Financial close reached for giant $870m UAE desalination plant – UAE Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC), a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Power Corporation (ADPower) and Saudi-based ACWA Power have confirmed the successful financial closing of the world’s largest reverse osmosis desalination plant. The new plant will be located at the Taweelah power and water desalination complex in Abu Dhabi, with completion expected in 2022. A partnership of Abu Dhabi Power Corporation and Mubadala Investment Company holds a 60 percent equity interest in the Taweelah project with the remaining 40 percent held by […] Financial close reached for giant $870m UAE desalination plant – UAEDME GmbH2019-10-25T13:31:53+02:00
World’s largest reverse osmosis desalination project to open in Abu Dhabi in 2022 – United Arab Emirates Emirates Water and Electricity Company, EWEC – a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Power Corporation – and ACWA Power – the Saudi-based developer, investor and operator of power generation and desalinated water plants – have confirmed the successful financial closing of the world’s largest reverse osmosis desalination plant. The new plant will be located at the Taweelah power and water desalination complex in Abu Dhabi, with completion expected in 2022. A partnership of Abu Dhabi Power Corporation and Mubadala Investment Company holds a […] World’s largest reverse osmosis desalination project to open in Abu Dhabi in 2022 – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2019-10-25T00:54:39+02:00
BHP to take US$780M hit on renewable move – Chile The company announced four new renewable power agreements for the Escondida and Spence operations. It is part of BHP’s goal to shift to 100% renewable energy at the mines from the mid-2020s. „These new renewable energy contracts will increase flexibility for our power portfolio and will ensure security of supply for our operations, while also reducing costs and displacing CO2 emissions,“ BHP Minerals Americas president Daniel Malchuk said. (LINK). BHP to take US$780M hit on renewable move – ChileDME GmbH2019-10-23T14:59:55+02:00
U.S. EPA to Provide $585 Million for Climate-Resilient Huntington Beach Seawater Desalination Plant – United States Poseidon Water released the following statement in response to today’s announcement that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has selected the proposed Huntington Beach Desalination Project to apply for $585 million in credit assistance under the federal government’s Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA). „We are pleased by the U.S. EPA’s acknowledgment that the Huntington Beach Desalination Project is an environmentally sound, regionally significant project that will produce clean, safe drinking water and high-quality jobs,“ said Poseidon Water CEO Carlos Riva. U.S. EPA to Provide $585 Million for Climate-Resilient Huntington Beach Seawater Desalination Plant – United StatesDME GmbH2019-10-22T21:24:05+02:00
South Sinai to introduce ZLD plants beginning with Sharm El Sheikh – Egypt South Sinai contemplates introducing water treatment plants operating in the Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) system in parallel to adding more desalination plants while improving the efficiency of existing ones. For that purpose, Chairman of South Sinai Water Company Abdel Hamid Ahmed Hamdy met with Minister of Military Production Mohamed Said al-Assar and CEO of International Desalination and Water Treatment (LLC) (IDWT) Nabil al-Maraghy. Hamdy said the governorate plans to build a ZLD water treatment plant in Sharm El […] South Sinai to introduce ZLD plants beginning with Sharm El Sheikh – EgyptDME GmbH2019-10-21T22:54:05+02:00
EWEC, ACWA Power announce financial closing of world’s largest RO desalination project – Duabi Emirates Water and Electricity Company, EWEC, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Power Corporation, ADPower, and Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power have announced the successful financial closing of the world’s largest reverse osmosis desalination plant. The new plant will be located at the Taweelah power and water desalination complex in Abu Dhabi, with completion expected in 2022. ADPower and Mubadala Investment Company hold a 60% equity interest in the Taweelah project while ACWA Power holds the remaining 40%. The project is to cost […] EWEC, ACWA Power announce financial closing of world’s largest RO desalination project – DuabiDME GmbH2019-10-20T18:13:51+02:00
Work on a third desalination plant in Nemmeli to begin by October-end – Asia Work on constructing a third desalination plant at Nemmeli, along East Coast Road, is set to begin by the month-end. The new plant, with a capacity to treat 150 million litres of sea water a day (mld), will come up on a 10.5-acre space on the same premises as the earlier 100-mld plant. Metrowater officials said materials had been sought for the work to commence. The new plant too will employ the reverse osmosis process. But it will have additional components in the […] Work on a third desalination plant in Nemmeli to begin by October-end – AsiaDME GmbH2019-10-18T09:32:02+02:00
Q&A with research director of $100-million program to develop new sources for usable water – United States Late last month, the U.S. Department of Energy announced a $100 million research grant to the National Alliance for Water Innovation (NAWI) to lead an Energy-Water Desalination Hub. Meagan Mauter, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, is NAWI’s research director. The five-year project will research and develop cost-competitive and energy-efficient technologies to desalinate nontraditional water sources for diverse end uses from agriculture to municipal drinking water. “Desalination” in this project is much broader than removing salt from seawater. It includes removing contaminants – many of which […] Q&A with research director of $100-million program to develop new sources for usable water – United StatesDME GmbH2019-10-18T00:40:54+02:00
Metito to showcase desalination expertise at top Dubai event – UAE Metito, the multinational global provider of intelligent water management solutions, is set to showcase its expertise in the field of desalination and water reuse at the International Desalination Association (IDA) World Congress 2019 to be held in Dubai. One of the world’s most anticipated and prestigious desalination and water reuse event, IDA is bringing together leading global experts in desalination and water reuse to share their knowledge, expertise and latest technologies in this field. Through this event, IDA aims to […] Metito to showcase desalination expertise at top Dubai event – UAEDME GmbH2019-10-16T19:03:28+02:00
American Water bids for one of the largest municipal utilities in the U.S. – America Camden-based American Water could acquire one of the largest municipal-owned water utilities in the country after confirming it’s one of 17 companies bidding to buy JEA in Jacksonville, Florida. If American Water, the largest publicly traded water utility in the country, is successful in acquiring JEA’s water utilities, it would be one of its largest municipal deals to date, adding 357,000 water customers and 279,000 sewer customers to the 3.4 million its regulated utility business already serves. The deal would also […] American Water bids for one of the largest municipal utilities in the U.S. – AmericaDME GmbH2019-10-15T18:16:19+02:00