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MyFoxPhilly.com - DEP: No More Frac Water At 15 Plants

Tuesday's announcement was a major change in the state's regulation of gas drilling and came the same day that an industry group said it now believes drilling wastewater is partly at fault for rising levels of bromide being found in Pittsburgh-area rivers. Read more

Altela can treat this water!

DOE: Water Treatment System Cleans Marcellus Shale Wastewater

A water treatment system that can turn wastewater into clean water has been shown to reduce potential environmental impacts associated with producing natural gas from shale formations in the Appalachian basin.

Altela Inc.’s AltelaRain® 4000 water desalination system was tested at BLX, Inc.’s Sleppy well site in Indiana County, Pa. as part of a National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL)-sponsored demonstration. During nine continuous months of operation, the unit successfully treated 77 percent of the water stream onsite, providing distilled water as the product. Read more

U.S. Representative Martin Heinrich visits Altela

U.S. Representative Martin Heinrich (NM-1) visited Altela while traveling across central New Mexico highlighting how innovation and investment in clean energy technology can help create new jobs here in central New Mexico and grow the economy.

Planet Profit Report - Transfer Spotlight: Altela

An ASU prof's simple solution to turn wastewater into clean water:

Altela's solution to turning wastewater into clean water is as simple as nature itself. The low energy AltelaRain technology recreates the cycle of evaporation into rainwater within rectangular towers filled with sheets of inexpensive plastic material – the same that is used in political signs. Clean water simply condenses out, leaving impurities behind. Read more

Altela, Inc.  Selected by The Artemis Project™ as a Top 50 Water Company

Altela, Inc. announced today that it has been chosen by The Artemis Project™ as a winner of the 2010 Top 50 Water Companies Competition. This award distinguishes Altela as a leading company in one of the greatest high-growth industries of the 21st Century. Altela was selected by a panel of industry experts based on four criteria: technology, intellectual property and know-how, team and market potential.

“The Artemis Project’s Top 50 Water Companies Competition winners have excelled in key areas of the emerging advanced water technology sector,” said Laura Shenkar, Principal of The Artemis Project™. “We are excited to showcase these innovative companies and congratulate them for their achievements in creating solutions that will reinvent the water landscape.”

Altela is honored to receive this award.

The Artemis Project™ Top 50 winners were honored at the BlueTech Innovation Forum held at The Renaissance Stanford Court Hotel in San Francisco. For a full list of the The Artemis Project™ 2010 Top 50 Water Companies Competition winners, click here.

About The Artemis Project™
Established in 2000, The Artemis Project™ is a boutique consulting practice that brings unique capabilities to 21st century water management. It combines an understanding of the most advanced water resource management solutions with an international network of developers, investors and users of advanced water technology.

As the leading authority on applying advanced water solutions to business operations, The Artemis Project™ specializes in developing holistic water management strategies for major corporations. The Artemis Project™ also supports product launches of advanced water technology into business operations worldwide. The Artemis Project™ actively participates in water industry events and supports environmental policy initiatives.