Sisi directs to implement more water projects – Egypt Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el Sisi demanded more national developments to reduce water shortages, Spokesman of the Egyptian Presidency Bassem Rady announced. This should include building desalination and water treatment stations at a total value of EGP 435 billion ($27.32 billion), Rady added. El Sisi recently met with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, Minister of Housing, Utilities, and Urban Communities Assem el Gazzar, and Presidential Adviser for Urban Planning Amir Ahmed where he called for implementing and utilizing technology for water network stations. (LINK). Sisi directs to implement more water projects – EgyptDME GmbH2020-08-19T14:55:08+02:00
Marina East green rooftop, big as 3 football fields, will be open for public recreation Marina Barrage is a popular open space for Singaporeans to enjoy picnics and kite-flying. But if you often find it hard to get a spot there, fret not. A new recreational space in Marina East is set to open soon. (LINK). Marina East green rooftop, big as 3 football fields, will be open for public recreationDME GmbH2020-08-18T14:50:44+02:00
Smart solar-powered water desalination system connected in Kenya – Kenya Powered entirely by solar energy and battery storage, GivePower’s desalination systems are housed in 20-foot shipping containers and capable of transforming 70,000 litres of brackish and/or seawater into clean drinking water every day. Unlike most ground well systems, these solar water ‘farms’ produce a higher quality of water over a longer period of time with virtually no negative environmental impact, states the organisation. The water desalination system is powered by a small solar photovoltaic power plant installed on the container. The micro off-grid plant has a battery-based electricity storage […] Smart solar-powered water desalination system connected in Kenya – KenyaDME GmbH2020-08-17T12:35:03+02:00
Kuwait utility Shamal Az-Zour makes market debut – Kuwait DUBAI- Kuwait’s Shamal Az-Zour Al-Oula Power and Water Company made its stock market debut on Sunday. At 0845 GMT, the shares were trading at 0.388 dinar ($1.27) per share, below their opening price of 0.4 dinar, and after briefly rising to as high as 0.5 dinar, according to Refinitiv data. The company, Kuwait’s first listed public private partnership (PPP), supplies about 10% of Kuwait’s installed power capacity and 20% of water desalination capacity in the country. (LINK). Kuwait utility Shamal Az-Zour makes market debut – KuwaitDME GmbH2020-08-16T20:06:31+02:00
New Material Makes Salty Water Safe to Drink in Minutes – Sydney The new innovation developed by scientists in Australia could be the most promising one yet, with researchers using metal-organic framework compounds (or MOFs) together with sunlight to purify water in just half an hour, using a process that’s more efficient than existing techniques, ScienceAlert reported. It’s cheap, it’s stable, it’s reusable, and it produces water that meets the World Health Organisation (WHO) standards for desalination. Around 139.5 litres (nearly 37 gallons) of clean water can be produced per day from a kilogram (2.2 pounds) of MOF material, based on […] New Material Makes Salty Water Safe to Drink in Minutes – SydneyDME GmbH2020-08-15T20:43:40+02:00
Sydney water quality issues keep desal plant running – Australia Concerns about water quality in Sydney’s main reservoir following last summer’s bushfires have prompted the government to continue to operate the city’s desalination plant even as dams near capacity. Warragamba Dam on Friday reached 99 per cent capacity after recent rains lifted water levels by one-eighth in a week, WaterNSW data shows. Across the network, Sydney’s dams were 97.5 per cent full having doubled since February rains effectively ended the region’s drought. Nepean reservoir continues to spill, while most others are more than 94 per cent full. Sydney water quality issues keep desal plant running – AustraliaDME GmbH2020-08-14T10:16:13+02:00
Gorgos embankment repaired in Javea – Spain AMJASA, Javea’s municipal water company, has replaced water pipes and a retaining wall beside the Gorgos river. The road there, which had been closed to vehicles for some years, is open to traffic once more, Amjasa announced. The repairs, which cost €121,539, provide more protection for a key section of the domestic network, as the pipeline carries water from the desalination plant to the town. (LINK). Gorgos embankment repaired in Javea – SpainDME GmbH2020-08-13T14:40:11+02:00
Kuwait PPP developer recommends cash dividends of 25 fils – Kuwait Shamal Az-Zour Al-Oula Power and Water Company, the first power generation and water desalination company and the first Public-Private Partnership (PPP) project to be listed in Kuwait, said its board of directors has recommended a cash dividend payout of 25 fils per share. This will be the company’s first dividend and relates to the retained earnings for the period from 2017 to 2019 and is subject to lenders’ approval, said the statement from the Kuwait group. (LINK). Kuwait PPP developer recommends cash dividends of 25 fils – KuwaitDME GmbH2020-08-12T18:09:23+02:00
Australia develops technology to make seawater drinkable within 30 minutes – Australia Using only a high-tech filter and the power of direct sunlight, Australian researchers have developed a world-first technology that can make large volumes of seawater safe to drink in less than 30 minutes. According to the Melbourne-based Monash University, the specially-designed filter is capable of generating hundreds of litres of drinkable water per day, and requires only direct sunlight to purify it, making the process energy-efficient, low cost and sustainable. Used in making the filters are metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), a class of compounds consisting of metal ions that form […] Australia develops technology to make seawater drinkable within 30 minutes – AustraliaDME GmbH2020-08-11T15:02:59+02:00
BHP to pay $840 million to break from coal in Chile – Chile BHP’s (ASX, LON, NYSE: BHP) Escondida and Spence copper mines in northern Chile are poised to pay a total of $840 million for an early end to a 2008 energy contract with a coal-fired thermoelectric plant. The move follows a series of recent steps BHP has been taking to become an environmentally friendly miner, including carbon capture and storage and other innovations such as direct air capture. Local power company AES Gener — a unit of AES Corp — said on Monday that the agreement signed with its Angamos plant will […] BHP to pay $840 million to break from coal in Chile – ChileDME GmbH2020-08-10T20:25:28+02:00