Marubeni
Marubeni is a company that is part of the pulse of the water sector. Here we bring together everything it publishes on Smart Water Magazine: its news, its blogs and the events it takes part in.
Marubeni to invest in Denmark’s AquaGreen
Marubeni Corporation has agreed to acquire shares through a third-party allotment in AquaGreen, a Danish company with technology that can dry and pyrolyze wet biomass, such as sewage sludge generated during wastewater treatment, to produce biochar. Sewage sludge, an organic waste generated during sewage treatment, has traditionally been disposed of by composting or by landfilling, either […]
Marubeni invests in AiDash for satellite and AI-powered infrastructure maintenance software
Marubeni has invested in AiDash, a U.S.-based solution provider that utilizes satellite imagery and artificial intelligence (AI) to optimize and digitize operations and maintenance for critical infrastructure such as electricity, gas, and water networks. In AiDash’s Series C funding round, in which Marubeni participated, the company raised over USD 50 million from lead investor Lightrock […]
Marubeni to assess the deterioration and estimated useful life of water pipelines in Sendai City
Marubeni concluded an agreement on June 21, 2023 after selection as a trustee for the “Consignment of Water Pipeline Asset Management Study” publicly offered by the Sendai City Waterworks Bureau (hereinafter, the “Project”). Marubeni will evaluate the degree of deterioration and estimated useful life of all water pipelines held by Sendai City, and support the creation […]
Marubeni begins construction of desalination and water transmission project for CODELCO
Marubeni, through a special purpose company it invested in together with Transelec, a major power transmission company in the Republic of Chile, has launched a desalination and water transmission business for Corporación Nacional del Cobre de Chile (CODELCO). Marubeni concluded a long-term water sales agreement related to this project in July 2022 and a loan […]
Commercial Operation of Shuqaiq 3 Independent Water Project in Saudi Arabia
Marubeni has announced that Shuqaiq Three Company for Water owned by Marubeni, Abdul Latif Jameel Commercial Development Company Ltd., Rawafid, and Acciona commenced commercial operation of the Shuqaiq 3 Independent Water Project in Saudi Arabia. The Project includes the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Reverse Osmosis-based desalination plant, which produces 450,000m³ of water per day (supplied to a […]
Marubeni, TAQA to develop power and water project for Aramco
Marubeni announces that, together with Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (hereinafter, “TAQA”), Marubeni has signed a Water and Energy Conversion Agreement to develop a greenfield industrial steam, water and electric cogeneration plant and seawater desalination plant, as well as pipelines between the cogeneration plant and the desalination plant, and also the desalination plant and […]
Portuguese water service company to become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marubeni
Marubeni Corporation announces that it has agreed to acquire the remaining 50% of the shares in AGS – Administração e Gestão de Sistemas de Salubridade, S.A.from INCJ, Ltd. making AGS a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marubeni. AGS is a water service company in Portugal which Marubeni jointly acquired with INCJ in 2014. This is the second […]