E& Enterprise (formerly Etisalat Digital) has awarded Datakorum, the new investee of Almar Water Solutions, a project to provide smart-communication services for water and energy infrastructure in Abu Dhabi. The contract will use a connectivity-as-a-service (CaaS) model to ensure connectivity between end users, distribution meters and advanced metering infrastructure (AMI). March 28th, 2022 – Abu...
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SUEZ, a pioneer in water management, is strengthening its activities in Africa
The 9th World Water Forum in Dakar is an opportunity to take stock of the improvement of water supply in Africa and, more broadly, of the achievement of the United Nations’ 6th Sustainable Development Goal (SDG6), which calls for universal access to drinking water and sanitation by 2030. Professionals, like SUEZ, have been behind the...
Flowserve Announces Partnership With Gradiant to Accelerate Growth in the Water Technology Market
Flowserve Corporation (NYSE: FLS), a leading provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets, announced today it has entered into a non-exclusive partnership agreement with Gradiant to help address the most challenging problems in water and wastewater treatment. Flowserve has more than two centuries of experience serving the global water industry,...
AECOM enters strategic partnership with Genifuel to transform algae and wastewater biosolids into sustainable aviation fuel
Dallas (March 23, 2022) — AECOM, the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, today announced it has signed a strategic agreement with Genifuel Corporation to scale production of carbon neutral sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and biogas from wild algae and biosolids. The partnership employs a patent-pending process developed by AECOM to harvest wild algae and a patented...
Thames Water and project partners awarded £1.5million to drive innovation and efficiencies within the water sector
Ofwat’s Water Breakthrough Challenge has awarded £1.5million to four Thames Water led projects which will help customers, communities, and the environment The projects will focus on incentivising community rainwater management, standardising digital technology, seasonal forecasting tools and using robots in pressurised sewage systems The Water Breakthrough Challenge is designed to drive innovation and collaboration in...
PIF-owned ACWA Power sells $105m stake in Saudi desalination plant
PIF-owned ACWA Power has sold its 32-percent stake in a Shuqaiq Water and Electricity Co. at SR391.5 million ($105 million), it said in a bourse filing. Dated back to 2011, Shuqaiq IWPP, which is owned and operated by the company at stake, has 850 megawatt power and 212,000 cubic meters per day water desalination capacity. The move...
Rabigh 3 IWP project achieves Guinness World Records title for World’s largest RO desalination
Facility achieved certification after a three-week process by the independent Records Management Team who examined verifiable, standardisable and measurable evidence. Rabigh 3 IWP produces 600,000 cubic metres of desalinated water per day. Project supplies water to nearly one million households across Makkah Al Mukarramah and Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. ACWA Power, a leading Saudi developer,...
Abengoa awarded the contract to expand Tan-Tan desalination plant in Morocco
Abengoa, international leader in reverse osmosis water treatment and desalination, continues to add references. The project was awarded by ONEE to the consortium formed by Abengoa and the local company ATNER (Atlas Energie) on February 11. March 15th, 2022 – Abengoa, an international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainable development in the infrastructure,...
Almar Water Solutions becomes a shareholder of digital transformation company Datakorum
Datakorum is a technology company that provides end-to-end IoT products and services for digital transformation in the water, energy and mobility sectors. This new operation will help Almar Water Solutions improve and optimize water infrastructure management through digital solutions. March 15, 2022 – Madrid, Spain Almar Water Solutions has signed an agreement with the digital...
Fluence Appoints Water Industry Veteran Tom Pokorsky as CEO and Managing Director
Proven water industry executive with 35 years of executive experience, including 15 years as CEO. Strong track record growing water businesses organically and inorganically, including multiple successful exits. Highly experienced in wastewater treatment in the North American market with significant experience in Europe, China and Israel. Fluence has appointed Thomas Pokorsky as CEO and Managing...