Partnership will increase access to clean, safe water in vulnerable communities around the world DuPont (NYSE: DD), a global science and innovation leader, today announced a partnership with charity: water to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in vulnerable communities through the deployment of handwashing stations, hygiene and sanitation training and community health messaging. DuPont is...
Signs major water desalination project agreement with Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC). With a project investment value ...
Toray Industries, Inc., announced today that it recently obtained important joint research findings that could help enhance the water permeability and substance removal capabilities of reverse osmosis (RO) systems (see Glossary note 1). The company teamed with the Bioengineering Laboratory and Theoretical Molecular Science Laboratory of Riken, a leading national research and development institute based...
It will be one of the largest in the country, with a capacity of 600,000 m³ per day to serve a population of three million The Saudi publicly-owned company Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) has awarded ACCIONA and its partner RTCC the construction of the Al Khobar 2 desalination plant at Khobar, on...
H.E President AbdelFattah El Sisi inaugurates Al Mahsamma plant – The project is developed by Metito-Hassan Allam joint venture The 1 million m3/day state-of-the-art mega national project will contribute to the cultivation of 70,000 acres in Sinai Al Mahsamma project is a milestone in Egypt’s water security agenda and represents a qualitative leap in the field...
Published on IDRA Global Connections Spring 2020 Issue By Ms. Eva Steinle-Darling, Reuse Innovation Lead & VP at Carollo Engineers; President of WaterReuse Texas Humbled by the great examples of female leaders who have preceded me in the IDRA’s Women of Our Industry initiative, I appreciate the opportunity to reflect on how water reuse and my own career have evolved over...
April 15, 2020, Boston, MA – The International Desalination and Reuse Association (IDRA) welcomes formal bids to host the 2023 IDRA World Congress on Desalination and Water Reuse Solutions starting today, April 15, 2020 and running through October 15, 2020. For over four decades, the IDRA World Congress has played a unique and critical role in...
Published on IDRA Global Connections Spring 2020 Issue By Ms. Jessica H. Jones Poseidon Water and the San Diego County Water Authority celebrated the start of operations at the United States’ largest, most technologically advanced and energy efficient seawater desalination plant in December 2015. That the opening of the Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant in San Diego County, California, occurred in...
Published on IDRA Global Connections Spring 2020 Issue By Mr. Tim Lam Shing Reliable and quality water supply is indispensable to the livelihood of the people in Hong Kong and is critical to the territory’s sustainable developments. The Water Supplies Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (“WSD”) is charged with the responsibility of maintaining...
Published on IDRA Global Connections Spring 2020 Issue By Dr. Matthew Ries Sustainability. It’s a concept few would argue with, but not many can define. Often affiliated with environmental, or “green” benefits, true sustainability is a balance of components of the triple bottom line which includes not only the traditional economic bottom line, but also...
