Purdue-led team named quarterfinalist in DOE solar innovation contest (TDnews) – Indiana A Purdue University innovator and his team are among the quarterfinalists in a national solar desalination innovation contest. They received the recognition for a technology to use solar power to purify high salinity water, such as treating desalination brine or produced water from oil and gas extraction. The team includes two company partners, NiekAab Desal, with efforts led by Ali Amiri, and Focused Sun, with their efforts led by Shawn Buckley. Purdue-led team named quarterfinalist in DOE solar innovation contest (TDnews) – IndianaDME GmbH2020-11-17T15:06:04+01:00
Morocco to receive a loan for construction of two seawater desalination stations – Morocco The government of Morocco is set to receive an over US$ 5.9M loan from its Spanish counterpart for the construction of two seawater desalination stations in the towns of Assa Zag in the economic region of Guelmim-Oued Noun and Moulay Brahim in Al Haouz Province of the Marrakesh-Tensift-El Haouz region. Approved by the Council of Ministers on Tuesday the 3rd of November this year, the credit facility will be granted by the Official Credit Institute (Spanish; Instituto de Crédito Oficial: ICO) which is a Spanish lending institution that also operates as State Financial Agency, through […] Morocco to receive a loan for construction of two seawater desalination stations – MoroccoDME GmbH2020-11-16T15:28:34+01:00
Egypt to partner with private sector in building four water desalination plants – Egypt Egypt will announce four new seawater desalination plants in partnership with the private sector in January 2021, the Minister of Finance, Mohamed Maait, said. A desalination plant will be established in Matrouh’s Hamam City with a capacity of 190,000 cubic metres per day and three other plants will be built in Safaga, El-Quseir, and Marsa Alam with capacities ranging between 20,000 and 40,000 cubic metres per day, Maait added in a statement on Thursday. The country is planning to establish 19 seawater desalination plants between 2020 and 2025 to […] Egypt to partner with private sector in building four water desalination plants – EgyptDME GmbH2020-11-15T14:54:48+01:00
Windsor Park Elementary students debate topic of desalination – Texas It’s a highly debated issue, whether the city of Corpus Christi should construct a multi-million-dollar saltwater desalination plant in the city’s inner harbor. On Friday, some of our youngest citizens tackled the real-world topic. They may be third graders, but a group of Windsor Park Elementary students took time to debate the pros and cons of building a desal plant and what it could mean for a future water supply. (LINK). Windsor Park Elementary students debate topic of desalination – TexasDME GmbH2020-11-20T11:40:52+01:00
Desalcott to shut down again – south, central Trinidad affected – The Caribbean At a joint news conference held today by the Water and Sewerage Authority and the Desalination Company of Trinidad and Tobago (Desalcott), at Desalcott’s office in Point Lisas, John Thompson, General Manager – Desalcott advised of an upcoming planned shutdown of its Point Lisas Desalination Plant to facilitate maintenance works. Alan Poon-King, acting CEO – WASA, provided details on how the Authority planned to mitigate the impact on the shutdown on customers. The planned shutdown which is scheduled to take place from Monday November 16 to Tuesday November 24, […] Desalcott to shut down again – south, central Trinidad affected – The CaribbeanDME GmbH2020-11-13T09:29:33+01:00
Emirates or bust – Israeli entrepreneurs spend productive week in Dubai – United Arab Emirates Michal Drayman and Yehonatan Ben-Hamozeg recently found themselves speeding into the desert as part of a strange convoy. They left the splendor of Dubai and after an hour’s fast driving through the vacant expanses, they reached a date plantation of gigantic size. A broad, inviting carpet awaited them at the edge of the tract. Over it, an awning was stretched to protect guests from the blazing sun. (LINK). Emirates or bust – Israeli entrepreneurs spend productive week in Dubai – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2020-11-12T15:39:05+01:00
Abu Dhabi Investment Office offers startups $41mln in AgTech incentives – United Arab Emirates The state-run Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) has rolled out $41 million worth of incentives for three agriculture technology (Agri tech) companies under its AgTech Incentive Programme, ADIO’s Director General said. In April, ADIO had laid out $100 million worth of incentives for four companies – AeroFarms, Madar Farms, RNZ and Responsive Drip Irrigation (RDI). Tariq Bin Hendi told Zawya that the AgTech Incentive Programme is focused on supporting innovators developing agriculture solutions that are locally relevant and globally exportable. (LINK). Abu Dhabi Investment Office offers startups $41mln in AgTech incentives – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2020-11-11T15:36:36+01:00
Israeli business leaders meet with business leaders in UAE – United Arab Emirates Israel’s first official delegation of business leaders travelled to the United Arab Emirates this week, according to Israel’s Export Institute. The delegation was invited by the president and chairman of the UAE Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The organizations that are participating in the delegation estimate that the volume of trade between Israel and the UAE could reach billions dollars. (LINK). Israeli business leaders meet with business leaders in UAE – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2020-11-10T22:05:30+01:00
Mumbai civic body’s desalination plant project: Why not focus on water conservation, ask experts – India Even as the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is planning to revive its decade-old proposal to develop a desalination plant in the city to convert seawater into potable water, experts have said that the issue has brought back focus on the need for water conservation by way of harvesting and fixing leakages on Mumbai’s 6,000-km-long pipeline network. Ten days ago, Maharashtra environment minister Aaditya Thackeray had given his nod to BMC for preparing a feasibility report to revive the civic body’s plan for a desalination plant. Mumbai civic body’s desalination plant project: Why not focus on water conservation, ask experts – IndiaDME GmbH2020-11-09T14:54:33+01:00
‘So there!’ moment for Aguas del Almanzora – Spain Agricultural growers, disenchanted with the different administrations’ failure to provide the water they need, are pinning their hopes on the Aguas del Almanzora desalination plant. Plans will be made public next week by the company’s vice-president, Fernando Rubio, Spanish media sources revealed. Ironically, the new plant will be located near the Villaricos plant in Cuevas del Almanzora, which was flooded in 2012 and has not been used since. (LINK). ‘So there!’ moment for Aguas del Almanzora – SpainDME GmbH2020-11-08T15:04:18+01:00