China boasts continuous growth in sea water desalination capacity – China – Hangzhou
China’s sea water desalination capacity has grown for three straight years, with 158 sets of equipment installed as of the end of 2016.
The daily desalination capacity exceeded 1.38 million cubic meters, according to figures made public at a forum on water pollution control and ecological protection that ended Monday in Hangzhou, capital of east China’s Zhejiang Province. Nearly 70 percent of China’s desalinated sea water was for industrial use as of the end of last year. In northern China’s Liaoning, Hebei and Tianjin regions, desalinated water mainly supplies the hydropower, steel and chemical industries. In southern China’s Zhejiang and Guangdong […]
Dams at 38.5%, desalination timeline remains unclear – South Africa – Cape Town
Total storage in the six major dams supplying Cape Town is down by 0.1% to 38.5% (pdf). That’s a loss of around 519-million litres — slightly less than the average day’s consumption in the city.
GE Power sign contract with ACWA subsidiary (NOMAC) to enhance globally performance at 26 Power Generation and Desalination Sites
-GE will implement its Asset Performance Management (APM) software solution for NOMAC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ACWA Power, for the early detection of potential operational challenges across 26 power generation and desalination sites in 9 countries
-APM will be integrated as part of NOMAC’s Monitoring and Prediction Center and will help reduce unscheduled downtime and maintenance duration, as well as increase operational efficiency and reliability
GE Power signed a deal with the First National Operations and Maintenance Company (NOMAC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power, to implement its APM solution, powered by Predix at 26 thermal, wind […]
Desalination project 60% complete – Oman – Jebel Akhdar
Formerly the Public Authority for Electricity and Water, organised a site visit of its upcoming desalination project for mediapersons at Jebel Akhdar recently.
The project will provide potable water to the residents of Jebel Akhdar. Eng Ahmed Nasser al Abri, project director, Diam explained, “Work on the 1.76mn gallon-per-day-capacity project began in August this year and is now around 60 per cent complete. “When fully operational, it will supply water to consumers located some 38km away. The 120km network will cover all parts of Jebel Akhdar. Three reservoirs are being built with capacities ranging from 800m3 to […]