Mobile Lab Will Test Energy-Saving Water Technology

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Paul Tuthill

Published May 17, 2018 at 4:18 PM EDT

Water is not something frequently associated with high tech. But, Massachusetts is home to a growing water technology sector.

The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, a quasi-public agency, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a mobile lab to test water treatment technologies in the field.

The $4 million project was funded primarily by the federal government.

WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill spoke with energy center CEO Steve Pike.

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