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
Hyflux unit restructures $121.3m loan for desalination plant in China – China Hyflux said its wholly-owned unit Tianjin Dagang Newspring Co Ltd (TDN) has successfully restructured a 617 million yuan (S$121.3 million) Bank of China loan. The loan’s maturity date has been extended by three years to 2026, with the repayment schedule adjusted for lower annual repayments. The loan is for TDN’s 100,000 cubic metre per day seawater desalination plant in Dagang City, Tianjin Province, and is guaranteed by Hyflux. (LINK). Hyflux unit restructures $121.3m loan for desalination plant in China – ChinaDME GmbH2019-06-27T09:57:51+02:00
Chinese tech giant Huawei enters into Israeli solar energy market – China Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies announced its entry into the Israeli solar energy market on Wednesday, one day after confirming the closure of its solar operations in the United States. Huawei, the world’s leading inverter supplier, has signed an agreement with Zing Energy – which represents the Chinese company in Israel – to install solar inverters in several 30-megawatt solar farm projects across the country. Solar inverters are a critical instrument for the conversion of DC power produced by solar panels […] Chinese tech giant Huawei enters into Israeli solar energy market – ChinaDME GmbH2019-06-26T15:49:11+02:00
Toray to double production of water treatment membranes in China – China Japanese materials manufacturer Toray Industries will build a new plant to make water treatment membranes in China, doubling its production capacity in a country facing water shortages. The new plant is estimated to be a 10 billion yen ($89.7 million) investment, and will be built in Foshan, Guangdong Province. It is to begin producing reverse osmosis membranes in 2021. The high-performance membranes are in demand in China, where they are used to purify drinking water and to filter impurities […] Toray to double production of water treatment membranes in China – ChinaDME GmbH2019-04-08T10:27:49+02:00
Sweet water for Vietnam – Vietnam Aware of the importance of coping with effects of climate changes in agriculture production, a specialised Belgian engineering consultancy firm, Asian Infrastructure Engineering and Investment (AIEI) is partnering up with the Vietnamese government to expand green energy investments into the country. AIEI is a sister company of the investment company Rent-A-Port, which is well-known for the development projects of DEEP C (Dinh Vu) Industrial Zones in Vietnam. For the desalination mission, AIEI is collaborating with SCE, a company of Keran […] Sweet water for Vietnam – VietnamDME GmbH2018-12-31T16:37:24+01:00
Wind powered water desalination in coastal Vietnam – Vietnam Climate change is happening and it is wreaking havoc by increasing temperatures, leading to salinity intrusion and floods. According to a report of Belgium’s Asian Infrastructure Engineering and Investment Company (AIEI), the total damage from salinity intrusion during the dry season and flood during the rainy season are estimated to reach 30 per cent of the total output of rice, vegetables, fruits, trees, and shrimp in 2050, equivalent to around VND3.6-12 trillion ($156.5-521.7 million). Especially, over the last years, impoverished areas in coastal and south-central provinces […] Wind powered water desalination in coastal Vietnam – VietnamDME GmbH2018-12-20T07:31:56+01:00
Iran, China sign deal to construct desalination facility – Ilam – Iran The Industrial Development & Renovation Organization of Iran (IDRO Group) and China’s ZSM signed an agreement whereby the Chinese firm will set up a water treatment facility in Iran’s western province of Ilam. The deal was signed on Thursday during a ceremony in Tehran attended by Iranian Minister of Industry, Mines and Business Mohammad Shariatmadari, IRIB news agency reported on October 18. (LINK). Iran, China sign deal to construct desalination facility – Ilam – IranDME GmbH2018-10-19T11:29:07+02:00
Kinmen County completes desalination plant expansion – Kinmen – China Taiwan’s outlying Kinmen County celebrated on Monday the completion of an expansion of a local desalination plant that should help increase freshwater supplies and ease the threat of water shortages in the island county. Speaking at the celebration ceremony, Kinmen County government secretary-general Lin Te-kung (林德恭) said the expanded plant will contribute significantly to supplying the county’s water needs. According to the Water Resources Agency (WRA), the facility is expected to supply 4,000 cubic meters of freshwater per day, up from its daily production […] Kinmen County completes desalination plant expansion – Kinmen – ChinaDME GmbH2018-10-15T23:28:41+02:00
Govt opts for Chinese funded desalination plant – Windoek – Namibia In a shock move which is likely to worsen the central region’s water woes, government has opted to construction its own desalination plant using proceeds from the N$10 billion that it has requested from China. The long-term move, which is unlikely to bring the much-needed relief to the existing water woes faced by the central region which has started using boreholes as supply dams run dry, is expected to drag further the issue of securing consistent water supplies. (LINK). Govt opts for Chinese funded desalination plant – Windoek – NamibiaDME GmbH2018-09-19T17:34:11+02:00