Average Palestinian consumes 87 litres of water per day – Palestine The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the Palestinian Water Authority (PWA) and the Palestinian Meteorological Department have disclosed that the average Palestinian consumes 87.3 litres of water per day. This rate has reached 90.5 litres per day in the West Bank, according to joint statistics issued by the three institutions, while recording an improvement in recent years following the completion of water projects that have been able to boost the water resources and reduce waste. Currently in Gaza, the per capita share has […] Average Palestinian consumes 87 litres of water per day – PalestineDME GmbH2020-03-21T15:29:18+01:00
TAQA revenue stays stable at $4.79bn in 2019 – Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA), a leading global energy company with operations in 11 countries, said the total group revenues were stable at Dh17.6 billion ($4.79 billion) in 2019 (down 1% versus 2018). It said the group had achieved strong operational performance for the year with increased production levels across its businesses: power, water, oil and gas. „This helped ensure continued financial profitability for the group for a third consecutive year, despite more challenging market conditions for the oil and gas industry,“ the company […] TAQA revenue stays stable at $4.79bn in 2019 – Abu DhabiDME GmbH2020-03-20T11:10:26+01:00
South Chennai to get water from alternative sources – India Chennai Metrowater is drawing additional water from Chembarambakkam reservoir to maintain piped water supply in south Chennai to offset the gap in distribution following the shutdown of the desalination plant in Nemmeli. The water agency stopped supply from the desalination plant since Tuesday. The plant has a capacity to supply 100 million litres a day to various parts of south Chennai. It has, however, resumed piped water supply with alternative sources from waterbodies in Chembarambakkam and Veeranam. South Chennai to get water from alternative sources – IndiaDME GmbH2020-03-19T15:10:05+01:00
Coronavirus: Slice of $100m budget can fix Krowor desalination plant – NDC to Akufo-Addo – Ghana The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to allocate part of his $100 million coronavirus budget in making the water desalination plant in Krowor operational again. The scarcity of water in the area has become a nightmare amidst the outbreak of the covid-19 pandemic. A statement issued by the constituency chairman, Willinda Bortey Wradi said the acute water shortage within Nungua, Teshie, among others makes nonsense of the WHO safety recommendations of regular handwashing as a […] Coronavirus: Slice of $100m budget can fix Krowor desalination plant – NDC to Akufo-Addo – GhanaDME GmbH2020-03-18T15:41:53+01:00
Covid-19: Handwashing is ‘not a threat‘ to Cape Town’s water supply Cape Town – The City of Cape Town has said residents must continue washing their hands in a bid to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic and not to worry that it might be a threat to the water supply. This comes as the weekly dams level statistics were released on Monday, showing that dams supplying the Cape metro have declined by 1,3% over the past week (9 March – 15 March 2020) to 61,3% of total capacity. Mayco member for water […] Covid-19: Handwashing is ‘not a threat‘ to Cape Town’s water supplyDME GmbH2020-03-17T14:57:23+01:00
Gradiant Expands into Australia with Acquisition of CRS Water – Australia Gradiant today announced its acquisition of Sydney based CRS Water Pty. Ltd, marking the company’s expansion into Australia. The acquisition enables Gradiant to leverage its proprietary technologies and strong financing capabilities alongside CRS’s project delivery expertise, access to industrial customers, and relationships with leading contractors, corporations and municipalities, facilitating access to Australia’s burgeoning water market. Bill Kelly, the managing director and founder of CRS Water will continue to lead the company for a two-year transitional period. (LINK). Gradiant Expands into Australia with Acquisition of CRS Water – AustraliaDME GmbH2020-03-16T15:15:33+01:00
Poseidon desal plant gets fresh analysis, but coronavirus delays Friday meeting – California A water board staff report prepared for the meeting provides apparent justification for the board to approve the project, but it also notes the board may disagree and request a revision. Poseidon Water needs just two more permits to go forward — one from the water board and then one from the Coastal Commission The workshop planned for Friday was to follow up a similar session held in December. At that meeting, several key issues continued to concern some board members, who […] Poseidon desal plant gets fresh analysis, but coronavirus delays Friday meeting – CaliforniaDME GmbH2020-03-14T15:19:24+01:00
System achieves new level of efficiency in harnessing sunlight to make fresh potable water from seawater – Cambridge A completely passive solar-powered desalination system developed by researchers at MIT and in China could provide more than 1.5 gallons of fresh drinking water per hour for every square meter of solar collecting area. Such systems could potentially serve off-grid arid coastal areas to provide an efficient, low-cost water source. The system uses multiple layers of flat solar evaporators and condensers, lined up in a vertical array and topped with transparent aerogel insulation. It is described in a paper appearing today […] System achieves new level of efficiency in harnessing sunlight to make fresh potable water from seawater – CambridgeDME GmbH2020-03-13T15:29:54+01:00
New initiative to strengthen water desalination sector in Oman – Oman France-headquartered resource management specialist, Veolia, has joined forces with Oman’s Sembcorp Salalah Power and Water Company, and Sohar Operation Services, to launch an apprenticeship initiative aimed at elevating the quality of talent entering Oman’s desalination sector. The nine-month programme will include theoretical learning within a classroom environment as well as on-the-job training for Omani mechanical and electrical engineering graduates from the Sultan Qaboos University and the Salalah Technology College. The apprenticeship programme is certified by the Ministry of Manpower in […] New initiative to strengthen water desalination sector in Oman – OmanDME GmbH2020-03-12T19:25:44+01:00
U.S.-Israel consortium launches $21.4 million initiative to develop water-energy technologies Northwestern University and BGN Technologies, the technology transfer company of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), announced today the initiation of a U.S.-Israel consortium led by both universities for the development of new technologies to solve global water challenges. The multi-institutional, international program, called the Collaborative Water-Energy Research Center (CoWERC), has a total budget of $21.4 million, including a $9.2 million grant over 5 years from the U.S. Department of Energy and Israel’s Ministry of Energy together with the Israel Innovation Authority. CoWERC is part of […] U.S.-Israel consortium launches $21.4 million initiative to develop water-energy technologiesDME GmbH2020-03-11T18:24:09+01:00