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Acwa Power, Veolia and Oman-based Dhofar International Development and Investment Holding Company (DIDIC) has been awarded the Salalah Independent Water Project in Oman

Acwa Power, a major developer and operator of power and desalinated water plants, said its consortium with French water and energy management company Veolia and Oman-based Dhofar International Development and Investment Holding Company (DIDIC) has been awarded the Salalah Independent Water Project in Oman. The project is being procured by Oman Power and Water Procurement Company SAOC (OPWP) under a build-own-operate framework on the back of a 20-year Water Purchase Agreement. Dhofar Desalination Company, the project company, will be owned by Acwa Power, Veolia Middle East and Dhofar International Development & Investment Holding (Didic). The plant, to be located […]

Acwa Power, Veolia and Oman-based Dhofar International Development and Investment Holding Company (DIDIC) has been awarded the Salalah Independent Water Project in Oman2017-12-15T13:50:35+01:00

Jeddah and Makkah region’s water infrastructure to be expanded at a cost of SR9 billion

The Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) signed several contracts aimed at increasing water supply to some governorates in the Makkah region as well as ensuring supply to areas without water at a cost of more than SR9 billion ($2.4 billion). The projects include the construction of the desalination plant in Jeddah (phase 4) with reverse osmosis (RO) at Shoaiba, the transfer of technology and the purchase of produced water through the establishment of a multi-desalination plant at the Shoaiba power and desalination plant, the Shoaiba Mina water transfer system (B). The second phase in Taif, manufacture and supply of […]

Jeddah and Makkah region’s water infrastructure to be expanded at a cost of SR9 billion2017-12-15T13:50:22+01:00

Thermal desal unit planned in Tuticorin power plant – Chennai – India

Thermal power plants are major water guzzlers, exerting tremendous pressure on fresh water resources. So, to find a solution to this complex problem in which one can’t decide between power and water, the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) is advocating the concept of producing their own water with the help of a cheaper and reliable Low Temperature Thermal Desalination (LTTD) technology developed by the Chennai-based National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT). M Rajeevan Nair, secretary, MoES, told Express that the government was planning to use the LTTD technology in all thermal plants located close to the coast. The […]

Thermal desal unit planned in Tuticorin power plant – Chennai – India2017-12-07T09:23:19+01:00

US company Oasys Water to sale forward osmosis (FO) technology IP after cash-flow issue

US company Oasys Water is exploring a sale of its forward osmosis (FO) technology IP after its cash-flow has run dry. The company became a much-needed success story for the niche FO technology, winning numerous industry awards and securing multiple rounds of funding. So what happened? The company was founded in 2008 by Rob McGinnis, developing technology which began at Yale University under Dr Menachem Elimelech. McGinnis then directed technology development as CTO until 2012. The firm closed $10 million in Series A financing in 2009 and raised a further $15 million in Series B funding five years later […]

US company Oasys Water to sale forward osmosis (FO) technology IP after cash-flow issue2017-12-07T08:43:07+01:00

Geothermal energy project also for desalination, MOU signed – Santorini – Greece

… Last week, it was announced that the development of the geothermal fields of (the island of) Santorini and the management of the urban waste of the region goes to PPC Renewables following a Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Deputy Minister of Shipping and Island Policy, Nektarios Santorinis , Mayor of Thera, Anastasios-Nikolaos Zorzos and the CEO of PPC Renewables , Elias Monachia and approved by the Municipal Council of Thira. More specifically, PPC Renewables will undertake the possibility of developing geothermal energy on the island for power generation, heating, cooling, seawater desalination and use for hot springs. […]

Geothermal energy project also for desalination, MOU signed – Santorini – Greece2017-12-07T08:32:10+01:00

