Noticias sobre Hong Kong

Bentley Systems Announces Finalists in the Year in Infrastructure 2019 Awards Program
Winners to be selected and announced at Bentley’s Year in Infrastructure 2019 Conference, October 21-24 in Singapore.

Mekong water levels reach low record
The Mekong water levels during this early flood season from June to July are among the lowest on record, falling below their historical long-term minimum levels.

Experts develop flood prediction model
The duration of floods can be determined by river flow, precipitation and atmospheric blocking.

Temperature records fall in European heatwave
An unusually early and exceptionally intense heatwave has set new temperature records in Europe and ensuring that the month of June was the hottest on record for the continent, with the average temperature 2° Celsius above normal.

Bottles of success for water filter business
As countries around the world look for ways to tackle some of our biggest environmental issues, one company is leading the way in clean drinking water.

Hong Kong lawmakers endorse plan for US$987 million desalination plant
The government of Hong Kong is to build a desalination plant designed to meet 5 percent of the city’s demand for drinking water after Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously approved the HK$7.7 billion (US$987 million) plan, reports Yahoo News.

ACWA Power signs strategic agreements with three Chinese entities
ACWA Power, a leading developer, owner, and operator of power generation and water desalination plants has signed strategic agreements with three renowned Chinese entities on the sidelines of the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF).

Hong Kong expands use of cavern service reservoirs to free up land
Black & Veatch to help Water Supplies Department turn hilly terrain and rock formations into opportunities for land supply.

SUEZ supports the Greater Bay area in China in its transition to a circular economy
SUEZ NWS has won three water management and waste recovery contracts in the Greater Bay area, for a total amount of c.

SUEZ closes water and waste contracts in Guangdong Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay
SUEZ NWS has recently signed several water and waste recycling and recovery contracts in the Greater Bay area, including a RMB 190 million agreement for the industrial wastewater treatment project in the Zhuhai Gaolan Port Economic Zone, an improvement, operation and maintenance contract for the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) on the Macau Peninsula, as well as an O&M contract for a glass crushing facility in Macau.

Rosenbom: “The Filtralite® media can treat more water for less money and obtain a better quality”
Filtralite® is the registered trademark of all expanded clay products used as filter media manufactured by Leca (a Saint Gobain subsidiary company) in their Raellingen plant (Norway).