Desalinating water with mobile solar-powered devices – United Kingdom Researchers from the University of Bath have developed a new desalination process that could become an ideal solution for remote locations affected by natural disasters. The research team has developed a prototype of a 3D-printed desalination system that is driven by AC electricity. They describe it as a low-energy system with no moving parts. The system combines cationic diodes based on Nafion ionomer-coated microhole array substrates with an anion conducting membrane. Nafion is a synthetic polymer with ionic properties that is […] Desalinating water with mobile solar-powered devices – United KingdomDME GmbH2020-03-10T15:31:09+01:00
ACWA Power signs agreements worth up to USD 2.5bn with Uzbekistan – Uzbekistan Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power has announced that it has signed three new strategic agreements with the Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan to amplify power generation and develop technical expertise. The agreements could potentially be worth up to $2.5 billion. According to a statement from ACWA Power, the agreements include a 25 year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) – with a total investment value of $1.2 billion – for a 1500 MW Combined Cycle Gas-Turbine (CCGT) power plant; an Implementation Agreement worth $550 million-$1.1 billion for the […] ACWA Power signs agreements worth up to USD 2.5bn with Uzbekistan – UzbekistanDME GmbH2020-03-09T15:27:32+01:00
MEDRC and USAID announces desalination innovation drive – Oman In partnership with USAID, MEDRC has launched an international call for research proposals in a bid to spur innovation in small scale desalination technologies. To engage the broadest possible community of researchers and innovators from across the world, MEDRC’s desalination innovation strategy has two approaches – an innovation inducement prize called the ‘Oman Humanitarian Desalination Challenge’ carrying a $700,000 cash prize, and the international research call announced today with support from USAID. The Oman Humanitarian Desalination Challenge Prize is […] MEDRC and USAID announces desalination innovation drive – OmanDME GmbH2020-03-08T19:08:54+01:00
Multimillion-dollar contract to run El Segundo water recycling plant again awarded without bidding – California Continuing a practice started in the 1990s, the West Basin Municipal Water District has again bypassed competitive bidding in awarding a multimillion-dollar contract to operate its wastewater treatment facility in El Segundo. The district board recently renewed a five-year contract worth roughly $13 million a year to Suez Water Environmental Services to run the award-winning plant. Since 2016, Suez has earned roughly $61 million on the deal with West Basin. Suez — and before that United Water, which Suez purchased in 2000 […] Multimillion-dollar contract to run El Segundo water recycling plant again awarded without bidding – CaliforniaDME GmbH2020-03-07T22:06:42+01:00
Maestas: Poseidon Desalination Would Worsen Environmental Injustice in Orange County – California What would California be without the beach? I grew up in Irvine with an awareness of how fortunate we are to live near the ocean. As a child, my parents and babysitters took me and my brother to Corona Del Mar and Newport Beach frequently during the summer. I have many happy memories of enjoying the waves at “our beaches” while bodysurfing, building sandcastles, and seeing fish, anemones, sandcrabs, dolphins and jellyfish! We also took school field trips to Crystal Cove to learn about the […] Maestas: Poseidon Desalination Would Worsen Environmental Injustice in Orange County – CaliforniaDME GmbH2020-03-06T11:05:51+01:00
Egypt evaluating solar desalinators – Egypt The government has signed a memorandum of understanding with Saudi energy company ACWA Power to conduct a feasibility study for an unspecified volume of renewables-powered desalination projects. ACWA Power has announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with two Egyptian government departments relating to the evaluation of a series of renewable energy-powered water desalination projects. The agreement outlines plans for a preliminary study followed by an initial feasibility study for desalination projects at undisclosed locations in Egypt which would […] Egypt evaluating solar desalinators – EgyptDME GmbH2020-03-05T17:28:31+01:00
ACWA Power signs MoU to enhance Egypt’s water desalination sector – Egypt ACWA Power signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Housing; Utilities & Urban Communities represented by the New Urban Communities Authority; Holding Company for Water and Wastewater (HCWW); and Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy represented by Egyptian Electricity Holding Company, to conduct preliminary and feasibility studies for a series of water desalination projects in Egypt. The projects will be powered by solar and wind, or a combination of both renewable energy sources, the Saudi-based utilities provider said in a statement. ACWA Power signs MoU to enhance Egypt’s water desalination sector – EgyptDME GmbH2020-03-04T18:51:34+01:00
SWPC signs project agreement for Yanbu 4 IWP with Engie-Mowah consortium – Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia has signed project agreements for Yanbu 4 Independent Water Plant (IWP), a seawater desalination facility to be developed using reverse osmosis (RO) technology, with a consortium comprising of Engie, the French multinational utility group, and a local water desalination company, Mowah. According to a statement from Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC), the RO seawater desalination plant will come up in the Badr Governorate, in the Madinah region. It will have a production capacity of 450,000 cu m/day, once complete. Located […] SWPC signs project agreement for Yanbu 4 IWP with Engie-Mowah consortium – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2020-03-03T15:44:56+01:00
Four companies partner to launch Sh435m solar water desalination project in Kenya – Kenya Arid and semi-arid areas are set to benefit from clean water after four companies partnered to launch a water desalination project worth Sh435 million. The Germany-based firms Boreal Light GmbH and AtmosfairegGmbH will work with Water Kiosk Ltd and Bilal Sustainable Development Programme to construct 40 solar water desalination systems in 10 counties facing water shortage. (LINK). Four companies partner to launch Sh435m solar water desalination project in Kenya – KenyaDME GmbH2020-03-02T17:14:34+01:00
GCC leading the world in water desalination efforts – Asia The GCC is leading the world in desalination with the UAE and Saudi Arabia being market leaders, according to data published ahead of the second edition of MENA Desalination Projects Conference which will take place on March 10, 11 in Abu Dhabi. In Oman, desalination market has been expanding by 5 per cent per year. The country has a total of nine large desalination plants, plus 47 small plants all of which supply about 86 per cent of the country’s potable water. GCC […] GCC leading the world in water desalination efforts – AsiaDME GmbH2020-03-01T21:21:13+01:00