LAPSSET Authority to build Kshs 350 million desalination plant in Lamu – Kenya

The LAPSSET Authority has revealed plans to build a Sh 350 million desalination plant in Lamu by next year in a bid to alleviate poor water supply in the county. The desalination plant will be built and completed within 18 months after its launch next year, and is expected to supply at least 3,000 cubic metres of water daily once completed. LAPSSET Authority Director General Sylvester Kasuku made these remarks today in Lamu as he and Authority board members met Lamu County government officials. Kasuku said the authority is currently carrying out a study of where to locate the […]

LAPSSET Authority to build Kshs 350 million desalination plant in Lamu – Kenya2017-12-07T08:23:05+01:00

Peru building Lima’s first desalination plant

A Spanish concessionaire began construction on Lima’s first desalination plant, part of President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski’s bid to increase public spending in water infrastructure. The 308mn-sol (US$95mn) Provisur project in Lima’s Santa María district will benefit 100,000 residents in four seaside districts on the southern outskirts of the capital, state water utility Sedapal said in a statement. The 24-month initiative involves the 400lt/sec desalination plant, 260km of piping, a 180lt/sec sewerage treatment plant and a 780m underwater discharge pipeline, according to Sedapal. The facility will cover the districts of Punta Hermosa, Punta Negra, San Bartolo and Santa María, which […]

Peru building Lima’s first desalination plant2017-12-07T08:15:51+01:00

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) approved a loan of $300 million for the establishment of a water desalination plant in Ain Sokhna – Egypt

… Mamish added that the new contract with EBRD is a result of his last visits to Germany and the U.K.“The loan will be allocated for the project’s feasibility study, the environmental studies and the implementation of the new plant,” Mamish revealed. According to Mamish, EBRD’s directors appreciated the SCZone, placing it among its priorities during the coming period. An alliance of five shipping lines that earlier this year had ceased East Port Said operations in protest of a hike in fees have agreed to return to the port, Mamish said. The SCZone’s head went to Germany for talks […]

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) approved a loan of $300 million for the establishment of a water desalination plant in Ain Sokhna – Egypt2017-12-05T18:07:38+01:00

Desalination Curbs Water Scarcity in Coastal Regions – Iran

A considerable amount of potable water in northern and southern coastal towns is provided by water desalination units, the deputy head of the National Water and Wastewater Engineering Company said. „Some 55 desalination facilities, with a capacity of producing 129,000 cubic meters of water per day, supply water for consumption or irrigation to regions straddling the northern and southern coasts of Iran,“ Ali Asghar Qaneh was also quoted as saying by IRNA on Wednesday. According to the official, the units, completed at an estimated cost of $170 million, have been up and running since 2016. „Plans are in place […]

Desalination Curbs Water Scarcity in Coastal Regions – Iran2017-12-05T18:10:08+01:00

DME e.V. -Prämierung der besten Abschlussarbeiten aus dem Sommersemester 2016

Im vergangenen Sommersemester 2016 wurde zum zweiten Mal eine DME e.V. Studienprämie für die besten Abschlussarbeiten auf den Gebieten der „Entsalzung“, des „Water Reuse“ und der „ZLD“ ausgeschrieben und mit Bewerbungen aus 5 Hochschulen gut angenommen. Die eingesandten Arbeiten wurden von 2 Gutachtern aus dem Vorstand der DME e.V. bewertet und streng vertraulich nach festgelegten Kriterien eingeordnet. Alle Bewerbungen waren dem Themengebiet „Entsalzung“ zuzuordnen und lagen in der Bewertung dicht beieinander. Daher gibt es in diesem Semester drei Gewinner:

Platz 1: Christian Linnartz vom Lehrstuhl für Chemische Verfahrenstechnik von der RWTH Aachen (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Matthias Wessling und Dr.-Ing. Süleyman Yüce)

mit seiner Arbeit zum Thema

„FCDI-Flow-Elektrode […]

DME e.V. -Prämierung der besten Abschlussarbeiten aus dem Sommersemester 20162017-12-05T18:07:29+01:00
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