Toray Industries, Inc., announced today that Akihiko Ishihara has become the first Japanese recipient of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area Outstanding Young Entrepreneur Award. He was selected from among 1,300 candidates for this prestigious honor. Mr. Ishihara serves as the head of Toray Membrane (Foshan) Co., Ltd. and Toray Industries (China) Co.,...
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EWEC Celebrates Emirati Women Transforming Abu Dhabi’s Power and Water Sector
EWEC advances Emirati women in leadership roles, with 54 women currently holding leadership positions across the company EWEC (Emirates Water and Electricity Company), a leading company in the integrated coordination of planning, purchasing, supply, and system despatch services of water and electricity across the UAE, on the occasion of Emirati Women’s Day, celebrates the vital...
When a Summer Drought Begins in the Winter: Investigating Snow Drought
From thirsty agricultural crops to whitewater rafters contemplating a low river, a lack of water is the most obvious in the summertime. Its impact is particularly clear when many people rely on the same source of water. What happens in the Colorado River’s East River Watershed affects 40 million people from seven U.S. states as...
SWA Board Holds Inaugural Meeting Led by Minister of Environment, Water, and Agriculture
The Saudi Water Authority (SWA) Council held its first meeting, Wednesday, chaired by His Excellency Eng. Abdulrahman Abdulmohsen AlFadley, Minister of Environment, Water, and Agriculture. The meeting set the stage for defining SWA’s future direction, with a sharp focus on transforming the water sector into a global benchmark for sustainable management, service quality enhancement, and...
ACWA Power Hosts Groundbreaking Ceremony for 200MW Beruniy Wind Power Plant and 100MW BESS Project in Karakalpakstan
Groundbreaking ceremony was led by H.E. Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Nukus, Karakalpakstan; 20 August 2024: Saudi-listed ACWA Power, the world’s largest private water desalination company, leader in energy transition and first mover into green hydrogen, today broke ground on the Beruniy Wind Independent Power Plant (IPP) project, in a formal ceremony...
Barka V Desalination Plant in the Sultanate of Oman reaches Commercial Operation Phase
GS Inima, a world leader in the water sector, positioned as one of the Groups with the largest volume of plants in terms of concessions and with the longest history in reverse osmosis desalination, has successfully completed the Acceptance Tests of the final phase of the facility and is now delivering water to Nama Power...
Filtersafe Announces Groundbreaking Patent for Desalination Solution
Filtersafe revolutionizes desalination pre-treatment with a self-cleaning filtration system, eliminating the need for disposable cartridge filters and achieving significant cost and environmental benefits. Filtersafe, a leading innovator in water filtration technology, today announced the submission of a patent for its revolutionary desalination solution. This patent covers a system that utilizes automatically maintained screen filters, eliminating...
Thames Water begins the search for earthworks specialists to support construction of the South East’s new reservoir
Companies interested in delivering the major earthworks programme for Thames Water’s proposed new reservoir in Oxfordshire are invited to take part in a supplier engagement exercise. The reservoir, known as SESRO (South East Strategic Reservoir Option), is a nationally significant infrastructure project that would guarantee the water supply of 15 million people across the South...
GS Inima will benefit more than 80,000 people by universalizing sanitation services in the municipality of Concórdia in Brazil
The consortium GS Inima and Traçado Construções e Serviços, led by GS Inima Brazil, a leader in the sanitation sector, industrial water reuse, and desalination, won last Monday, the bid for the water and sewage concession in the municipality of Concórdia in the state of Santa Catarina. The winning bid was 12 million euros, equivalent...
Stantec selected by Los Angeles Department of Water & Power for 5-year US $104-million Master Services Agreement
The firm will support LADWP’s efforts to bolster reliability and enable the large-scale transition to renewable energy in California. Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, has been selected by the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (LADWP) for a new five-year master services agreements (MSA) to upgrade, expand, and modernize the...