Sydney’s desalination plant creates unexpected boom in fish populations – Sydney The desalination plant in Sydney, Australia, which creates 250 million litres of vital drinking water per day, has an unexpected benefit of also attracting close to four times as many fish to the area, researchers revealed on Thursday. The desalination plant in Sydney is one of the largest in the world, and in times of reduced rainfall, it supplies roughly 15 percent of the Sydney’s drinking water. Now, a seven-year study by Southern Cross University (SCU) and the University of New South […] Sydney’s desalination plant creates unexpected boom in fish populations – SydneyDME GmbH2019-12-19T14:52:45+01:00
Saudi Arabia’s Bahri signs $203mln deal with govt desalination firm – Saudi Arabia Saudi-listed logistics and transportation firm National Shipping Co. of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) has signed a 760 million Saudi riyals ($202.6 million) deal with Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC), the Saudi government company responsible for the desalination of seawater. The deal entails an agreement to supply desalinated water from floating mobile stations to desalination tanks, Bahri said in a bourse statement. The agreement includes establishing three floating stations for water desalination and supplying desalinated water from stations to the desalination plant tanks by 50,000 cubic meters per […] Saudi Arabia’s Bahri signs $203mln deal with govt desalination firm – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2019-12-18T12:59:44+01:00
In the Middle East, countries spend heavily to transform seawater into drinking water – Oman The pipes work like powerful straws, sucking in seawater and sending it through a series of tanks and filters. The Barka 4 desalination plant is Oman’s newest and largest. Powered by natural gas, the plant went online last year and at full capacity can churn out 74 million gallons of potable water in a day — enough to fill 112 Olympic-size swimming pools. Oman relies on desalination because its extreme scarcity of water leaves few other options. In this corner of the Arabian Peninsula, […] In the Middle East, countries spend heavily to transform seawater into drinking water – OmanDME GmbH2019-12-17T13:46:32+01:00
Schneider Electric’s total investments in Egypt reach $200mln – Egypt Schneider Electric’s total investments in Egypt would touch $200 million by end-2019, the company chairman said. Jean-Pascal Tricoire told Thomson Reuters Projects that the company’s investments span a 10-year period. „Egypt is our regional hub serving the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and Africa regions. We have invested in resources to serve many sectors ranging from smart buildings and smart grids to desalination plants,“ he said. (LINK). Schneider Electric’s total investments in Egypt reach $200mln – EgyptDME GmbH2019-12-15T23:26:24+01:00
US chemical giant DuPont acquires Israeli desalination start-up – Israel American chemical giant DuPont has signed an agreement to acquire Israeli-founded desalination start-up Desalitech. The financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Founded in 2008, Desalitech specializes in closed circuit reverse osmosis (CCRO) desalination technology for industrial and municipal water users, promising increased water purification and reuse. The start-up has been headquartered in Massachusetts since 2013 and has an office in Kfar Saba. (LINK). US chemical giant DuPont acquires Israeli desalination start-up – IsraelDME GmbH2019-12-15T23:13:01+01:00
Relief as Mtongwe gets solar-powered desalination plant – Kenya Mtongwe residents can now smile all the way to their kitchens, drink fresh water and kiss their acute water shortage problems goodbye. This is after a charitable organisation installed a solar-powered water desalination plant in the area which has been experiencing frequent water shortages forcing residents to travel long distances to fetch salty water. The plant, installed by Bilal Muslim Mission of Kenya with the support of Borea Light GmbH and the Irene and Friedrich Vorwerk Foundation, can desalinate 2,000 litres per […] Relief as Mtongwe gets solar-powered desalination plant – KenyaDME GmbH2019-12-14T17:15:11+01:00
Final vote on proposed desalination plant permit in Huntington Beach expected in April – California The Santa Ana Regional Water Board held a workshop on Dec. 6 on the permit renewal of Poseidon Water’s proposed Huntington Beach desalination project; the permit is on pace for a final vote in April 2020. Poseidon Water is seeking to build a $1 billion desalination plant on a 12-acre parcel at the current AES Huntington Beach Generating Station on Newland Street. Previous permits were issued in 2006 and 2012, under which no construction took place. The proposed permit is the third generation of the discharger’s […] Final vote on proposed desalination plant permit in Huntington Beach expected in April – CaliforniaDME GmbH2019-12-13T07:50:32+01:00
Water-scarce Gulf countries bank on desalination, at a cost – Oman SUR: “We have water, and it’s the most important thing in a house,” says Abdullah Al-Harthi from the port city of Sur in Oman, a country that relies on desalination plants. But for Oman and the other Gulf countries dominated by vast and scorching deserts, obtaining fresh water from the sea comes at a high financial and environmental cost. In Sur, south of the capital Muscat, water for residents and businesses comes from a large desalination plant that serves […] Water-scarce Gulf countries bank on desalination, at a cost – OmanDME GmbH2019-12-12T05:19:50+01:00
After Five Years of Drought, Kenyan Region Finally Gets Clean Water Thanks to Solar-Powered Saltwater Plant – Kenya For the last five years, this Kenyan region has been suffering from debilitating drought—but they have finally been given the gift of clean water thanks to a new solar-powered desalination plant. Prior to the plant’s launch in the town of Kiunga, villagers had completely run out of clean drinking water and had instead resorted to using dirty well-water and saltwater from the Indian Ocean. Now, the solar water farm produces enough clean drinking water for more than 35,000 people every day. Not only that, the […] After Five Years of Drought, Kenyan Region Finally Gets Clean Water Thanks to Solar-Powered Saltwater Plant – KenyaDME GmbH2019-12-12T05:17:15+01:00
IDE Technologies signs contract with Water- en Energiebedrijf Bonaire N.V. (WEB) and will provide state-of-the-art PROGREEN desalination plant – Israel IDE Technologies, a world leader in desalination and water treatment solutions, today announced it has been awarded the contract to design and build an IDE PROGREEN™ Chemical-Free Desalination Plant on the island of Bonaire by Water- en Energiebedrijf Bonaire N.V. (WEB). The project builds off the success of more than 30 years of business between the two companies, with the latest expansion in the partnership seeing IDE Technologies providing desalinated water via its chemical-free desalination technology. The construction of the new […] IDE Technologies signs contract with Water- en Energiebedrijf Bonaire N.V. (WEB) and will provide state-of-the-art PROGREEN desalination plant – IsraelDME GmbH2019-12-10T23:08:03+01:00