Saudi Arabia to invest $110bn in Al Jafura unconventional gas field – Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia’s oil giant Aramco is planning to invest $110 billion (Dh404bn) to develop unconventional gas reserves in the Al Jafura field in the eastern region of the kingdom, the state-run news agency reported on Saturday. Development of the field is expected to generate over a period of 22 years a net income of $8.6 billion annually for the government and contribute an estimated $20bn to the country’s gross domestic product, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said, according to Saudi Press Agency (SPA). Saudi Arabia to invest $110bn in Al Jafura unconventional gas field – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2020-02-22T21:25:33+01:00
Engie consortium preferred bidder for Saudi Yanbu project – Saudi Arabia Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC) has announced that a consortium comprising French multinational utility group Engie and local water desalination company Mowah has emerged the preferred bidder to build a major desalination plant in the Yanbu region of Saudi Arabia. One of the kingdom’s ambitious projects, Yanbu-4 IWP will be using reverse osmosis (RO) seawater desalination technology and on completion will boast a potable water capacity of up to 450,000 cu m per day, stated SWPC (formerly Saudi Water & Electricity Company). As per the deal, the […] Engie consortium preferred bidder for Saudi Yanbu project – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2020-02-17T15:21:58+01:00
Jolo named MinDA priority development area – Philippines THE MINDANAO Development Authority (MinDA) has identified Jolo, the capital of Sulu province, as a priority development area after Taraka town in Lanao del Sur. “We will come up with a comprehensive proposal and present it to the President,” MinDA Chairperson Emmanuel F. Piñol said in a statement Friday. The development program will be similar to the one recently launched in Taraka, which involves the establishment of model learning centers mainly for agricultural livelihood activities. Among the key sectors eyed […] Jolo named MinDA priority development area – PhilippinesDME GmbH2020-02-16T20:05:10+01:00
New solar-powered system makes desalination ecofriendly – America A completely passive solar-powered desalination system developed by researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and in China could provide more than 1.5 gallons of fresh drinking water per hour for every square metre of solar collecting area. Such systems could potentially serve off-grid arid coastal areas to provide an efficient, low-cost water source, said MIT doctoral students in a paper appearing in the journal ‘Energy and Environmental Science’. The key to the system’s efficiency lies in the way it uses each […] New solar-powered system makes desalination ecofriendly – AmericaDME GmbH2020-02-13T16:38:53+01:00
World Bank to invest $117 million in water for the Gaza Strip – Palestine The World Bank announced on Monday that it will grant US$15 million for a water desalination program for the Gaza Strip. The new project was founded with the aim of improving the quality and quantity of water in Gaza, and will have additional funds of US$42 million from other donors. Another US$60 million will be handed over by the Kuwait fund for Arab Economic development. (LINK). World Bank to invest $117 million in water for the Gaza Strip – PalestineDME GmbH2020-02-12T18:52:56+01:00
Solar-powered desalination systems could bring water to disaster zones – Shanghai It’s one of life’s most frustrating ironies that Earth’s surface is over 70 percent water, but most of that is undrinkable. Desalination is an important technology that may help unlock more drinking water, and now two independent teams have developed new types of solar-powered desalination systems using very different mechanisms. The first of the two new designs comes from researchers at MIT and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. The team says the multilayer system has an impressive overall efficiency of 385 percent, producing as much as 5.78 L […] Solar-powered desalination systems could bring water to disaster zones – ShanghaiDME GmbH2020-02-11T14:57:53+01:00
GivePower and Zero Mass Water win awards – Dubai The US-based companies GivePower foundation and Zero Mass Water won the first and third place, respectively in the Innovative Projects Award – Small Projects category, at the 2nd cycle of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award. Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Media Council, has awarded the winners at a special event held in Dubai. GivePower Foundation won first place in the Innovative Projects Award – Small Projects category that is worth $120,000. Give Power’s project, Blu Drop Solar Water […] GivePower and Zero Mass Water win awards – DubaiDME GmbH2020-02-10T09:20:01+01:00
Scientists create simple, solar-powered water desalination – China A completely passive solar-powered desalination system could provide more than 1.5 gallons of fresh drinking water per hour for every square meter of solar collecting area. Such systems could potentially serve off-grid arid coastal areas to provide an efficient, low-cost water source. The system uses multiple layers of flat solar evaporators and condensers, lined up in a vertical array and topped with transparent aerogel insulation. (LINK). Scientists create simple, solar-powered water desalination – ChinaDME GmbH2020-02-08T17:52:57+01:00
Simple, solar-powered water desalination – China A completely passive solar-powered desalination system developed by researchers at MIT and in China could provide more than 1.5 gallons of fresh drinking water per hour for every square meter of solar collecting area. Such systems could potentially serve off-grid arid coastal areas to provide an efficient, low-cost water source. The system uses multiple layers of flat solar evaporators and condensers, lined up in a vertical array and topped with transparent aerogel insulation. It is described in a paper appearing today in the journal Energy and […] Simple, solar-powered water desalination – ChinaDME GmbH2020-02-07T14:55:52+01:00
Saudi Arabia signs $426.5mn bridge finance deal for desalination plants – Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Environment, Water, and Agriculture, and the chairman of the General Authority for Salt Water Desalination, Eng Abdul Rahman bin Abdul Mohsen Al-Fadhli, has inked the kingdom’s first commercial ‘bridge’ financing agreement with local banks worth $426.5m (SAR1.6bn) to improve the utilisation of assets and increase the efficiency of Phase 1 of the Jubail desalination plant and Stage 2 of the Al Khobar project. The agreement, which was made in coordination with the National Center for Debt Management, will see the two […] Saudi Arabia signs $426.5mn bridge finance deal for desalination plants – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2020-02-05T17:08:27+01:00