Sydney desal plant to expand to provide more drinking water – Sydney The Berejiklian government will fast-track an expansion of Sydney’s desalination plant, which will double it in size to provide more than 30 per cent of the city’s drinking water. With dam levels dropping to 43 per cent on Wednesday, NSW Water Minister Melinda Pavey has directed the operators of the plant to prepare for an expansion „as quickly as practicable“. Ms Pavey said the expansion of the plant in Kurnell, in Sydney’s south, was a „key element in protecting Sydney’s water security“. Sydney desal plant to expand to provide more drinking water – SydneyDME GmbH2020-01-08T15:41:29+01:00
MidCoast Council is seeking government approval to proceed with a desalination plant – Australia With no end in sight to the prolonged dry spell which has gripped the area for more than 12 months, MidCoast Council is fast-tracking the development of a temporary desalination plant at the Nabiac Aquifer water supply plant. „We’ve made the decision to ensure water security for the Manning-Great Lakes scheme, which supplies 90 per cent of our water users,“ MidCoast Council infrastructure and engineering services director, Rob Scott said. „We are currently seeking approvals from the NSW Government to proceed with […] MidCoast Council is seeking government approval to proceed with a desalination plant – AustraliaDME GmbH2020-01-07T16:01:02+01:00
Creating a Sustainable Future for Desalination – Persian Gulf It is no secret that we live in a water scarce region. Confronted by limited freshwater resources and growing demand – increasing more than 60 percent by 2025, desalination ensures access to clean water across the Gulf. Governments and companies are prioritizing water sustainability and overall efficiency to meet this rapidly increasing demand. As a result, seawater desalination capacity of GCC countries is expected to grow by at least 37% in the next five years with investments of up to as much as $100 billion by […] Creating a Sustainable Future for Desalination – Persian GulfDME GmbH2020-01-06T18:03:08+01:00
Desalination Has a Waste Problem – Africa The waste product from desalination is growing too large to ignore, argues a paper from a United Nations think tank that provides the first estimate of global brine production from desalination. Producing fresh water in the driest parts of the world by removing the salt from sea water is resulting in a deluge of brine, especially in the Middle East and North Africa. The amount of brine generated by the world’s nearly 16,000 desalination plants is 50 percent larger than earlier assumptions, according to researchers […] Desalination Has a Waste Problem – AfricaDME GmbH2020-01-05T14:43:37+01:00
Drought worsening in large parts of Eastern Cape – Africa Residents in Port Alfred are left without water for long periods and some are totally reliant on water tanks for their supply The drought affecting large parts of the Eastern Cape is worsening. The coastal town of Port Alfred and the surrounding towns in the Ndlambe Municipality have almost run out of water. The areas supply dam is only 6% full and water rationing is in place. The municipality is calling on residents to use water sparingly to avoid a day zero […] Drought worsening in large parts of Eastern Cape – AfricaDME GmbH2020-01-04T14:45:02+01:00
Acwa Power, Sabic partner to boost local energy content – Saudi Arabia Acwa Power, a leader in power generation and water desalination projects, has signed with an agreement with Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (Sabic) for pursuing opportunities to enhance local content in Saudi Arabia. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed by Thamer Al Sharhan, managing director at Acwa Power and Fuad Mosa, VP of Local Content & Business Development at Sabic. The partnership is in alignment with Acwa Power’s commitment to play a leading role in developing and promoting local content and […] Acwa Power, Sabic partner to boost local energy content – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2020-01-03T08:50:13+01:00
Egypt ranks Africa’s 1st country in water desalination – Egypt Egypt ranks first in Africa and 11th in the world in terms of the scientific publishing in the water desalination field, the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research said on Tuesday 31/12/2019. In a statement, the ministry added that Egypt is Africa’s third country in researches published in the field of smart agriculture. (LINK). Egypt ranks Africa’s 1st country in water desalination – EgyptDME GmbH2020-01-02T15:28:32+01:00
Composites‘ role in seawater reverse osmosis desalination – California In an effort to solve water shortage issues in the U.S. state of California, Governor Gavin Newsom has ordered key state agencies to develop a blueprint for meeting California’s 21st century water needs, to ensure safe and resilient water supplies, flood protection and healthy waterways for the state’s communities, economy and environment. Two solutions in which composites play a significant role are wastewater purification (which was featured in CW’s January 2020 feature “Composites help take the waste out of wastewater”) and, the focus of this report, […] Composites‘ role in seawater reverse osmosis desalination – CaliforniaDME GmbH2020-01-01T14:18:48+01:00
Tesla batteries help power new solar water desalination plant in Africa – Kenya GivePower has deployed a new water desalination plant in Africa using Tesla batteries and solar power that is now providing clean water to thousands of people. The system has been deployed in Kiunga, a rural village in Kenya where the lack of clean water had people sometimes rely on saltwater wells or even contaminated water. Desalination is a power-consuming process that is hard to implement in a place where power is already scarce. (LINK). Tesla batteries help power new solar water desalination plant in Africa – KenyaDME GmbH2019-12-31T13:35:37+01:00
Bahri signs SR760m deal for transport of desalinated water – Saudi Arabia Bahri, a Saudi provider of logistics and transportation, signed a 20-year agreement, valued at SR760 million ($202.6 million), with the Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC), a Saudi government corporation responsible for the desalination of seawater, producing electric power, and supplying various regions in the Kingdom with desalinated water, to transport desalinated water from floating stations to desalination tanks. The agreement includes establishing three floating stations to desalinate water and for the transfer of desalinated water from the stations to desalination tanks. Each station […] Bahri signs SR760m deal for transport of desalinated water – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2019-12-30T15:13:59+01:00