Thomas D. Elias: Desalination loses more urgency in hyper-wet winter – California Desalination began to lose its urgency among Californians and their public officials two years ago, after the drought-busting winter of 2016-17, when heavy rain and snow ended dry conditions in most of the state. The idea of drawing potable water from the sea became even less of a priority this year, when an autumn of record-level fires gave way to one of the state’s wettest winters on record. (LINK). Thomas D. Elias: Desalination loses more urgency in hyper-wet winter – CaliforniaDME GmbH2019-08-09T11:43:44+02:00
Global Water Crisis: Greece Ranks 26th in the World in Water Scarcity – Greece Nearly 1.8 billion people, or one-quarter of the Earth’s entire population, live in just seventeen countries which are facing serious water shortages – a problem which is expected to only worsen in the near future. Of those seventeen nations, which use nearly 80% of their available surface and groundwater in an average year, twelve are in the Middle East and North Africa. Qatar has the dubious distinction of coming in first place in water shortage issues, with Lebanon and Israel following close […] Global Water Crisis: Greece Ranks 26th in the World in Water Scarcity – GreeceDME GmbH2019-08-08T22:16:48+02:00
Saudi Arabia issues request for proposals for Jubail Phase 3 IWPs – Saudi Arabia Owned by the kingdom’s Ministry of Finance, Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC) has issued request for proposals (RFPs) for the development of the Jubail Phase 3 Independent Water Projects (IWP), including Jubail-3A and BB with 600,000m3 and 570,000m3 potable water capacity per day. SWPC has called for RFPs from 10 pre-qualified bidders including individual companies and consortia. The qualified bidders for the reverse osmosis desalination plant project include: International Company for Water and Power Projects (Acwa Power); a consortium of FCC Aqualia, Haji Abdullah […] Saudi Arabia issues request for proposals for Jubail Phase 3 IWPs – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2019-08-07T21:57:53+02:00
Oil built Saudi Arabia – will a lack of water destroy it? – Saudi Bottles of water twirl on the conveyor belts of the Berain water factory in Riyadh, as a puddle of water collects on the concrete floor. In a second warehouse, tanks emit a low hum as water brought in from precious underground aquifers passes through a six-stage purification process before bottling. “In Saudi Arabia there are only two sources of water: the sea and deep wells,” says Ahmed Safar Al Asmari, who manages one of Berain’s two factories in Riyadh. “We’re […] Oil built Saudi Arabia – will a lack of water destroy it? – SaudiDME GmbH2019-08-06T14:56:22+02:00
Day Zero Is Upon Us – Can India’s Water Crisis Be Reversed? – India The second term of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the beginning of the most crucial period in the history of India’s water sector. All the alarms raised by experts, media and common citizens are coming to pass. As city after city moves closer to Day Zero, the land of rivers, lakes, wells and tanks fed by a bounteous monsoon is on the verge of becoming the biggest victim of mindless, non-strategic development exacerbated by climate change. In the nearly two decades that […] Day Zero Is Upon Us – Can India’s Water Crisis Be Reversed? – IndiaDME GmbH2019-08-05T15:47:18+02:00
Pics: Jagan visited H2ID Desalination facility in Israel – Israel The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy visited today the H2ID Desalination facility in Hadera, Israel. The Deputy Chief of Indian Mission in Tel Aviv Sri Tshering accompanied him. The plant authorities who called on the Chief Minister earlier gave him a brief presentation on the desalination mechanism and the economy/ costs associated with the project. (LINK). Pics: Jagan visited H2ID Desalination facility in Israel – IsraelDME GmbH2019-08-04T15:18:03+02:00
Egypt to build solar power plants in 7 African countries – Egypt Egypt has announced plans to construct solar plants across seven African countries as part of their commitment to help the continent in its development process and improve the renewable energy performances of those countries. The Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI), one of the largest industrial organisations in Egypt, will launch solar power plants in Uganda, Congo, Tanzania, Eritrea, Somalia, and South Sudan, with capacities ranging from 2 to 4 megawatts. (LINK). Egypt to build solar power plants in 7 African countries – EgyptDME GmbH2019-08-09T11:49:13+02:00
A solar-powered system can turn salt water into fresh drinking water for 25,000 people per day – Kenya People have been trying to turn seawater into drinking water for thousands of years, but the process is not usually energy-efficient or affordable. At a newly constructed facility in Kenya, however, a nonprofit called GivePower is tackling that challenge using solar power. The desalination system, which started operating in the coastal area of Kiunga in July 2018, can create 19,800 gallons (75,000 litres) of fresh drinking water each day – enough for 25,000 people. (LINK). A solar-powered system can turn salt water into fresh drinking water for 25,000 people per day – KenyaDME GmbH2019-08-02T13:17:11+02:00
Chennai industries to now use treated sewage water – India CHENNAI: IN ten more days, Chennai will become the first Indian city to recycle sewage and supply it for industrial purposes. A new treatment plant is being built in Kodungaiyur, which is likely to be completed by the first week of August. This plant will supply recycled sewage water to industries, thereby ensuring that fresh drinking water is reserved for residential use. The move, Metro Water Board officials say, will help city tide over water crisis. (LINK). Chennai industries to now use treated sewage water – IndiaDME GmbH2019-08-01T15:49:15+02:00
‚Niti working out proposal to set up desalination plants along coastline to tide over water crisis‘ – India The Niti Aayog is working on a proposal to set up a string of floating desalination plants in marine waters along the country’s over 7,500-km coastline, with a view to tide over the water crisis being faced in major urban centres of India. Recently, several parts of the country, especially Chennai, faced severe water crisis, owing to poor storage in various reservoirs following deficit rainfall. „The Niti Aayog is working on linking desalination of sea waters with the Sagarmala project,“ a […] ‚Niti working out proposal to set up desalination plants along coastline to tide over water crisis‘ – IndiaDME GmbH2019-07-31T17:26:07+02:00