The construction of a desalination plant in the municipality of Albufeira, whose base value is 90 million euros, is one of the response measures to the drought affecting the southern region of Portugal, with the equipment expected to have an initial water conversion capacity from the sea in the potable capacity of 16 cubic hectometres.
Veolia has secured a water technology contract for the Hassyan seawater desalination plant in Dubai, UAE. The project is claimed to be the world’s second largest desalination plant based on reverse osmosis technology, and the largest desalination plant powered by solar energy.
It’s among the points more hotly contended between opponents and supporters of the proposed project, which would in its initial phase have the capacity to generate as much as 30 million gallons of treated water per day.
The plant touted as the first utility-scale seawater desalination facility in the country is Vivant Infracore Holdings Inc.’s attempt at providing a sustainable solution to Cebu’s water crisis as it is expected to produce potable water that will satisfy the daily consumption of roughly 20,000 households.
The research team led by Zhang Xuan, a professor at the Nanjing University of Science and Technology, developed the polyester reverse osmosis membrane, which overcame several limitations of mainstream commercial polyamide membranes, providing a new solution for the next generation of seawater desalination technology.
Currently having 9 seawater desalination stations operational or under construction, Morocco will launch, in 2023, work on three new infrastructures on the Atlantic coast. According to recent statements from Nizar Baraka, Casablanca, El Jadida and Safi will soon have their stations. The goal is to achieve production of one billion cubic meters by 2030.
This approach is part of the sultanate’s national energy strategy, which plans to increase the share of renewables to 30% of its electricity consumption by 2030. The installation will include more than 32,000 high-efficiency panels and will use an innovative east-west tracking system to optimize energy production. It will cover an area of 130,000 square meters, the equivalent of approximately 18 football fields.
Barcelona uses a water desalination and filtration system to meet its water needs. Reservoirs serving 6 million people in central and northern Catalonia, including Barcelona, are only at 18% of capacity.
A 33.5-kilometre pipeline will convey drinking water produced by the plant to Wanneroo Reservoir for supply into Perth’s Integrated Water Supply Scheme.
The project is set to include built-up, vegetated sand dunes on the western side of Alkimos Water Precinct.
The 250l/s reverse osmosis plant went to a consortium comprising La Peninsular Compañía Constructora and Acciona Agua, which has a 25-year concession to design, build and operate it. Another contract for the integral improvement of the distribution system went to a consortium comprising FCC Aqualia and Aqualia México for 1.3bn pesos, which now holds a 10-year concession to improve, operate and maintain the system.