Oman Humanitarian Desalination Challenge 2020 kicks off – Oman MUSCAT, FEB 23 – MEDRC announced on Sunday the opening of team registration for this year’s Oman Humanitarian Desalination Challenge Prize Competition. The Competition is a global water prize that looks to award $700,000 to the person or team that can invent a small, cheap and easy to use desalination device that would enable people in emergency situations to single handedly purify salty or contaminated water to a safe drinking standard. Today’s announcement comes after MEDRC has completed the […] Oman Humanitarian Desalination Challenge 2020 kicks off – OmanDME GmbH2020-02-24T15:03:34+01:00
Device inspired by mangroves could help clear up flood water – Britain A novel approach to removing salt from water, inspired by mangrove trees, has been revealed by researchers who say the system could offer an unusual approach to clearing up flood water. Mangroves, like other trees, employ a system of water transport: it is thought evaporation of moisture from their leaves produces a negative pressure in their water-conducting tissues that helps to draw water into their roots and up their trunks. This transport relies on surface tension, the fact that water molecules […] Device inspired by mangroves could help clear up flood water – BritainDME GmbH2020-02-23T06:54:28+01:00
Saudi Arabia to invest $110bn in Al Jafura unconventional gas field – Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia’s oil giant Aramco is planning to invest $110 billion (Dh404bn) to develop unconventional gas reserves in the Al Jafura field in the eastern region of the kingdom, the state-run news agency reported on Saturday. Development of the field is expected to generate over a period of 22 years a net income of $8.6 billion annually for the government and contribute an estimated $20bn to the country’s gross domestic product, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said, according to Saudi Press Agency (SPA). Saudi Arabia to invest $110bn in Al Jafura unconventional gas field – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2020-02-22T21:25:33+01:00
EPA admin addresses plan to protect clean water in US – United States The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has outlined its plan to protect America’s clean water supply, but clean water advocates are warning of the dangers of said plans. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler says he’s looking overseas for inspiration on how to protect the country’s clean water. “They recycle between 88% and 94% of their water. Here in the U.S., we only recycle 6%. We can learn a lot from them,” Wheeler said of Israel. (LINK). EPA admin addresses plan to protect clean water in US – United StatesDME GmbH2020-02-21T14:17:33+01:00
Possible Water Board hearing on desalination plant is nearing – California Those supporting Poseidon Water’s plans to build a saltwater-to-freshwater conversion factory on the Huntington Beach coast certainly hoped the desalination project would be moving forward in earnest by now. A December 2019 vote on the desalination plant was put off, however, and Poseidon would have to wait a few more months before knowing whether it would be allowed to go forward with its ambitious $1 billion project. Members of the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board are expected to make […] Possible Water Board hearing on desalination plant is nearing – CaliforniaDME GmbH2020-02-20T17:12:21+01:00
East Port Said water desalination plant reaches 95% completion – Egypt Construction of East Port Said water desalination plant has reached 95% completion, head of East Port Said City Authority Alaa Manei said. The desalination plant will have a capacity of 150,000 cubic metres per day, with plans to be expanded in the future to a capacity of 250,000 cubic metres per day to serve about 500,000 people, he added in a statement on Tuesday. (LINK) East Port Said water desalination plant reaches 95% completion – EgyptDME GmbH2020-02-19T20:42:07+01:00
Drought remains ‚diabolical‘ for most of NSW – Australia More than 99 per cent of the state remains in drought, despite record rainfall in Sydney which will see the desalination plant switched off next month and water restrictions wound back. As Sydney recovers from the worst drought on record, the situation is still „diabolical“ for most of the state, in what is likely to create tensions in the Coalition ahead of the May budget. Data presented to the government this week shows 99.4 per cent of NSW is still in drought, […] Drought remains ‚diabolical‘ for most of NSW – AustraliaDME GmbH2020-02-18T16:06:48+01:00
Engie consortium preferred bidder for Saudi Yanbu project – Saudi Arabia Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC) has announced that a consortium comprising French multinational utility group Engie and local water desalination company Mowah has emerged the preferred bidder to build a major desalination plant in the Yanbu region of Saudi Arabia. One of the kingdom’s ambitious projects, Yanbu-4 IWP will be using reverse osmosis (RO) seawater desalination technology and on completion will boast a potable water capacity of up to 450,000 cu m per day, stated SWPC (formerly Saudi Water & Electricity Company). As per the deal, the […] Engie consortium preferred bidder for Saudi Yanbu project – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2020-02-17T15:21:58+01:00
Jolo named MinDA priority development area – Philippines THE MINDANAO Development Authority (MinDA) has identified Jolo, the capital of Sulu province, as a priority development area after Taraka town in Lanao del Sur. “We will come up with a comprehensive proposal and present it to the President,” MinDA Chairperson Emmanuel F. Piñol said in a statement Friday. The development program will be similar to the one recently launched in Taraka, which involves the establishment of model learning centers mainly for agricultural livelihood activities. Among the key sectors eyed […] Jolo named MinDA priority development area – PhilippinesDME GmbH2020-02-16T20:05:10+01:00
Kenya Installs the First Solar Plant That Transforms Ocean Water Into Drinking Water – Kenya Water should not be luxury product, but still in these modern times, one out of nine people doesn’t have access to clean drinking water. This main issue here is that only around 4% of earth’s water sources are rivers, lakes and drinkable water, the rest is comprised of oceans with salty water. These are all alarming statistics, but luckily in many such places around the world things are starting to improve thanks to new technologies. (LINK). Kenya Installs the First Solar Plant That Transforms Ocean Water Into Drinking Water – KenyaDME GmbH2020-02-15T21:08:30+01:00