Solar Water Solutions receives funding from Nefco to scale up solar-powered water purification in water-scarce countries – Finland The Finnish family enterprise aims to fill the need for sustainable and affordable drinking water in rural areas. Unique battery-less solar-powered water treatment units help reduce e-waste and save groundwater with zero greenhouse gas emissions. Nefco has granted financing for Solar Water Solutions to speed up the internationalisation of its battery-free desalination systems. (LINK). Solar Water Solutions receives funding from Nefco to scale up solar-powered water purification in water-scarce countries – FinlandDME GmbH2021-10-19T14:09:13+02:00
Desal plant location chosen for Eyre Peninsula – South Australia Billy Lights Point, near Port Lincoln, has been selected as the preferred location for a desalination plant in the Eyre Peninsula area of South Australia, which will provide drinking water for around 35,000 SA Water customers. The decision follows a comprehensive analysis of 20 sites around Port Lincoln and Lower Eyre Peninsula, as well as ongoing consultation with local stakeholders. The plant will provide a new reliable, climate-independent source of drinking water to supplement existing groundwater sources and the River Murray, and is critical to maintaining a long-term supply […] Desal plant location chosen for Eyre Peninsula – South AustraliaDME GmbH2021-10-18T17:35:59+02:00
Despite a Punishing Drought, San Diego Has Water. It Wasn’t Easy – United States In many parts of California, reminders abound that the American West is running out of water. “Bathtub rings” mark the shrinking of the state’s biggest reservoirs to some of their lowest recorded levels. Fields lie fallow, as farmers grapple with an uncertain future. A bed-and-breakfast owner spends $5 whenever a tourist showers. (LINK). Despite a Punishing Drought, San Diego Has Water. It Wasn’t Easy – United StatesDME GmbH2021-10-17T16:43:20+02:00
Temporary shutdown of desal plant – Trinidad and Tobago Thousands of people in Central and South-West Trinidad will be without water this weekend after the WASA announced a temporary shutdown of the desalination plant in Point Lisas yesterday. The disruption in the supply of pipe-borne water is as a result of emergency repairs to a 42-inch diameter raw water pipeline at the plant, WASA said in a statement. WASA normally receives a daily supply of 40 million gallons of water from the plant, it noted. (LINK). Temporary shutdown of desal plant – Trinidad and TobagoDME GmbH2021-10-16T15:02:12+02:00
Acciona raises nearly €1,000 million for “green” funding for a channel in the US – Florida – United States Acciona has closed €982 million “green” funding to build, operate and maintain a 48-kilometre flood protection canal between North Dakota and Minnesota in the United States for a period of 29 years. This is the first closed “green” financing project in this country specifically aimed at climate change adaptation infrastructure, which achieved a “Baa3” risk rating, within investment grade, by Moody’s, according to the Spanish company’s media in a statement. Acciona and its partners Shikun & Binui and North American Construction Group – participants in the RRVA – have […] Acciona raises nearly €1,000 million for “green” funding for a channel in the US – Florida – United StatesDME GmbH2021-10-15T11:22:29+02:00
Sustainability takes top priority at Carlsbad Aquafarm – California San Diego’s waterways are a source of pride for many of us, but there is a spot in Carlsbad that is providing much more than pretty views. They provide mussels and oysters. Millions and millions of them. In this Earth 8 report, News 8’s Neda Iranpour learns about oysters and what makes them so sustainable. The Carlsbad Aquafarm sits between the Pacific Ocean and I-5, in the calm and fairly clear waters of the Agua Hedionda Lagoon. (LINK). Sustainability takes top priority at Carlsbad Aquafarm – CaliforniaDME GmbH2021-10-14T15:48:54+02:00
‚It can’t happen‘: Out to sea protest warns SA Water its desal plans aren’t welcome – Australia A protest at sea off Port Lincoln has been held to vehemently oppose the South Australian Government’s $90 million plans to build a desalination plant close to the city’s major aquaculture industries. Eight vessels took part as tourism operators and recreational fishers joined commercial fishers to show their opposition to SA Water’s proposed site at Billy Lights Point. The protesters have environmental concerns that hyper saline water discharged from the proposed site will pollute Port Lincoln’s protected and shallow bays, and have a negative impact on surrounding aquaculture farms. ‚It can’t happen‘: Out to sea protest warns SA Water its desal plans aren’t welcome – AustraliaDME GmbH2021-10-13T13:59:54+02:00
50 km pipeline for Kangaroo Island – Australia Installation has begun on the 50 km underground pipeline to connect Kangaroo Island communities with a new seawater desalination plant at Penneshaw. SA Water said the first stage of pipeline construction between Penneshaw and Pelican Lagoon has already commenced, and will continue for the next several months, with regular deliveries of the 375 mm diameter pipes underway via ferry from the mainland. Stage 2 is expected to commence in early 2022 and will include the design and development of the section extending from Middle River water main. 50 km pipeline for Kangaroo Island – AustraliaDME GmbH2021-10-12T15:03:24+02:00
Teams from Unified Command Test Water, Soil at San Onofre in Response to OC Oil Spill – California Officials said Sunday that no oiled wildlife has been located in San Diego County from last weekend’s massive oil spill off the coast of Orange County. Meanwhile, San Diegans can expect to see shoreline cleanup assessment teams and contracted crews in protective gear monitoring, inspecting and cleaning San Diego County beaches. On Sunday, they also conducted water and soil sampling along San Onofre Beach. (LINK). Teams from Unified Command Test Water, Soil at San Onofre in Response to OC Oil Spill – CaliforniaDME GmbH2021-10-11T15:16:46+02:00
This tiny solar-powered factory cleans up dirty water – Sweden The world’s first completely solar-powered beverage micro-factory started its journey in the spring of 2020, when Swedish startup Wayout International waved its container-sized machine goodbye from the port of Norrköping, south of Stockholm. With shipping options already radically reduced by Covid-19, the micro-factory set out across the Baltic, Atlantic and Mediterranean seas, via the Suez Canal, stopping by Saudi Arabia, India and Sri Lanka, landing at last in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. From there, it went by truck through the developing rural landscape, over the Ngorongoro crater wall […] This tiny solar-powered factory cleans up dirty water – SwedenDME GmbH2021-10-10T17:36:34+02:00