Inge Wins Contract to Supply UF technology for Oman’s Sea Water Desalination Plant – Oman a German company specialising in ultrafiltration (UF) technology – received a contract to supply its UF solutions as part of a sea water desalination project in Oman commissioned by Al Asilah Desalination Company Saoc + Opwp. Although not specified in the original tender, the system integrator for the project, Doosan, ultimately decided to use UF instead of conventional methods such as sand filters because they were so impressed by UF’s superior reliability, longer lifetime and better membrane maintenance. Having spent many years cooperating with inge on a number of […] Inge Wins Contract to Supply UF technology for Oman’s Sea Water Desalination Plant – OmanDME GmbH2018-10-16T22:42:04+02:00
Kinmen County completes desalination plant expansion – Kinmen – China Taiwan’s outlying Kinmen County celebrated on Monday the completion of an expansion of a local desalination plant that should help increase freshwater supplies and ease the threat of water shortages in the island county. Speaking at the celebration ceremony, Kinmen County government secretary-general Lin Te-kung (林德恭) said the expanded plant will contribute significantly to supplying the county’s water needs. According to the Water Resources Agency (WRA), the facility is expected to supply 4,000 cubic meters of freshwater per day, up from its daily production […] Kinmen County completes desalination plant expansion – Kinmen – ChinaDME GmbH2018-10-15T23:28:41+02:00
Saudi Arabia expected to award mega desalination project in Q4 – Rabigh – Saudi Saudi Arabia’s state-owned Water and Electricity Company (WEC) is expected to sign the development agreement for its $150 million Rabigh 3 Independent Water Project (IWP), located at Rabigh on the Red Sea coast, in the fourth quarter of 2018, a source told Thomson Reuters Projects. The project involves the development, financing, procurement, implementation, operation and maintenance of a 600,000 cubic metres (m3)/day reverse osmosis desalination plant expandable to 1,200,000 m3/day, according to an August 2017 press statement posted on WEC’s website. (LINK). Saudi Arabia expected to award mega desalination project in Q4 – Rabigh – SaudiDME GmbH2018-10-14T22:00:41+02:00
Minister: Trade volume between Egypt, France hits USD 1.459 billion in 8 months – Egypt The volume of trade exchange between Egypt and France hit 1.4 billion dollars during the first eight months of 2018, including 460-million-dollar exports and 999-million-dollar imports, Trade and Industry Minister Amr Nassar said on Saturday 13/10/2018. This came at a meeting that Nassar held with French Ambassador in Cairo Stéphane Romatet to discuss future economic relations between both countries and current French investments in Egypt. (LINK). Minister: Trade volume between Egypt, France hits USD 1.459 billion in 8 months – EgyptDME GmbH2018-10-13T22:44:31+02:00
‘Rural Sindh needs innovative safe drinking water projects’ – Sindh – Pakistan “Rural Sindh needs innovative safe drinking water provision projects and provision of potable water is crucial to saving the future of people residing in rural Sindh” These views were expressed by speakers in the inaugural ceremony of a solar powered water supply project and a desalination project. The twin projects were launched for village BhagatMallu Ram and surrounding dwellers by United Energy Pakistan (UEP). They are being implemented by Association for Water, Applied Education & Renewable Energy (AWARE). (LINK). ‘Rural Sindh needs innovative safe drinking water projects’ – Sindh – PakistanDME GmbH2018-10-13T06:54:15+02:00
Chile and Peru see desal as the solution to water scarcity – Peru – Chile Authorities from Chile and Peru highlighted the advance of desalination projects in the two countries, stating that these plants will become more important in the coming years due to ongoing water scarcity, which is expected to worsen due to climate change. During a congress held by the Latin American desalination and water reutilization association (Aladyr) in Santiago, Chile’s public works undersecretary, Lucas Palacios, highlighted that the country has high potential for desalination projects, due to its extensive coastline and the fact that many of its major cities are close to the sea. Chile and Peru see desal as the solution to water scarcity – Peru – ChileDME GmbH2018-10-12T08:31:11+02:00
Desal consultant speaking to Swansea Water District Oct. 15 – Maryland – United State A consultant from Maryland is expected to arrive to speak to the Swansea Water District Board of Commissioners to discuss the desalination issues on Oct. 15. Acting Superintendent Jeffrey Sutherland noted that Watek Engineering has extensive background in desalination, including brackish water. In addition another firm AECOM is also being consulted. The desalination plant had difficulties this summer mostly due to the high salinity at the intake. The reverse osmosis filters were unable to handle the high salinity. (LINK). Desal consultant speaking to Swansea Water District Oct. 15 – Maryland – United StateDME GmbH2018-10-10T22:34:35+02:00
Why Environmental Groups Are Salty on Corpus Christi’s Pricey Desalination Plan – Corpus Christi – Texas Having tried little else to save its water supply, Corpus Christi is considering an option that no other Texas city has embraced: seawater desalination. The strategy has long been considered a far-in-the-future option because of its cost, logistical challenges and environmental side effects. Nonetheless, Corpus is plunging ahead in the hopes of diversifying its water supply, which consists entirely of three shallow surface water lakes that rapidly shrink during droughts. City officials argue that desalination would provide an uninterruptible supply of water for the city’s growing port and industrial […] Why Environmental Groups Are Salty on Corpus Christi’s Pricey Desalination Plan – Corpus Christi – TexasDME GmbH2018-10-09T22:45:46+02:00
Latin America’s largest desalination plant – Atacama – Chile A project to build the largest seawater desalination plant in Latin America has been approved by the Chilean Environmental Assessment Commission. The plant will be constructed in the Atacama region of northern Chile at a cost of about US$500 million and it will have the capacity to process up to 2,630 litres of water per second. It will also have its own source of solar energy (100MW), a substation and a 600,000m3-capacity water reservoir. (LINK). Latin America’s largest desalination plant – Atacama – ChileDME GmbH2018-10-08T21:05:30+02:00
Israel received bids to build world’s biggest desalination plant – Soreq – Israel Israel on Sunday said it had received bids from seven groups to build the world’s largest desalination plant, which will be able to produce about 200 million cubic meters of water a year. The tender, still in its early stages, is for a new desalination plant in the area of Soreq in central Israel, the Finance Ministry said in a statement. There is another desalination facility that already operates at the site. (LINK). Israel received bids to build world’s biggest desalination plant – Soreq – IsraelDME GmbH2018-10-08T14:40:02+02:00