Noticias sobre Hong Kong
ACCIONA inaugurates the Tseung Kwan O Plant in Hong Kong
The plant supplies more than 850,000 people and helps to offset the low rainfall in the area, affected by climate change.
Breaking barriers in filtration technology with Filtralite
On November 20, 2024, Filtralite and Smart Water Magazine hosted a webinar that brought the water treatment community together for an insightful exploration of innovative solutions to some of the sector’s most persistent challenges.
Bentley Systems’ 2024 Year in Infrastructure and Going Digital Awards kicks off in Vancouver
Vancouver is playing host to the 2024 Year in Infrastructure and Going Digital Awards on October 9 and 10.
Bentley Systems Announces the Finalists of the 2024 Going Digital Awards
Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, has announced the finalists of the 2024 Going Digital Awards.
ACCIONA to participate in Singapore International Water Week
ACCIONA will be present from 18 to 22 June this year in the Singapore International Water Week (SIWW), a global forum for the co-creation of innovative solutions for the water sector.
Schneider Electric names Farrukh Shad as the new Head of Sustainability Business for APMEA region
Schneider Electric has announced the appointment of Farrukh Shad as the Head of Sustainability Business for the Asia Pacific, India, Middle East, and Africa (APMEA) region.
“The Underground Asset Register demonstrated that technology is not a barrier but an opportunity”
The National Underground Asset Register (NUAR), a digital map of utility assets under the ground, promises to make planning and executing excavations much easier for underground asset owners and save the UK economy billions, as just the economic costs of utility strikes alone are estimated at £2.4 bn a year.
An electricity generator inspired by the drinking bird toy powers electronics with evaporated wate
Inspired by the classic drinking bird toy, scientists in Hong Kong and Guangzhou, China have developed an engine that efficiently converts energy from water evaporation into electricity to power small electronics.
Israel to expand Ashkelon into largest desalination facility
Israel revealed last week a project to transform the Ashkelon Desalination Plant, making it the largest in the country, reports MivzakLive.
Global student innovation challenge calls on next-generation leaders to tackle water security
High school and university students worldwide invited to expand water access and community resilience.
New Hong Kong desalination plant begins delivering fresh water to 137,000 homes
The new Tseung Kwan O desalination plant is the first to use reverse osmosis technology in Hong Kong.
Energy Recovery appoints David Moon as President and CEO
Energy Recovery, Inc.
MANN+HUMMEL appoints Henk in ’t Hof as President Life Sciences & Environment
Henk in ‘t Hof to be President Life Sciences & Environment with effect from April 1st, 2024.
Exploring water digitalization news
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Smart Water Magazine’s most viewed content in 2023
In a year marked by growing climate-change-related hurdles and scientists confirming it as the hottest year on record, the water sector has faced countless challenges, including aging infrastructure, tightening budgets and other obstacles, including the threat of cyberattacks as we have witnessed in the recent episode that took place in the United States.
Tseung Kwan O Desalination Plant, awarded to ACCIONA, comes into service
The plant has been commissioned last week, which will enable Tseung Kwan O City to cope with the challenges of climate change and low rainfall.
The Tseung Kwan O desalination plant in Hong Kong, winner of CIC Sustainable Construction Awards
ACCIONA and its partners were awarded the contract for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of the first phase of the plant, with a capacity of 135,000 m³ per day.
Energy Recovery appoints David Moon Interim CEO
Energy Recovery announced Mr.
How to build greener data centers? Scientists say crank up the heat
Colder is not always better for energy-hungry data centers, especially when it comes to their power bills.
Using a digital twin to reduce coagulant costs by 23% at a drinking water plant in Hong Kong
A water treatment plant in Hong Kong implements Plant Optimiser – Envirosuite’s digital twin technology – to reduce coagulant costs at its drinking water treatment and desalination operations.