UAE startup Manhat hopes solar stills can help solve Gulf’s water crisis – United Arab Emirates For Dr Saeed Alhassan, it was when a half-full water bottle sitting in a car overnight six years ago developed water droplets on its previously dry inner surfaces. Manhat, his Abu-Dhabi based startup that discovery inspired now hopes to address a global water market predicted to be worth over $900 billion by 2023, and potentially the worsening problem of freshwater scarcity in the Gulf and other regions. “When I observed the bottle the next day, the inner surface had significant water droplets,” he told Arab News. UAE startup Manhat hopes solar stills can help solve Gulf’s water crisis – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2021-11-03T14:37:41+01:00
Morocco Has 149 Large Dams with Capacity Exceeding 19 Bln m3 – Morocco These facilities also include nine desalination plants producing 147 million m3 annually, as well as thousands of wells to extract groundwater. Allowing citizens to enjoy continuity of drinking water and meet the water needs related to agriculture, irrigation, industry and renewable energy, he explained in response to a question in the House of Representatives. The Minister also reviewed the various programs in which Morocco is engaged in water management, including the irrigation of one million hectares, the construction of dams, the supply of drinking water in rural areas, the […] Morocco Has 149 Large Dams with Capacity Exceeding 19 Bln m3 – MoroccoDME GmbH2021-11-02T15:18:37+01:00
2021Acciona ramps up Saudi Arabia’s Shuqaiq 3 desalination plant to full production – Saudi Arabia ACCIONA has achieved a key milestone in the construction of the Shuqaiq 3 desalination plant, ramping up production during final testing to full capacity of 450m liters of potable water per day, enough to meet the needs of two million people. The new desalination plant, by the Red Sea, is one of the largest to be built in Saudi Arabia and is already supplying the water network of Abha and Jizan in the southwest of the country, an extremely dry region. The plant is equipped with energy-efficient Sea Water […] 2021Acciona ramps up Saudi Arabia’s Shuqaiq 3 desalination plant to full production – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2021-10-31T14:20:39+01:00
Morocco to Build Large Desalination Plant in Dakhla – Morocco Rabat- A group of French businessmen visited Dakhla on Tuesday and held a meeting with local officials to discuss investment opportunities in the southern Moroccan city. The director of the Regional Investment Center (CRI) of Dakhla, Mounir Houari, told the group of French businessmen of the Moroccan government’s plans to construct a large desalination plant to supply irrigation water to 5,000 hectares of crops. According to local sources quoted in converging reports, the new desalination plant will be built in Dajla, an area that will also “have two logistics […] Morocco to Build Large Desalination Plant in Dakhla – MoroccoDME GmbH2021-10-31T08:20:54+01:00
California should create more water — much more – California l’d write one every day if it meant ending our water woes. But it tells you everything you need to know about California’s dire water situation — that the atmospheric river that recently pummeled Northern California and other parts of the state doesn’t even begin to make a dent in our drought. And it highlights the urgency for California to create more water. Much more. California currently manufactures far less drought-resilient freshwater than other similarly arid regions. (LINK). California should create more water — much more – CaliforniaDME GmbH2021-10-30T15:15:58+02:00
Government reactivates the seawater desalination plant in Zeralda -ALGERIA The announcement was made on October 27th, 2021 by Algerian Minister of Water Resources and Water Security, Karim Hasni. By relaunching the seawater desalination plant of Zeralda, the government of Algeria relieves in a direct way 65 000 people in the city of Algiers. According to the Algerian authorities, the rehabilitated plant is capable of supplying 10,000 m3 of drinking water per day. (LINK). Government reactivates the seawater desalination plant in Zeralda -ALGERIADME GmbH2021-10-29T13:32:06+02:00
Water-Poor Egypt Eyes Increase in Desalination Capacity in 5 Years – Egypt Egypt is worried about its supply of fresh water. To help deal with the problem, it is offering financial assistance to private companies to build 17 new desalination factories over the next 5 years. The process of desalination removes salt from water. The new factories will increase water desalination in the country by 300 percent. They will operate with solar energy. (LINK). Water-Poor Egypt Eyes Increase in Desalination Capacity in 5 Years – EgyptDME GmbH2021-10-28T10:58:06+02:00
EGYPT: in search of French investment in desalination and sustainable mobility – Egypt Mostafa Madbouly was on a mission of seduction in Paris. During this visit, the Egyptian Prime Minister met with his French counterpart Jean Castex at Matignon, as well as with the Mouvement des Entreprises de France (MEDEF) at the Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE). With the French employers, Mostafa Madbouly discussed investment opportunities in Egypt, particularly in the water sector. The Egyptian government is committed to a plan to exploit unconventional water resources, including desalination for the supply of its population and agriculture. EGYPT: in search of French investment in desalination and sustainable mobility – EgyptDME GmbH2021-10-27T15:21:36+02:00
HK desalination plant expected to be completed on schedule – Hong kong The construction of a desalination plant in Hong Kong designed to expand water supplies in the special administrative region is expected to finish and put into use in 2023, the project engineers said on Tuesday. The Tseung Kwan O desalination plant, built with a water production capacity of 135,000 cubic metres per day, can meet 5 percent of Hong Kong’s current fresh water demand, said Lee Kwun-chung, chief engineer from the Water Supplies Department of the Hong Kong SAR. After its entry into service, it will be the first […] HK desalination plant expected to be completed on schedule – Hong kongDME GmbH2021-10-26T14:34:59+02:00
Marubeni and Taqa finalise contracts for Saudi Aramco power and water project – Saudi Arabia Japan’s Marubeni and Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa) have signed the final contracts and reached financial close for the project to develop a cogeneration power and water desalination project for Saudi Aramco The Tanajib cogeneration power and steam component will have a power capacity of 940MW and a steam capacity of 1,084 tonnes per hour of steam. The desalination plant will have a capacity of 5.25 million imperial gallons a day (MIGD). Marubeni and Taqa signed a water and energy conversion agreement for the greenfield industrial facility on 15 September, according […] Marubeni and Taqa finalise contracts for Saudi Aramco power and water project – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2021-10-25T14:15:48+02:00