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Reuse of treated wastewater: North Africa and SUEZ set an example – Africa

“Valuing water”. This is the theme chosen for the celebration of World Water Day on March 22nd, 2021. In Africa, this slogan makes sense insofar as water management has become a major issue in view of climate change.

Several countries are now faced with water stress, which is now affecting several regions, notably North Africa and the Near East. This phenomenon is linked to drought, itself caused by global warming.

According to the United Nations, about 3 billion people are expected to face water stress by 2025. To […]

Reuse of treated wastewater: North Africa and SUEZ set an example – Africa2021-03-26T14:46:06+01:00

Saudi desalination company wins Guinness World Record in line with Vision 2030 – Saudi Arabia

A Saudi Arabian company has won the Guiness World Record for having the lowest energy consumption of a water desalination plant.

The Saudi Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) set the record by using reverse osmosis technology, which uses pressure to force water through a membrane, effectively filtering out the salt without having to heat up the water.

Advances in technology in the last two decades, including new membranes that require less water pressure, have led to a more widespread use of reverse osmosis in desalination.

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Saudi desalination company wins Guinness World Record in line with Vision 2030 – Saudi Arabia2021-03-25T16:07:34+01:00

The major challenges of access to drinking water – Africa

In Africa, population growth is amplifying the challenges related to drinking water supply. On the occasion of World Water Day, Afrik 21 decrypt the challenges of water management for a continent has today 1.3 billion inhabitants, 17% of the world’s population, making it the second most populated continent in the world after Asia.

According to United Nations (UN) forecasts, Africa’s population is expected to almost double by 2050. It is likely to total nearly 4.5 billion people by 2100, or 40% of humanity.

Today, one in four […]

The major challenges of access to drinking water – Africa2021-03-24T14:27:35+01:00

Hoshinoya Taketomi-jima installs self-sufficient seawater desalination system, reducing plastic bottle waste – Japan

Under the management of General Manager Kaoru Honda, the resort hotel Hoshinoya Taketomi-jima in Taketomi-Cho, Taketomi Island, recently started supplying its drinking water by desalinating seawater.

The hotel hopes to reduce plastic bottle waste, which has become a problem on the island due to drifting garbage and littering.

With the introduction of the independent water supply, the hotel will no longer provide bottled mineral water in guest rooms. This will reduce about 50,000 plastic bottles per year.

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Hoshinoya Taketomi-jima installs self-sufficient seawater desalination system, reducing plastic bottle waste – Japan2021-03-23T15:07:35+01:00

ABB technology to power world’s largest seawater desalination project – Abu Dhabi – United Arab Emirates

Approximately 45 kilometers north of Abu Dhabi city, the Taweelah project will be the first reverse osmosis independent water project in Abu Dhabi which will desalinate seawater for supply to local communities and industry in the area.

It will also set new benchmarks for its size, efficiency and cost by utilizing the lowest amount of energy per cubic meter of water produced.

The USD 500 million development will have the capacity to process over 900,000 cubic meters of seawater per day, enough to meet the demands of over […]

ABB technology to power world’s largest seawater desalination project – Abu Dhabi – United Arab Emirates2021-03-22T14:57:43+01:00

Saudi’s SWCC sets Guinness World Record for lowest energy-consuming desal plant – Saudi Arabia

SWCC’s new desalination plant operates at 2.27 kilowatt hours (kWh) per cubic meter of desalinated water.

The plant comprises a mobile seawater intake system that operates with the latest ERD energy recovery technology and highly energy efficient pumps.

In addition, the new desalination plant operates with an environmentally friendly reverse osmosis technology that has been implemented based on the latest international specifications and standards, according to the state-run Saudi Press Agency.

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Saudi’s SWCC sets Guinness World Record for lowest energy-consuming desal plant – Saudi Arabia2021-03-21T16:05:48+01:00

California looks to Saudi Arabia for desalination expertise – California

As water shortages become a reality across the globe, authorities in drought-prone areas are looking to Saudi Arabia’s desalination industry for inspiration.

The Kingdom produces more desalinated water than any other nation, with 27 plants transforming sea brine into five million cubic meters of fresh water a day. The industry has grown rapidly in recent years.

In January, the Kingdom announced plans to invest more than $500 million (SR1.874 billion) to build nine plants in Jeddah.

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California looks to Saudi Arabia for desalination expertise – California2021-03-20T19:16:52+01:00

Call for extended abstracts (Forum&Fair) Mini&Micro RO Desalination Systems

Desalination Institute DME does invite to submit your extended abstract to be considered for an inclusion in the Forum&Fair Program - Mini&Micro RO Desalination Systems - before 01 May 2021 (10 m³/d to 1.000 m³/d).

Call for extended abstracts (Forum&Fair) Mini&Micro RO Desalination Systems2021-03-19T11:00:41+01:00

Major challenge for Putin as Russia looks to resolve water crisis in Crimea – Russia

A water emergency in Crimea is absorbing billions of taxpayer rubles as Russia tries to patch up an impossible problem stemming from the peninsula’s annexation in 2014. President Vladimir Putin’s Black Sea gem looks increasingly like a millstone.

Ukraine dammed the North Crimean Canal seven years ago, cutting off the source of nearly 90% of the region’s fresh water and setting it back to the pre-1960s, when much was arid steppe.

Add a severe drought and sizzling temperatures last year, plus years of underinvestment in pipes and drilling, and fields are […]

Major challenge for Putin as Russia looks to resolve water crisis in Crimea – Russia2021-03-19T12:23:37+01:00

Southern Water wants to build desalination plant at Fawley – United kingdom

Southern Water is drawing up proposals to build the plant on land south of its wastewater treatment works at Ashlett Creek, near Fawley.

The scheme also involves the construction of a 25km pipeline from Ashlett to Testwood in Totton.

Southern Water says the scheme aims to keep customers‘ taps running in the event of a severe drought. But locals say they are concerned about the potential impact of the project.

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Southern Water wants to build desalination plant at Fawley – United kingdom2021-03-17T16:46:22+01:00
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