Noticias sobre United Arab Emirates
Spanish desalination know-how, a worldwide benchmark
For years humans have looked to the vast bodies of saltwater hoping they could provide enough drinking water for the global population and meet the needs of other uses such as…
Aqualia-led consortium to manage water for over 5 million inhabitants in southern Saudi Arabia
The contract was signed yesterday in Riyadh by Javier Díaz, Aqualia's Country Manager in Saudi Arabia, Nemer Al-Shebel, CEO of the state-owned NWC (National Water Company), and representatives of the other three companies that make up the consortium.
ACCIONA defends the role of sustainable finance for the development of new infrastructure projects
The role of sustainable finance in the development of infrastructures in the Middle East was one of the topics discussed in the panel titled “The use of Islamic finance”, in which ACCIONA’s Economic-Financial and Sustainability Director José Ángel Tejero took part.
VA Tech Wabag secures a $100 million order in Dubai
VA Tech Wabag, a pure-play water technology giant headquartered in Chennai, has won an engineering and procurement contract worth $100 million for the 120 Million Gallons Per Day (MiGD) Hassyan Sea Water Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) plant in the United Arab Emirates, reports The Times of India.
ACCIONA presents its technological innovations in water treatment at World Future Energy Summit
ACCIONA is sponsoring the Water Forum of the WFES through its Water Division and will have an exhibition space where it will make a presentation on the digitalization of the sector and the remote maintenance of water infrastructures.
SEWA completes pumping station and water lines in Kalba, UAE
The Kalba Department of the Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (SEWA) has completed a pumping station and extension of water lines at a cost of AED 27 million ($7.35 million), reports the Emirates News Agency.
Aqualia acquires GGU for $180 million
Georgia Global Utilities (GGU), a fully owned subsidiary of Georgia Capital (GCAP), owns and operates the water cycle infrastructures of Tbilisi, Miskheta and Rustavi, including:…
ACWA Power announces new leadership appointments
Kashif Rana, the company’s CFO, will also oversee portfolio management as Rajit Nanda, CPMO steps down. Clive Turton and Abdulhameed Muhaidib appointed as CIO and Deputy CFO respectively.
UAEU granted patent for innovative low-energy desalination system
Researchers at the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) have made an unprecedented scientific advance that has the potential to revolutionise the water desalination industry.
“We provide innovation and transformation capacity for more efficient integrated water management”
The countries in MENA and Asia face high water stress and high population growth.
ACCIONA presents its solutions for water treatment at the ‘Green EXPO on the Mediterranean’ event
ACCIONA is the main sponsor of ‘Green EXPO on the Mediterranean’, which will be held in Catania (Sicily) from 14-16 June this year.
Let it rain: boosting showers where water is scarce
A new method to trigger rain where water is scarce is being tested in the UAE using drones that were designed and manufactured at the University of Bath.
“A more affordable approach to desalination can help reach a long-term solution to water scarcity”
The UAE Water Aid Foundation, Suqia UAE, is a non-profit organisation that provides humanitarian aid around the world and helps communities that suffer from water scarcity by providing them with potable water.
ACCIONA-built Jebel Ali SWRO desalination plant producing at full capacity water for Dubai
Jebel Ali SWRO will be one of the largest desalination plants in UAE, producing 182 million of liters of potable water per day.
Abengoa Agua completes the construction of the Salalah desalination plant in Oman
This reverse osmosis plant has a production capacity of 113,500 m3/d. With the completion of this project, the company is consolidated as a world leader in desalination with an installed capacity of 1.8 million m3/d.
ABB technology to power world’s largest seawater desalination project
Technology from ABB is being used to build the world’s largest desalination plant in Taweelah, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, while separately, ABB has won a contract to modernize the City of Nashville’s water infrastructure.
Energy Recovery wins contract in the UAE totaling $11.7 million
Energy Recovery announced contract awards totaling $11.7 million to provide its flagship PX® Pressure Exchanger® (“PX”) energy recovery devices and related equipment and services to multiple seawater reverse osmosis (“SWRO”) desalination facilities in the United Arab Emirates (“UAE”).
ADNOC seeks interested partners for large scale seawater treatment and transportation project
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) announced the commencement of a competitive process to seek and select a developer or developer consortium to own an equity stake in a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to participate in the development of a large scale seawater treatment and transmission pipeline project in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
China will expand weather modification practices
China recently announced it will expand its weather modification operations, which involve intentional alteration of weather and cloud water conditions with technologies such as cloud seeding, reports The Guardian.
Webuild unit wins $330 million desalination contract in Oman
One plant to be biggest in Oman as sultanate seeks sustainable development.