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Saudi Aramco’s Global-Scale Groundwater Conservation – Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabian national petroleum and natural gas company Saudi Aramco said that water reservoirs far from the Gulf previously required significant quantities of non-potable groundwater for injection to help produce oil. In 1979, the company created a Sea Water Injection Department (SWID) to replace most withdrawals from this source.

Since then, the department has been conducting annual projects to avoid consuming non-potable groundwater while reducing energy consumption and cutting GHG emissions.

Saudi Aramco founded SWID by commissioning the Qurayyah Sea Water Plant (QSWP) and an associated pipeline network. The company […]

Saudi Aramco’s Global-Scale Groundwater Conservation – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2021-02-12T12:36:55+01:00

Is current desalination infra enough to fight Middle East’s water stress? – Middle East

The depletion of natural water sources along with reducing ground-water level has pressurised countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to diversify their water resources, while the influx in population leads to a constant surge in the demand for fresh water.

The scenario has resulted in the rise of desalination projects across the region.

As governments move away from their long-standing reliance on natural water resources, an aggressive development of desalination infrastructure has become inevitable.

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Is current desalination infra enough to fight Middle East’s water stress? – Middle EastDME GmbH2021-02-11T11:01:49+01:00

BMC to set up desalination plant to solve Mumbai’s water woes – India

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will set up a desalination plant with 200 MLD capacity per day to overcome water shortage in Mumbai, an official said on Wednesday.

The standing committee of the civic body has given in-principal approval to set up the desalination plant and for appointment of consultants to prepare a detailed project report, a release issued by the civic body stated.

The committee gave an in-principle approval towards payment of charges worth ₹5.50 crore for preparing a detailed project report and ₹40 lakh for bid documents, […]

BMC to set up desalination plant to solve Mumbai’s water woes – IndiaDME GmbH2021-02-10T15:12:45+01:00

Sections of Monwabisi Beach closed for a week amid desalination plant decommissioning – Cape Town

The City of Cape Town has advised the public sections of Monwabisi Beach will be temporarily closed this week, while contractors undertake the decommissioning of the temporary Monwabisi desalination plant.

The City said the closure, for safety reasons, will take place from today until Saturday, February 13.

“Sections of the beach will be closed during this period, while contractors work on the seaward side to move part of the intake and brine pipelines.

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Sections of Monwabisi Beach closed for a week amid desalination plant decommissioning – Cape TownDME GmbH2021-02-12T12:24:24+01:00

UraMin proposes new idea on Namibian desalination plant – Namibia

Uranium producer UraMin-Areva Resources Namibia has proposed that the Namibian government expand a desalination plant currently being built by the company instead of building a second one, The Namibian reports.

The mining company, a subsidiary of the French energy giant Areva, recently submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Agriculture, proposing that “the Ministry weigh the potential advantages of co-operation in the current plant before proceeding with the second one”.

“Not only is the current plant near completion, but its expansion will cost a fraction of building […]

UraMin proposes new idea on Namibian desalination plant – NamibiaDME GmbH2021-02-08T15:44:59+01:00

Drones play „huge role“ in planning, analysis of construction programme – Saudi Arabia

ACCIONA, a Spanish multinational conglomerate that develops and manages infrastructure and renewable energy projects, has embraced the digital twin technology, building information modeling (BIM), and drones for its desalination, tunnelling, mining, and metro projects.

Talking to Construction Week about how digitisation has changed the game for the company, Jesús Sancho, ACCIONA Middle East’s managing director, said: “There are two or three things that have passed in the last few years. The adoption of technology has improved energy efficiency per cubic meter of water.
“It has also helped in reducing the consumption of energy, […]

Drones play „huge role“ in planning, analysis of construction programme – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2021-02-07T16:37:01+01:00

A $5-billion water project could drill through Anza-Borrego park. Is it a pipe dream? – California

It would be arguably the most ambitious public works project in San Diego history.

The envisioned pipeline would carry Colorado River water more than 130 miles from the Imperial Valley — through the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, tunneling under the Cuyamaca Mountains, and passing through the Cleveland National Forest — to eventually connect with a water-treatment plant in San Marcos.

An alternative route would run through the desert to the south, boring under Mt. Laguna before emptying into the San Vicente Reservoir in Lakeside.

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A $5-billion water project could drill through Anza-Borrego park. Is it a pipe dream? – CaliforniaDME GmbH2021-02-06T15:08:49+01:00

Marina East’s new desalination plant can produce 30 million gallons of fresh drinking water daily – Singapore

The plant can produce 30 million gallons of potable water daily, meeting 7 per cent of our daily demand.

This is also the first desalination plant that can treat both seawater and rainwater.

During dry periods, this plant will treat freshwater from Marina Reservoir which is less energy-intensive than treating seawater. This is also more cost-saving.

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Marina East’s new desalination plant can produce 30 million gallons of fresh drinking water daily – SingaporeDME GmbH2021-02-05T10:48:59+01:00

Singapore’s first large-scale desalination plant capable of treating both seawater and freshwater opens – Singapore

National water agency PUB and Keppel officially opened Singapore’s first large-scale dual-mode desalination plant on Thursday (Feb 4).

The Keppel Marina East Desalination Plant, which is located at Marina East, can treat seawater, as well as freshwater drawn from the Marina Reservoir, depending on the prevailing weather conditions. 

Singapore’s first large-scale desalination plant capable of treating both seawater and freshwater opens – SingaporeDME GmbH2021-02-04T15:06:16+01:00

Stage-1 clearance granted for desal plant inside Koonimedu forest – Chennai – India

CHENNAI: The Regional Empowered Committee of Union Environment Ministry has granted stage-1 clearance for construction of a desalination plant inside Koonimedu forest area in Villupuram district.

The decision was taken at a recently held meeting in Chennai. Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board (TWAD) will construct the plant in an area of 16 hectares.

Official documents available with Express shows it’s a plant with a capacity of 72.06 million litres per day (MLD) to cater to drinking water needs of 692 villages as well as the needs […]

Stage-1 clearance granted for desal plant inside Koonimedu forest – Chennai – IndiaDME GmbH2021-02-03T20:39:45+01:00