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Bentley Systems announces new iTwin Cloud Services for infrastructure engineering digital twins
Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading global provider of comprehensive software and digital twin cloud services for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure, has announced new cloud services for infrastructure engineering digital twins.
Frank Braunschweig: “The best way for cities to adapt to climate change is through digital twins”
During Bentley Systems’ Year in Infrastructure 2019 awards, in Singapore, we spoke to Frank Braunschweig, Senior Product Manager at Bentley Systems, about Machine Learning and AI and its application in the water industry, and how digitalization is helping to improve the efficiency of water use.
Rice irrigation intensified landslides in the deadliest earthquake of 2018, says study
Irrigation significantly exacerbated the earthquake-triggered landslides in Palu, on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, in 2018, according to an international study led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) scientists.
Utico supports SIAS ‘without prejudice’ Hyflux extension of Moratorium
Utico has stated that it supports any extension of debt moratorium that the court will grant Hyflux provided it was not prejudiced towards its creditors or PNP.
Utico to up hiring with AED 750M new 2020 desalination facility
Company to recruit 100 more to its workforce in the UAE, and in its new markets of Saudi Arabia, Oman and Singapore. New RAK plant to add 30 million gallons of water a day raising total output to 70 million gallons a day.
PUB: Water level at Linggiu Reservoir in Johor falls below 50%
With the ongoing dry weather, the water level at Linggiu Reservoir in Johor (Malaysia) has fallen from 72 percent capacity at the start of the year to less than 50 percent.
“Desalination is still a very small portion of the overall water balance in most Asian countries”
As one of the hardest-hit areas in the world in matters of intrusion of saline groundwater, many parts of Asia struggle to find access to safe drinking water.
Stay or go? Asian nations mull options as seas rise, cities sink
By Rina Chandran. Vulnerable communities at risk from rising seas and other extreme weather are facing tough decisions about whether to relocate or try to hold on.
Transformative urban digital twin and city modeling deployments to exceed 500 by 2025
The digital twin concept and the urban modeling paradigm, more generally, are transforming how cities are designed, monitored, and managed.
Drones to begin safety inspection of hydropower dams in Brazil
H3 Dynamics has partnered with Curitiba-based EPH Engineering in Brazil, a firm that specializes in hydropower design, dam inspections and safety plans, to launch a turnkey dam inspection solution that combines AI-enabled damage assessment and HYCOPTER fuel cell drones capable of flying 3.5 hours at a time.
Singapore’s longest river given a new lease of life
Drainage improvement works along Kallang River-Bishan Braddell section add boost to flood resilience.
Are we ready to drink the same water twice?
We need to face this fact: water is too scarce to use it only once.
PUB opens world’s largest ceramic membrane water treatment plant
A decade of R&D efforts in ceramic membrane technology to enhance water treatment capabilities at Choa Chu Kang Waterworks.
Utico signs deal to rescue Singapore’s Hyflux
Utico, based in the United Arab Emirates, said in a statement it had signed a restructuring agreement with Singapore's indebted water treatment company Hyflux Ltd, giving Utico 88 per cent of the company.
Social progress report shows countries under-perform in water and sanitation
Only four countries have met UN Sustainable Development Goal 6: ensure access to clean water and sanitation for all, while in seven world countries, less than 50% of the population has access to at least basic drinking water, reports Utilities Middle East.
PUB appoints smart water meter roll out specialist
National water agency PUB has appointed global engineering company CH2M HILL Singapore Private Limited (now a part of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc), as the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Specialist for the Smart Water Meter Programme roll-out in Singapore.
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.
DEWA strengthens ties with Singaporean Minister of Environment & Water Resources
HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), met with HE Masagos Zulkifli, Minister of Environment and Water Resources of Singapore.
Suez reports first half 2019 results
Revenue: €8,656m, organic growth of +3.5% EBIT: €645m, organic growth of +4.8% with a positive contribution from each of the divisions.
Utico to own 88 per cent of Singapore’s Hyflux
Total deal value seen at S$535 million. Hyflux will remain a separate listed entity.