Dam levels continue to drop – South Africa Mossel Bay Municipality appeals to residents to continue to use water sparingly as dam levels continue to drop steadily. Cognisant of the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the requirement for residents to regularly wash their hands to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the municipal Council accepted a resolution that water restrictions be put on hold until the Wolwedans dam level drops to below 50%. In terms of the Department of Water and Sanitation dam operating rules, a 10% restriction must be applied to all residential consumers [âŠ] Dam levels continue to drop – South AfricaHIWI042020-08-20T15:49:51+02:00
City decommissions Standfontein desalination plant – Cape Town The Standfontein desalination plant was decommissioned at midnight on Wednesday, June 17 a month earlier than scheduled. Over a period of two years, the temporary plant contributed massively to the Cityâs water supply, providing 3.8 billion litres at a time when Cape Town was close to running out of potable water. The plant will now be broken down and the land restored to its former condition. Since it commissioned the desalination plant two years ago, the City of Cape Town said, it âhas acquired valuable knowledge through hands-on [âŠ] City decommissions Standfontein desalination plant – Cape TownHIWI042020-06-23T14:49:33+02:00
LETTER: We spent more than R30m on desalination plants, so what has happened to them? – Western Cape It is reported that the Western Capeâs dams are on average 35.7% full (or empty). The dams in Cape Town are 53.6% full. Now, is there a panic? Do we need more water at this stage? Maybe we do. So if we donât get enough rain soon will we have a serious problem? Well, what do the citizens out there think? My point is, isnât it exactly for this reason that the CoCT embarked upon the idea of constructing and installing desalination plants? So, [âŠ] LETTER: We spent more than R30m on desalination plants, so what has happened to them? – Western CapeHIWI042020-05-22T15:19:06+02:00
Ensuring water security in South Africa – South Africa With increasing pressure from population growth and the need for water to support economic growth, South Africaâs water security is increasingly at risk. Additional threats are posed by climate change, land-use changes, declining water quality, and catchment degradation. âNot only is it vital that South Africa continues to invest in the development of its physical infrastructure systems, we must also invest in the people who manage these system and maintain our critical ecological infrastructure such as wetlands, catchments, groundwater aquifers, and river systems,â Aurecon Technical [âŠ] Ensuring water security in South Africa – South AfricaHIWI042020-04-12T14:58:55+02:00
Nelson Mandela Bay dam levels dropping faster in lockdown – South Africa As the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases increase in Nelson Mandela Bay, the dam levels continue to decrease â sitting at a combined level of 23.77% on Monday. Three days before the forced lockdown on March 26, the combined level of the cityâs four major storage dams was 25.05%. Infrastructure and engineering political head Andile Lungisa said the city was facing two disasters, with the consequences of both dire for the city, reports HeraldLIVE. (LINK). Nelson Mandela Bay dam levels dropping faster in lockdown – South AfricaHIWI042020-04-11T15:40:59+02:00
Proudly South African hydrogen breakthrough with Shellâs backing – Johannesburg Hydrox Holdings engineers, based in Strydompark, Randburg, have shot the lights out with a unique hydrogen electrolyser leap forward that deploys innovative patented and already trade-marked local technology that facilitates the use of far fewer components and generates significant cost savings. This innovative technology promises to lower the production price of hydrogen and serve as a disruptive hydrogen economy enabler. The homegrown divergent electrode flow through (DEFT âą) technology allows electrolysers to operate without membranes at higher temperatures, which results in [âŠ] Proudly South African hydrogen breakthrough with Shellâs backing – JohannesburgHIWI042020-03-30T16:09:08+02:00
Covid-19: Handwashing is ânot a threat’ to Cape Town’s water supply Cape Town â The City of Cape Town has said residents must continue washing their hands in a bid to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic and not to worry that it might be a threat to the water supply. This comes as the weekly dams level statistics were released on Monday, showing that dams supplying the Cape metro have declined by 1,3% over the past week (9 March â 15 March 2020) to 61,3% of total capacity. Mayco member for water [âŠ] Covid-19: Handwashing is ânot a threat’ to Cape Town’s water supplyHIWI042020-03-17T14:57:23+01:00
Four companies partner to launch Sh435m solar water desalination project in Kenya – Kenya Arid and semi-arid areas are set to benefit from clean water after four companies partnered to launch a water desalination project worth Sh435 million. The Germany-based firms Boreal Light GmbH and AtmosfairegGmbH will work with Water Kiosk Ltd and Bilal Sustainable Development Programme to construct 40 solar water desalination systems in 10 counties facing water shortage. (LINK). Four companies partner to launch Sh435m solar water desalination project in Kenya – KenyaHIWI042020-03-02T17:14:34+01:00
Kenya Installs the First Solar Plant That Transforms Ocean Water Into Drinking Water – Kenya Water should not be luxury product, but still in these modern times, one out of nine people doesnât have access to clean drinking water. This main issue here is that only around 4% of earthâs water sources are rivers, lakes and drinkable water, the rest is comprised of oceans with salty water. These are all alarming statistics, but luckily in many such places around the world things are starting to improve thanks to new technologies. (LINK). Kenya Installs the First Solar Plant That Transforms Ocean Water Into Drinking Water – KenyaHIWI042020-02-15T21:08:30+01:00
A new solar desalination system to address water scarcity – Kenya GivePower is launching containerized, solar-powered water desalination and purification plants in Mombasa, Kenya and La Gonave, Haiti this quarter. Like GivePowerâs debut solar-powered microgrid desalination plant, which went live in Kiunga, Kenya in 2018, these new projects will operate with Teslaâs powerwall battery storage technology. At launch, both of the nonprofitâs new solar water farm projects will produce a maximum of 75,000 liters of water a day by coupling a 50-kW solar system with 120 kW-hrs of Tesla batteries; together this solar plus battery system will power two low-wattage, reverse [âŠ] A new solar desalination system to address water scarcity – KenyaHIWI042020-02-06T14:32:12+01:00