RIYADH — Saudi Arabia’s Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) has completed the longest water pipeline tunnel project in the world, with a diameter of 8.4 meters and a distance of 12.5 km. The tunnel will pump desalinated water from the Al-Shuaiba desalination plant on the Red Sea coast to the Taif governorate and the villages...
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SWPC 7 Year Planning Statement 2020-2026
Saudi Water Partnership Company has published their seven year future projects statement in order to inform stakeholders about public private partnership projects portfolio which contains water production, transportation, storage, and wastewater treatment. Please see the statement in the link provided below. SWPC 7 Year planning Statement – (2020 – 2026) Eng
DTRI/SWCC Cooperation with FEDCO bringing Innovation to Desalination Brine Mining
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The Desalination Technology Research Institute of SWCC (DTRI) has recently developed a state-of-the-art brine concentration/Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) technology. The Dual Brine Concentrator enables cost effective mining of valuable minerals from brine generated by desalination plants. The market-readiness of this technology is currently demonstrated at DTRI’s testing facility in Jubail which produces...
Orange County Water District Awarded $5 Million in Grants Toward Expansion of World’s Largest Water Reuse Facility
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. (August 20, 2020) – The Orange County Water District (OCWD; the District) was awarded $5 million in grants from the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) Division of Financial Assistance for use toward the construction of the District’s Groundwater Replenishment System (GWRS) Final Expansion project. OCWD was selected based upon the increased...
Toray’s Advanced High-Surface-Area Ultrafiltration (UF) Membrane Modules Selected at Large-Scale Water Treatment Facilities Worldwide
Tokyo, Japan, July 28, 2020 – Toray Industries, Inc. is pleased to announce that a large-scale wastewater treatment facility has started purifying water with Toray’s latest UF membrane technology. The wastewater facility located in Wuxi New District, an industrial park in Wuxi, China, was built by GreenTech Environmental Co., Ltd., a leading provider of advanced...
Despite of the Evolving COVID-19 Pandemic, the ‘First of its Type’ Independent Sewage Treatment Plant in KSA Reaches Financial Closing
• The project value is $245m (SAR920m) • Dammam ISTP project moves ahead Dammam (KSA), 1st June 2020: Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC) and the consortium led by the Metito Group and comprising the companies; “Metito”, “Mowah”, and “Orascom Construction” (the Consortium) today confirmed the successful financial closing of the Kingdom’s first independent sewage treatment...
Water Reuse as a Solution for Agricultural Irrigation
By Almar Water Solutions We all know that agriculture accounts for approximately 70% of the water consumed in the world, followed by industry and household use. Large amounts of water are needed to produce food, which is later consumed by millions of people around the planet. Water reuse or reclaimed water, provided it is treated...
ACCIONA launches BIONS, a new intelligent cloud-data platform for water management
ACCIONA integrates proprietary Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning technologies capable of detecting and predicting problems in water supply networks in real time ACCIONA, a leading global company in sustainable infrastructure solutions, has launched BIONS (Business Intelligence Of Network Solutions), a new intelligent cloud-based data platform that integrates data to improve the efficiency of water supply...
iNPIPE PRODUCTS™ receives RoSPA Gold Award for health and safety achievements
iNPIPE PRODUCTS™ based in Brompton on Swale, is celebrating after landing an internationally-recognised award for demonstrating high health and safety standards. iNPIPE PRODUCTS™ has received a RoSPA Gold Health and Safety Award for working hard to ensure its staff get home safely to their families at the end of every working day. Organisations receiving a...
Hassyan Clean Coal Power Plant Phase 1 (4x600MW NET)
When fully operational Hassyan will be one of the largest power plants in the world, with a production capacity of 9,000MW. The power plant is based on the shores of the Arabian Gulf and is owned by Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA). The UAE has a fast-growing economy and population which require new power...