UAQ’s new water desal plant to start production by 2021-end – United Arab Emirates Federal Electricity and Water Authority (Fewa) authorities said work is nearing completion on a new water desalination station at Umm Al Quwain, which boasts a capacity of 50 million gallons per day. The project’s full capacity upon the completion of all its phases will amount to 150 million gallons per day. It is set to start production by the end of 2021, stated Mohammad Mohammad Saleh, the Director-General of the Fewa, during his visit today to the site, which will be the largest of its kind in the […] UAQ’s new water desal plant to start production by 2021-end – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2020-07-16T09:37:51+02:00
Israel passes on Chinese bid for major desalination plant – Israel Israel on Tuesday awarded a contract to build a new desalination plant to a local company, turning down a bid by a Hong Kong conglomerate at a time of growing U.S. pressure to avoid Chinese investments in key infrastructure. Israel’s Energy and Water Ministry said it had granted the Sorek 2 desalination plant project to IDE, an Israeli company that has already built several of the country’s saltwater conversion facilities. Outbid for the contract was Hutchison Holdings, a major infrastructure conglomerate from Hong Kong. The ministry said the new […] Israel passes on Chinese bid for major desalination plant – IsraelDME GmbH2020-07-09T15:31:10+02:00
Iran to Run Desalination Plants in 17 Provinces – Iran In remarks on Tuesday, Ardakanian said his ministry has devised serious plans to carry out seawater desalination projects in 17 provinces. He noted that feasibility studies have begun to launch desalination facilities at a distance of 100 kilometers from the sea. Pointing to the growing progress in the seawater desalination facility technology in the world, the minister said advanced technology would reduce the cost of saltwater desalination. (LINK). Iran to Run Desalination Plants in 17 Provinces – IranDME GmbH2020-07-08T14:47:05+02:00
SWCC plans webinar on Innovation in Desalination Brine Mining – Saudi Arabia The Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) will be organizing a webinar on “Innovation in Desalination Brine Mining” on July 29. Several international experts and senior executives of global desalination companies are expected to participate in the webinar. SWCC, represented by its research arm —the Desalination Technology Research Institute (DTRI) — will organize the event, under the patronage of SWCC Governor Abdullah Al-Abdul Kareem. (LINK). SWCC plans webinar on Innovation in Desalination Brine Mining – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2020-07-07T13:51:31+02:00
Saudi SWCC desal plant becomes operational in record time – Saudi Arabia Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) said its mega development Al Shaqeeq Desalination Plant has become operational in record time and well ahead of schedule (one-third of the specified time). It is now feeding 42,500 cu m of desalinated water per day to Asir and Jazan, reported the Saudi Gazette. The groundwork of the Al Shaqeeq project was laid in December last year and it got completed in only six months, it stated. (LINK). Saudi SWCC desal plant becomes operational in record time – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2020-07-02T16:23:33+02:00
Why thirsty Arab region needs sustainable desalination tech – Oman A desalination plant in the Omani port city of Sur, south of the capital Muscat. Water for residents and businesses from the plant improves the quality of life for some 600,000 people. A desalination plant in the Omani port city of Sur, south of the capital Muscat. Water for residents and businesses from the plant improves the quality of life for some 600,000 people. Why thirsty Arab region needs sustainable desalination tech – OmanDME GmbH2020-06-29T14:43:54+02:00
UAE architects make cement out of salt – United Arab Emirates A Dubai-based architect duo is looking to break from conventional building practices with an alternative cement conceived in the salt flats of the UAE and made using a problematic waste material. Wael Al Awar and Kenichi Teramoto, principal architects at waiwai, enlisted the scientific knowhow of universities in the UAE and Japan to create a cement made using brine generated by the UAE’s desalination plants, which remove salt from seawater. They were inspired by the UAE’s mineral-rich sabkha — salt flats […] UAE architects make cement out of salt – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2020-06-22T14:12:05+02:00
Yokogawa seals Saudi pipeline project supply contract – Saudi Arabia Yokogawa Electric Corporation said its Saudi subsidiary has received an order from Turkish contracting giant Limak Construction to supply the monitoring systems for a key water transmission pipeline project in the kingdom. The Jubail-Riyadh water transmission system, owned by the state-run Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC), will be transporting water from desalination plants near Jubail on the Persian Gulf coast to capital city Riyadh. It will be one of the largest water transmission systems in the world, capable of transporting 1.2 million […] Yokogawa seals Saudi pipeline project supply contract – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2020-06-18T15:15:13+02:00
DEWA’s Jebel Ali desalination plant completes three million man-hours without LTI – United Arab Emirates DEWA’s Jebel Ali desalination plant in JAPS, Dubai has announced the completion of three million man-hours without Lost Time Injury (LTI) as construction passes the 70% completion mark. The achievement reflects the shared commitment from DEWA, engineering firm ILF and the construction consortium formed by ACCIONA and ACCIONA , towards risk prevention and to Health and Safety measures for all workers on the project, a statement said. It added that the milestone was achieved while strictly observing all the international and local protocols […] DEWA’s Jebel Ali desalination plant completes three million man-hours without LTI – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2020-06-17T19:39:54+02:00
EIB supports one of the largest desalination projects – Israel The project marks a milestone in the desalination industry with cutting edge technology to improve energy consumption and carbon emissions. Through the financing of this project, the EU bank supports a high priority water supply infrastructure in one of the world’s most water-stressed regions. It will allow meeting growing domestic demand while increasing regional water transfers. EIB supports one of the largest desalination projects – IsraelDME GmbH2020-06-16T15:40:53+02:00