BHP to take US$780M hit on renewable move – Chile The company announced four new renewable power agreements for the Escondida and Spence operations. It is part of BHP’s goal to shift to 100% renewable energy at the mines from the mid-2020s. „These new renewable energy contracts will increase flexibility for our power portfolio and will ensure security of supply for our operations, while also reducing costs and displacing CO2 emissions,“ BHP Minerals Americas president Daniel Malchuk said. (LINK). BHP to take US$780M hit on renewable move – ChileDME GmbH2019-10-23T14:59:55+02:00
U.S. EPA to Provide $585 Million for Climate-Resilient Huntington Beach Seawater Desalination Plant – United States Poseidon Water released the following statement in response to today’s announcement that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has selected the proposed Huntington Beach Desalination Project to apply for $585 million in credit assistance under the federal government’s Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA). „We are pleased by the U.S. EPA’s acknowledgment that the Huntington Beach Desalination Project is an environmentally sound, regionally significant project that will produce clean, safe drinking water and high-quality jobs,“ said Poseidon Water CEO Carlos Riva. U.S. EPA to Provide $585 Million for Climate-Resilient Huntington Beach Seawater Desalination Plant – United StatesDME GmbH2019-10-22T21:24:05+02:00
Q&A with research director of $100-million program to develop new sources for usable water – United States Late last month, the U.S. Department of Energy announced a $100 million research grant to the National Alliance for Water Innovation (NAWI) to lead an Energy-Water Desalination Hub. Meagan Mauter, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, is NAWI’s research director. The five-year project will research and develop cost-competitive and energy-efficient technologies to desalinate nontraditional water sources for diverse end uses from agriculture to municipal drinking water. “Desalination” in this project is much broader than removing salt from seawater. It includes removing contaminants – many of which […] Q&A with research director of $100-million program to develop new sources for usable water – United StatesDME GmbH2019-10-18T00:40:54+02:00
American Water bids for one of the largest municipal utilities in the U.S. – America Camden-based American Water could acquire one of the largest municipal-owned water utilities in the country after confirming it’s one of 17 companies bidding to buy JEA in Jacksonville, Florida. If American Water, the largest publicly traded water utility in the country, is successful in acquiring JEA’s water utilities, it would be one of its largest municipal deals to date, adding 357,000 water customers and 279,000 sewer customers to the 3.4 million its regulated utility business already serves. The deal would also […] American Water bids for one of the largest municipal utilities in the U.S. – AmericaDME GmbH2019-10-15T18:16:19+02:00
California Supreme Court Rejects Environmental Challenges to Monterey Water Project – America The $330-Million Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project (MPWSP) took a step forward, as the California Supreme Court recently denied challenges to the sufficiency of the project’s Environmental Impact Report (EIR)/Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The long-awaited desalination plant located off the coast of Monterey is being developed by California American Water Company (CalAm) and is intended to replace the Monterey Peninsula community’s existing Carmel River and Seaside Groundwater Basin supplies. These supplies have been constrained for decades by legal decisions and […] California Supreme Court Rejects Environmental Challenges to Monterey Water Project – AmericaDME GmbH2019-10-14T15:43:25+02:00
Desalination: Poseidon still trying to plant its trident into Huntington Beach – California Southern California was hit with enough rain in 2019 for many experts and observers to declare an end to the region’s most recent drought – which could be bad news for Poseidon Water’s plans to build a desalination plant near land’s edge in Huntington Beach. It is hard to drum up a lot of noise for water security when we’re not in a drought. The current state of Southern California’s water security – or insecurity – certainly isn’t giving Poseidon any ammunition to make its […] Desalination: Poseidon still trying to plant its trident into Huntington Beach – CaliforniaDME GmbH2019-10-10T20:38:17+02:00
Gage: Setting the Record Straight on Seawater Desalination – California A recent news release posted on the Voice of OC website was clouded by mischaracterizations of the Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant, which provides an important source of drinking water for San Diego County and reduces our region’s reliance on the Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay-Delta. The plant is the result of a historic public-private partnership between the San Diego County Water Authority and Poseidon Water to ensure supply reliability for more than 3 million residents across the region. It helped […] Gage: Setting the Record Straight on Seawater Desalination – CaliforniaDME GmbH2019-10-08T15:37:50+02:00
Reduced water supply for two weeks – Caribbean ALREADY suffering the effects of a severe dry season, consumers in central and south Trinidad are being advised to brace for a reduced water supply. The desalination plant in Point Lisas is scheduled to undergo routine maintenance from September 30 to October 15. The plant produces 40 million gallons per day and is used to supply the Point Lisas industrial estate as well as augment supplies to central and south Trinidad. WASA acting chief executive officer Alan Poon King […] Reduced water supply for two weeks – CaribbeanDME GmbH2019-09-30T19:08:33+02:00
Court asked to nix IDE-Hutchison Sorek B desalination bid – Kansas 4A Desalination Group, which is competing in the tender for construction of the Sorek B desalination plant, today petitioned the Jerusalem District Court to disqualify IDE and Hutchison from participation in the tender. A public committee headed by Ministry of National Infrastructure, Energy, and Water Resources director general Ehud (Udi) Adiri suspected fraud in the operation of the Sorek A desalination plant. IDE and Hutchison were part owners of the plant. The committee was formed following a report by „Globes“ that […] Court asked to nix IDE-Hutchison Sorek B desalination bid – KansasDME GmbH2019-09-27T02:01:00+02:00
Rice to play critical role in $100M DOE desalination hub – United States Rice is a partner in the National Alliance for Water Innovation (NAWI), a consortium that won a five-year, $100 million Department of Energy award to establish an Energy-Water Desalination Hub that addresses U.S. water security issues. NAWI, which includes four national laboratories, 19 universities and 10 industry partners and more than 200 affiliates, is led by and headquartered at DOE’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, California.NAWI will focus on early-stage research and development for energy-efficient and cost-competitive desalination technologies and for treating nontraditional water sources for […] Rice to play critical role in $100M DOE desalination hub – United StatesDME GmbH2019-09-25T15:47:40+02:00