Aqua-Pure Ventures has developed a patented wastewater distillation process used in wastewater recycling. Primarily used for industrial applications, Aqua-Pure's Clear Solutions system provides evaporation technology that can easily mix with other wastewater-treatment methods. Among its many uses, Clear Solutions may be applied for treating medical wastewater and for seawater desalination. In North America Aqua-Pure distributes the Salsnes Filter, used by municipalities and industrial companies for treating wastewater. This technology, developed by the Salsnes company in Norway, can be installed in new plants or mixed with technology already in use.

A2A S.p.A. municipal multi-utility supplies electricity, natural gas, and water and wastewater services to customers, mostly in the province of Milan. A2A's units operate power-generation plants with some 3,700 MW of capacity),. The company distributes electricity and natural gas to regulated customers, and wholesale electricity and gas to buyers. It also owns a fiber-optic network that covers the city. A2A is also a leading environmental service company, treating some 2.9 million tonnes of waste material.

ENVIRON is looking to clean up financially while helping to clean up the environment. An international environmental consulting firm, ENVIRON specializes in assessing risk factors related to the presence of chemicals in the environment and in products such as food, drugs, medical devices, and consumer goods. The consulting firm also helps clients comply with various environmental regulations. The company operates through two practices: environmental sciences and energy services; and health sciences. ENVIRON maintains offices in 18 countries the US, Europe, and the Asia/Pacific region, and has completed projects in more than 70 countries.

Minnesota Power can keep both Vikings and Packers warm. The utility, an operating unit of ALLETE, provides electricity to about 144,000 customers in northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin, as well as wholesale electricity to 16 municipal systems. Large industrial customers include Boise White Paper (a subsidiary of Boise Cascade) and Hibbing Taconite (a joint venture owned by ArcelorMittal, Cliffs, and US Steel). Its largest purchasing contract is with the Square Butte Electric Co-op in North Dakota -- Minnesota Power gets half of Square Butte's output -- but the company is attempting to transition from Square Butte's traditionally coal-generated energy to wind power.

Carbtrol doesn't care about your carbohydrate consumption; instead, the company works to protect the health of the environment. Carbtrol makes activated carbon filters for air and water treatment, along equipment used for groundwater remediation and soil vapor extraction. In addition, the company supplies treatment systems designed to allow golf courses and car washes to recycle water. Carbtrol was founded in 1983. The company's primary product in the early years was activated carbon systems. It expanded its product line to include engineered packages using air stripping, vapor extraction technologies, and ion exchange treatment.

Kenergy kens energy, as the Scots might say. Electric distribution cooperative Kenergy serves about 55,000 customers in 14 counties (Breckinridge, Caldwell, Crittenden, Daviess, Hancock, Henderson, Hopkins, Livingston, Lyon, McLean, Muhlenberg, Ohio, Union and Webster) in Western Kentucky. Kenergy serves its customer base of households, commercial enterprises, and industries via more than 6,700 miles of power lines. The customer-owned company is part of Touchstone Energy Cooperatives, a national alliance of more than 600 local, consumer-owned electric utility cooperatives.

Keeping a sharp eye out for the well-being of Iowa's citizens, Central Iowa Power Cooperative provides electricity transmission and generation services to 13 member distribution cooperatives (12 rural electric cooperatives and one municipal cooperative), which in turn serve about 320,000 residential and 7,000 industrial and commercial customers. Central Iowa Power's member distribution cooperatives deliver power to commercial businesses, farmsteads, industrial parks, manufacturers, urban residences, and other customers, in a service area that stretches 300 miles diagonally across the state from Shenandoah in the southwest to the Mississippi River in the east.

Ohio Pure Water distributes a wide range of water purification and treatment equipment to customers throughout the US. Its products include chlorination systems, water softeners, water filters, reverse-osmosis equipment, UV sterilizers, and drinking water systems. Other equipment includes flexible hose units, float switches and valves, PVC air injectors, and mineral tanks and parts. The company conducts most of its sales through its Web site. Ohio Pure Water was founded in 1996 by president C. K. Moore, a former maintenance superintendent for the State of Ohio.

Through its regulated utility subsidiaries, Aquarion distributes water to more than 180,000 homes and businesses (or about 580,000 people) in some 39 communities in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. It is one of the 10 largest investor-owned utilities in the US. The company's Aquarion Services unit provides contract management of municipal water and wastewater systems, along with engineering and management consulting services and consumer water line protection plans. In 2007 UK-based Kelda Group sold control of Aquarion to Australia's Macquarie Bank for $860 million.

Yorkshire Water provides water and wastewater services to about 1.9 million households (4.8 million people) and approximately 130,000 business customers. The company operates more than 700 water and sewage treatment works and 120 reservoirs and supplies more than 1.3 billion liters of drinking water per day to homes and businesses in Yorkshire. Yorkshire Water also collects, treats, and disposes of about 1 billion liters of wastewater. The group has given its tap water the trade mark Icytonic, and it is the only water company in the UK to register its core product. Yorkshire Water is the primary subsidiary of Kelda Group.

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