Gradiant Expands into Australia with Acquisition of CRS Water – Australia Gradiant today announced its acquisition of Sydney based CRS Water Pty. Ltd, marking the company’s expansion into Australia. The acquisition enables Gradiant to leverage its proprietary technologies and strong financing capabilities alongside CRS’s project delivery expertise, access to industrial customers, and relationships with leading contractors, corporations and municipalities, facilitating access to Australia’s burgeoning water market. Bill Kelly, the managing director and founder of CRS Water will continue to lead the company for a two-year transitional period. (LINK). Gradiant Expands into Australia with Acquisition of CRS Water – AustraliaDME GmbH2020-03-16T15:15:33+01:00
Poseidon desal plant gets fresh analysis, but coronavirus delays Friday meeting – California A water board staff report prepared for the meeting provides apparent justification for the board to approve the project, but it also notes the board may disagree and request a revision. Poseidon Water needs just two more permits to go forward — one from the water board and then one from the Coastal Commission The workshop planned for Friday was to follow up a similar session held in December. At that meeting, several key issues continued to concern some board members, who […] Poseidon desal plant gets fresh analysis, but coronavirus delays Friday meeting – CaliforniaDME GmbH2020-03-14T15:19:24+01:00
System achieves new level of efficiency in harnessing sunlight to make fresh potable water from seawater – Cambridge A completely passive solar-powered desalination system developed by researchers at MIT and in China could provide more than 1.5 gallons of fresh drinking water per hour for every square meter of solar collecting area. Such systems could potentially serve off-grid arid coastal areas to provide an efficient, low-cost water source. The system uses multiple layers of flat solar evaporators and condensers, lined up in a vertical array and topped with transparent aerogel insulation. It is described in a paper appearing today […] System achieves new level of efficiency in harnessing sunlight to make fresh potable water from seawater – CambridgeDME GmbH2020-03-13T15:29:54+01:00
New initiative to strengthen water desalination sector in Oman – Oman France-headquartered resource management specialist, Veolia, has joined forces with Oman’s Sembcorp Salalah Power and Water Company, and Sohar Operation Services, to launch an apprenticeship initiative aimed at elevating the quality of talent entering Oman’s desalination sector. The nine-month programme will include theoretical learning within a classroom environment as well as on-the-job training for Omani mechanical and electrical engineering graduates from the Sultan Qaboos University and the Salalah Technology College. The apprenticeship programme is certified by the Ministry of Manpower in […] New initiative to strengthen water desalination sector in Oman – OmanDME GmbH2020-03-12T19:25:44+01:00
U.S.-Israel consortium launches $21.4 million initiative to develop water-energy technologies Northwestern University and BGN Technologies, the technology transfer company of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), announced today the initiation of a U.S.-Israel consortium led by both universities for the development of new technologies to solve global water challenges. The multi-institutional, international program, called the Collaborative Water-Energy Research Center (CoWERC), has a total budget of $21.4 million, including a $9.2 million grant over 5 years from the U.S. Department of Energy and Israel’s Ministry of Energy together with the Israel Innovation Authority. CoWERC is part of […] U.S.-Israel consortium launches $21.4 million initiative to develop water-energy technologiesDME GmbH2020-03-11T18:24:09+01:00
Desalinating water with mobile solar-powered devices – United Kingdom Researchers from the University of Bath have developed a new desalination process that could become an ideal solution for remote locations affected by natural disasters. The research team has developed a prototype of a 3D-printed desalination system that is driven by AC electricity. They describe it as a low-energy system with no moving parts. The system combines cationic diodes based on Nafion ionomer-coated microhole array substrates with an anion conducting membrane. Nafion is a synthetic polymer with ionic properties that is […] Desalinating water with mobile solar-powered devices – United KingdomDME GmbH2020-03-10T15:31:09+01:00
ACWA Power signs agreements worth up to USD 2.5bn with Uzbekistan – Uzbekistan Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power has announced that it has signed three new strategic agreements with the Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan to amplify power generation and develop technical expertise. The agreements could potentially be worth up to $2.5 billion. According to a statement from ACWA Power, the agreements include a 25 year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) – with a total investment value of $1.2 billion – for a 1500 MW Combined Cycle Gas-Turbine (CCGT) power plant; an Implementation Agreement worth $550 million-$1.1 billion for the […] ACWA Power signs agreements worth up to USD 2.5bn with Uzbekistan – UzbekistanDME GmbH2020-03-09T15:27:32+01:00
MEDRC and USAID announces desalination innovation drive – Oman In partnership with USAID, MEDRC has launched an international call for research proposals in a bid to spur innovation in small scale desalination technologies. To engage the broadest possible community of researchers and innovators from across the world, MEDRC’s desalination innovation strategy has two approaches – an innovation inducement prize called the ‘Oman Humanitarian Desalination Challenge’ carrying a $700,000 cash prize, and the international research call announced today with support from USAID. The Oman Humanitarian Desalination Challenge Prize is […] MEDRC and USAID announces desalination innovation drive – OmanDME GmbH2020-03-08T19:08:54+01:00
Multimillion-dollar contract to run El Segundo water recycling plant again awarded without bidding – California Continuing a practice started in the 1990s, the West Basin Municipal Water District has again bypassed competitive bidding in awarding a multimillion-dollar contract to operate its wastewater treatment facility in El Segundo. The district board recently renewed a five-year contract worth roughly $13 million a year to Suez Water Environmental Services to run the award-winning plant. Since 2016, Suez has earned roughly $61 million on the deal with West Basin. Suez — and before that United Water, which Suez purchased in 2000 […] Multimillion-dollar contract to run El Segundo water recycling plant again awarded without bidding – CaliforniaDME GmbH2020-03-07T22:06:42+01:00
Maestas: Poseidon Desalination Would Worsen Environmental Injustice in Orange County – California What would California be without the beach? I grew up in Irvine with an awareness of how fortunate we are to live near the ocean. As a child, my parents and babysitters took me and my brother to Corona Del Mar and Newport Beach frequently during the summer. I have many happy memories of enjoying the waves at “our beaches” while bodysurfing, building sandcastles, and seeing fish, anemones, sandcrabs, dolphins and jellyfish! We also took school field trips to Crystal Cove to learn about the […] Maestas: Poseidon Desalination Would Worsen Environmental Injustice in Orange County – CaliforniaDME GmbH2020-03-06T11:05:51+01:00