Australia

EVZ, which has a market capitalisation of $18.76 million, says work is expected to begin immediately on the design and procurement activities. 

These activities will begin before a planned mobilisation to site in December 2024 for anticipated completion in the last quarter of 2025. 

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Researchers from The Australian National University have introduced a new desalination method that significantly reduces the energy required by about 80% compared to traditional techniques. Freshwater scarcity is a growing issue globally, with some regions already depending on desalination to obtain freshwater from ocean water. Currently, about one-third of freshwater discharges are used by humans, a figure projected to rise to one-half by midcentury, especially in regions such as Israel, Mexico City, India, and southern California.

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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.

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PERTH, Australia – Jacobs (NYSE: J), a global provider of technical, professional, and construction services, has been contracted by Water Corporation to spearhead the Alkimos Seawater Desalination Plant in Perth. The initiative is set to enhance the drinking water supply infrastructure for over 2.5 million residents in Western Australia.

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A central part of the Northern Water Project the desalination plant is a 260-megaliter-per-day plant on Eyre Peninsula.The plant is estimated to pump over $5 billion into the local economy.

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The New South Wales Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure has put the plant’s modification application on public display, seeking community and stakeholder feedback by 20 February 2024.

Building the Belmont Desalination Plant will add up to 30 million litres per day of rainfall-independent drinking water capacity to the system, or about 15 per cent of the region’s average daily needs.

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The first stage of the Alkimos desalination plant will cost $2.8 billion — nearly double the $1.6 billion included in Water Corporation’s development application for the vital piece of infrastructure.

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This is one of the largest water facilities to be built by the Spanish multinational, as the budget allocated by the local authorities for this infrastructure amounts to AU$2.8 billion (about €1.7 billion). According to local media, the plant’s dimensions are gigantic, as it will have a maximum production capacity of up to 100 billion litres per year to provide drinking water for the 2.5 million inhabitants of Perth and the surrounding area, an area characterised by low rainfall. The plant will be powered 100% by clean energy and will sign a PPA to contract the necessary energy […]