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NEOM is a other 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.

Innovative system for separation of monovalent salts from seawater brine for beneficial use
3 Nov 2023

Innovative system for separation of monovalent salts from seawater brine for beneficial use

Authors: Nikolay Voutchkov, Dr Noura Chehab, Hussain Bukannan, Mohammed Alsindi, Dr Hyuk Soo Son, Fatima Bukhari, Ali Alghazal – ENOWA Water Innovation Center. NEOM is a new region being built from the ground up in the Northwest of Saudi Arabia and a key component of Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030. Envisioned as a future Special Economic […]

NEOM Tech & Digital Company steps into the future as ‘Tonomus’
11 Oct 2022

NEOM Tech & Digital Company steps into the future as ‘Tonomus’

Multinational conglomerate to support entrepreneurship by investing in and developing cognitive tech and enterprises. Key to NEOM igniting economic growth and diversification for Saudi Arabia, and will be a bridge between the Kingdom and the world.

“We have been given an opportunity to show what a high-performing water utility can look like”
26 Jul 2022

“We have been given an opportunity to show what a high-performing water utility can look like”

NEOM means “new future”: a region in northwest Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea being built from scratch. Conceived as a hub for innovation and a model for sustainability, NEOM is one of the Public Investment Fund projects, a key piece of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 plan for economic diversification. Water is integral to NEOM’s […]

ENOWA, ITOCHU & Veolia partner to build desalination plant powered by 100% renewable energy
16 Jun 2022

ENOWA, ITOCHU & Veolia partner to build desalination plant powered by 100% renewable energy

Partners will explore cooperation to build a state-of-the-art desalination plant powered by 100% renewable energy.​ Located in OXAGON and aiming to produce its early water in 2024, the plant will use a high-recovery reverse osmosis process producing separate, highly concentrated, brine streams in addition to desalinated water The brine streams will be used as feedstock to produce valuable minerals and metals and achieve 100% Zero Liquid Discharge in downstream brine industries fully developed by ENOWA. The MoU supports ENOWA's ambitions to develop a sustainable water system.

NEOM launches company to guarantee water systems and sustainable energy
30 Mar 2022

NEOM launches company to guarantee water systems and sustainable energy

NEOM launched its subsidiary company ENOWA, which will lead the development of NEOM's world-class, sustainable energy and water systems. Work to develop these utilities has begun to provide the critical infrastructure for NEOM's key projects: THE LINE, its revolutionary urban development; OXAGON, its reimagined industrial city; and TROJENA, its sustainable mountain tourism destination. OXAGON is […]

NEOM adopts pioneering solar dome technology for sustainable desalination project
30 Jan 2020

NEOM adopts pioneering solar dome technology for sustainable desalination project

NEOM announced on Wednesday that it will adopt pioneering solar technology to produce low cost, environmentally friendly water, strengthening NEOM's reputation as an emerging hub for innovation and conservation. The company has signed an agreement with U.K.-based Solar Water Plc. to build the first ever "solar dome" desalination plants in NEOM, located in northwest Saudi Arabia. The […]