing use of night energy and improving pump efficiency Aquadapt substantially reduces greenhouse gas emissions.