Archiv für den Monat: April 2022

DEWA uses drones to ensure quality of desalinated water – United Arab Emirates

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) continues to develop its infrastructure supported by assets exceeding AED200 billion owned by DEWA and its subsidiaries, and an additional investment of AED40bn over five years in the energy and water sectors.

This helps DEWA expand its production capacity to meet the growing demand for electricity and water, using the latest technologies, including drones, to provide its services.

The electricity and water company harnesses the drone technology as part of the Sirb initiative, which includes using advanced drones to support Dubai’s […]

DEWA uses drones to ensure quality of desalinated water – United Arab EmiratesHIWI042022-04-30T16:50:54+02:00

MIT’s portable desalination unit makes clean drinking water ‘with less power than a phone charger’ – Massachusetts – United States

Weighing less than 10kg, the suitcase-sized device can also be driven by a portable $50 solar panel. It automatically generates drinking water that exceeds World Health Organisation quality standards, needing only the push of just one button.

Unlike other portable desalination units that require water to pass through filters, the MIT device uses electrical power to remove particles water.

Eliminating the need for replacement filters greatly reduces the long-term maintenance requirements, the developers said.

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MIT’s portable desalination unit makes clean drinking water ‘with less power than a phone charger’ – Massachusetts – United StatesHIWI042022-04-29T12:57:19+02:00

DEWA uses drones to ensure quality of desalinated water according to highest international standards – United Arab Emirates

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) continues to develop a world-class infrastructure supported by assets exceeding AED 200 billion owned by DEWA and its subsidiaries, as well as an additional investment of AED 40 billion over five years in the energy and water sectors.

This helps DEWA expand its production capacity to meet the growing demand for electricity and water. DEWA uses the latest Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies, including drones, to provide its services according to the highest quality, availability, reliability and efficiency standards.

Sirb drone initiative DEWA harnesses […]

DEWA uses drones to ensure quality of desalinated water according to highest international standards – United Arab EmiratesHIWI042022-04-28T15:52:06+02:00

Coastal Panel Staff Advises Against Huntington Beach Desalination Plant – California

A proposed California desalination plant that would produce 50 million gallons of drinking water per day failed a crucial regulatory hurdle on Monday, possibly dooming a project that had been promoted as a partial solution for sustained drought.

The staff of the California Coastal Commission recommended denying approval of the Huntington Beach plant proposed by Poseidon Water, controlled by the infrastructure arm of Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management.

The commission’s staff said the project was more susceptible to sea-level rise than was understood when it was first proposed […]

Coastal Panel Staff Advises Against Huntington Beach Desalination Plant – CaliforniaHIWI042022-04-27T14:57:12+02:00

Sohar Water Desalination project becomes functional – Oman

All works relating to the water transmission line project linking the Sohar Water Desalination Plant and the Al Dahirah Governorate have been completed and its commercial operation has begun. The total cost of the project is OMR 150mn.

Announcing this, Ibrahim bin Hamed al Hasani, Project Senior Manager of the Oman Water and Wastewater Services Company, said, “The project included the linking of water transmission lines, over a distance of 230 km, to the Sohar Desalination plant, and the construction of 15 tanks with a total storage capacity of 451.000 cubic metres […]

Sohar Water Desalination project becomes functional – OmanHIWI042022-04-26T15:38:43+02:00

Egypt: Developing Sinai – Egypt

On Monday, President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi inaugurated the world’s largest wastewater treatment plant. Bahr Al-Baqar wastewater treatment plant, east of Port Said, will treat 5.6 million cubic metres per day which can then be used to irrigate agricultural land in Sinai.

Mohamed Ghanem, Irrigation Ministry spokesperson, said the plant aims to process two billion cubic metres of water annually “to contribute to the reclamation of between 400,00 and 500,000 feddans as part of the national project to develop Sinai and make optimal use of water resources”.

“Egypt’s water […]

Egypt: Developing Sinai – EgyptHIWI042022-04-25T15:04:27+02:00

JPMC signs seawater desalination agreement with UK firm – Japan

The Jordan Phosphate Mines Company (JPMC) and the UK’s Solar Water Plc. signed an agreement on Sunday to establish and operate a plant to desalinate seawater using concentrated solar energy to supply a JPMC industrial complex in the city of Aqaba, south, with its industrial water needs.

The agreement was inked by the CEO of JPMC, Abdulwahab Rawad, and the CEO of the British company, David Reavley. The signing ceremony was attended by JPMC Muhammad Thneibat, and the British Ambassador to Jordan, Bridget Brind.

In a statement, […]

JPMC signs seawater desalination agreement with UK firm – JapanHIWI042022-04-24T15:32:21+02:00

California should use desalination to replace Colorado River water – California

After reading the Deseret Magazine article concerning the drying up of our desert areas, it was painfully obvious that in the allocation of use of Colorado River water, California came out looking like a water thief in using 52% of the water while contributing little or nothing to the system.

The state of California has one of the greatest sources of water on the planet Earth in the Pacific Ocean. Plans should be made for California to develop a desalination system to replace that 52% of Colorado River water and give it […]

California should use desalination to replace Colorado River water – CaliforniaHIWI042022-04-23T15:29:46+02:00

VEOLIA WATER TECHNOLOGIES LAUNCHES NEW DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR DESALINATION AND WATER REUSE IN ASIA PACIFIC – Singapore

Veolia Water Technologies, a subsidiary of the Veolia group and specialist in water treatment, announces the Asia Pacific launch of the Barrel, an integrated plug-and-play reverse osmosis (RO) technology.

The Barrel will be showcased at the upcoming CleanEnviro Summit Singapore (18-21 April) and OzWater 2022 trade exhibition in Brisbane, Australia (10-12 May).

With increasing demand for fresh water and rising concerns over scarcity in the region, the Barrel meets the challenges and expectations of the desalination market while producing fresh water complying with all water quality standards. […]

VEOLIA WATER TECHNOLOGIES LAUNCHES NEW DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR DESALINATION AND WATER REUSE IN ASIA PACIFIC – SingaporeHIWI042022-04-22T14:57:50+02:00

Egypt’s desalination plants capacity spikes to 917 km3/day from 80 km3/day in 2014: Ministry – Egypt

Capacity of seawater desalination plants in coastal cities has increased currently to 917,000 cubic meters per day from only 80,000 cubic meters per day in 2014, Deputy Minister of Housing for Infrastructure Affairs Sayed Ismail said.

Ismail made the statements during the launching ceremony of the recently announced partnership between the Egyptian Ministry of International Cooperation and CNN.

The country has established 82 desalination plants since 2014 and is working on constructing 14 new plants with a capacity of 518,000 cubic meters per day, Ismail said.

Egypt’s desalination plants capacity spikes to 917 km3/day from 80 km3/day in 2014: Ministry – EgyptHIWI042022-04-21T15:23:04+02:00