Archiv für den Monat: März 2018

Water storage drops in Melbourne

Melburnians are being asked to watch their water use as new figures from Melbourne Water show dam levels fell by 64 billion litres (3.5 per cent of capacity) during the 2017/18 summer. Despite rainfall around 27 per cent above average during summer 2017/18, an extremely dry February in 2018 and an increase in water use had seen storages dip over the season. Melbourne Water General Manager, Integrated Planning, Chris Williams, said storage levels were declining. “We have had a particularly dry February (2018) and when combined with slightly higher water usage, we have seen an impact on our storage […]

Water storage drops in MelbourneDME GmbH2018-03-22T18:41:14+01:00

Cairo calls on Egyptian expats for water advice

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Chief among the recommendations proposed at the closing session were encouraging the media to spread water awareness among the population, expanding the use of unconventional water resources, for example, desalinated seawater and treated wastewater, and supporting water-related projects and technologies. Noor Ahmed Abdel Moneim, an expert on strategic water management, backed the proposals. “The recommendations are good, especially those related to developing water awareness among citizens,” Abdel Moneim told Al-Monitor. “It is also necessary to develop the water desalination mechanisms currently in place, increase the use of groundwater and ration water use in water-consuming agriculture, such as […]

Cairo calls on Egyptian expats for water adviceDME GmbH2018-03-22T18:36:28+01:00

Egyptian government negotiating with Schneider Electric and Seven Seas Water on desalination plants

Khaled Kamel, vice president of energy and export at Schneider Electric’s Egypt and North East Africa office, told Daily News Egypt that the proposed desalination plants will be implemented over several stages, starting with a capacity of 300 cubic metres of water per day. He added that Seven Seas will secure the required funding for the projects and sell the desalinated water to the government for 20 years. Kamel added that the American company offered to sell desalinated water at EGP 17 per cubic metre, but the government asserted that the maximum acceptable rate is EGP 5. The two […]

Egyptian government negotiating with Schneider Electric and Seven Seas Water on desalination plantsDME GmbH2018-03-22T18:47:29+01:00

New initiative to manage and operate Taweelah A2 combined cycle power and desalination plant by the UAE nationals for one month starting 4 March 2018

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The initiative comes in line with the company’s directives towards enhancing the role of Emiratis and honing their capabilities to assume leading positions in the future. It complements Emirates CMS initial experiment where qualified Emirati personnel operated the plant for 24 hours without any external support or assistance. Abdulla Ali Al Sheryani, chairman of ECPC, explained that the initiative is a step towards enabling the UAE nationals in achieving leadership in the global energy sector, which is strategically important as a major component of economic diversification and a cornerstone of national progress. Al Sheryani added, “Abu Dhabi […]

New initiative to manage and operate Taweelah A2 combined cycle power and desalination plant by the UAE nationals for one month starting 4 March 2018DME GmbH2018-03-22T19:17:50+01:00

UAE is using, on a trial basis, salt-tolerant algae, also known as halophytic algae, as a natural and sustainable method to decrease salinity in seawater.

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UAE is using, on a trial basis, salt-tolerant algae — also known as halophytic algae — as a natural and sustainable method to decrease salinity in seawater. “Once proved cost-effective, this cutting-edge technology will make the UAE the first country in the world to use salt-tolerant algae to desalinate water,” the minister said. Some species of salt-tolerant algae can absorb up to 50 times more salt than the concentration of salt in the water they inhabit, making them a natural way to desalinate water for portable use. In addition, the growing algae can be used to mitigate carbon […]

UAE is using, on a trial basis, salt-tolerant algae, also known as halophytic algae, as a natural and sustainable method to decrease salinity in seawater.DME GmbH2018-03-22T18:17:31+01:00

Water for Perth increasingly supplied from desalination plants – Australia

More than half of Perth’s water over the last two years was sourced from desalination, and demand for connections to water and sewerage infrastructure remained strong, according to a new report. The Economic Regulation Authority’s (ERA) 2016-17 Water, Sewerage and Irrigation Performance report has found that 51.5 per cent of water sourced for Perth came from desalination in 2016-17. This was the first time that desalination accounted for more than half of Perth’s water. Perth’s two desalination plants operated at close to maximum capacity, producing a combined total of 149,823 megalitres. “The increased use of desalination is the result […]

Water for Perth increasingly supplied from desalination plants – AustraliaDME GmbH2018-03-14T16:12:49+01:00

BMBF fördert Forschungsprojekt in Griechenland

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Ein weiteres Projekt wird es in der Materialforschung geben, die verbesserte Entsalzung von Meerwasser soll gefördert werden. Da Millionen Menschen weltweit keinen oder nur einen schlechten Zugang zu sauberem Wasser haben, soll mithilfe einer membranbasierten Technologie ein umweltfreundlicher Entsalzungsprozess mit niedrigen Kosten und geringem Energieverbrauch entwickelt werden.

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BMBF fördert Forschungsprojekt in GriechenlandDME GmbH2018-03-14T15:56:32+01:00

Are carbon nanotube (CNT) membranes now at large scale? Texas – Connecticut – USA

Startup Mattershift says it has achieved a breakthrough in making carbon nanotube (CNT) membranes at large scale. The startup is developing the technology’s ability to combine and separate individual molecules to make gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel using CO₂ removed from the air. In an open-access paper in Science Advances, researchers from Mattershift and colleagues in the labs of Dr. Benny Freeman at The University of Texas at Austin and Dr. Jeffrey McCutcheon at the University of Connecticut confirmed that Mattershift’s large-scale CNT membranes match the characteristics and performance of small prototype CNT membranes previously reported on […]

Are carbon nanotube (CNT) membranes now at large scale? Texas – Connecticut – USADME GmbH2018-03-12T12:24:32+01:00

Codelco receives approval for $1 bln desalination plant around Antofagasta / Chile

(Reuters) – Chile’s state-owned mining company Codelco, the largest copper producer in the world, received environmental approval this week to build a $1 billion desalination plant to supply water to its operations in the country’s northern region. The go-ahead from the Antofagasta region’s environmental regulator will allow the company to expand its Radomiro Tomic mine and advance with an ambitious investment plan in its water-intensive mining operations in one of the driest deserts in the world. (LINK)

Codelco receives approval for $1 bln desalination plant around Antofagasta / ChileDME GmbH2018-03-08T17:07:12+01:00

ADNOC awarded Samsung Engineering at Ruwais Industrial Complex

ADNOC Refining has awarded a $473 million contract to Samsung Engineering has been to deliver a new power & water generation plant for the Abu Dhabi oil giant. The Waste Heat Recovery Project (WHRP) will be constructed at the Ruwais Industrial Complex, 240km west of Abu Dhabi city and will provide additional power and fresh water to the facility when it comes on stream in 2023. The scope of work includes the installation of heat recovery steam generators (HRSG) as well as a new steam turbine and generator (STG) desalination unit. Samsung Engineering has previously delivered six projects in […]

ADNOC awarded Samsung Engineering at Ruwais Industrial ComplexDME GmbH2018-03-08T16:43:03+01:00