Our last few blog posts have looked at the challenges facing owners/operators of industrial plants – increasing reuse of process water, as well as better management and reduction of effluent discharge – and the changes that are becoming unavoidable in this sector. As discussed, one of the main drivers of the search for innovative technologies...
Last week the International Desalination Association (IDA) hosted the 2021 International Water Reuse and Recycling Conference in Rome, Italy. The program combined plenary, panel, and technical sessions focused on advanced technologies for water reuse and recycling. Synauta team members Nick Herold, Katie Higgins and Mike Dixon attended, with opportunities to see familiar faces and meet new faces....
The 5th edition of Arab Water Forum took place during the period 21 – 23 September 2021 in Dubai, under the patronage of the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Energy & Infrastructure and supported by the League of Arab States (LAS) and the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation of Egypt (MWRI), in collaboration with...
COMPREHENSIVE CONTRACT The company has been awarded the financing, construction and 25-year operation of the Madinah-3, Buraydah-2 and Tabuk-2 projects IMPACT With a total capacity of 440,000 m3/day, they will serve a total population of 2.1 million inhabitants RIYADH, SEPTEMBER 27, 2021. ACCIONA, along with its local partners Tawzea and Tamasuk, has been awarded...
A consortium of Metito, Orascom and Cobra has won a contract to build a seawater desalination plant in Sfax, Tunisia. The contract was awarded by the Societe Nationale d’Exploitation et de Distribution des Eaux (SONEDE). The reverse osmosis (RO) Sfax desalination project is being fully funded by the Japanese International Cooperation Organisation (JICA), and is...
ACCIONA has completed the construction of the wastewater mains on the left bank of the Mundaka estuary in the Basque Country, a project that will mean more efficient and sustainable management of the water resources in the Urdaibai area, declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1984. ACCIONA has completed the construction of the wastewater...
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. (September 7, 2021) –– The Orange County Water District (OCWD; the District) has been named a California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA) 2021 Resource Efficiency & Community Service Award winner, receiving first place in the small-size utility water program category for launching the nation’s largest per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) pilot testing program. OCWD is one of...
Contributing to a carbon-neutral society through green hydrogen production Both companies to cooperate on R&D and Demonstration project adopted by Green Innovation Funding Program in Japan Tokyo, Japan, September 6, 2021 – Toray Industries, Inc., and Siemens Energy K.K., the Japanese subsidiary of Siemens Energy AG, were adopted by the Green Hydrogen Project under the...
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has completed 92.4% of the Seawater Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) desalination plant at Jebel Ali Power Plant and Desalination Complex. The Complex is the main supplier of Dubai’s electricity and water services with a high level of reliability, efficiency, and quality. DEWA had awarded the implementation of the AED 871...
In October 2020, Nanostone Water has installed a full-scale commercial demonstration module of its ceramic desalination pretreatment system in Public Utility Board’s Tuas Facility in Singapore, and stood up against the most challenging seawater. The desalination plants in Singapore are in some cases experiencing problems with the pre-treatment when polymeric membranes are applied leading to...
