Desalination News

31. Jazan Emir Launches And Lays Foundation Stone For 73 Regional Water And Sanitation Projects At SR +4.7B 1/29/2025

    His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Nasser bin Abdulaziz, Emir of Jazan region, today inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for 73 environmental, water, and agricultural projects worth more than 4.7 billion Saudi Riyals in the presence of the Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture, Engineer Abdulrahman bin Abdulmohsen Al-Fadhli, at the main conference hall of the Emirate.

32. ACWA Power Signs Key Collaborative Agreements With Leading Italian Entities To Drive Sustainable Growth 1/27/2025

    ACWA Power, the world's largest private water desalination company, leader in energy transition, and first mover into green hydrogen, has signed strategic Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with four prominent Italian organisations.

33. De Nora Signs Two Collaboration Contracts With Saudi Water Authority And ACWA Power In Water And Hydrogen Contributing To The Sustainable Development And Technological Innovation Goals Required By Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 1/27/2025

    De Nora, an Italian multinational company specializing in electrochemistry, a leader in sustainable technologies and the emerging green hydrogen industry - has signed two collaboration and research contracts with Saudi companies ACWA Power and Saudi Water Authority on the occasion of bilateral meetings signed between Italy and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

34. International Water Leaders Share Insights During Global Dialogue On Water Reuse 1/22/2025

    The WateReuse Association (WateReuse) and the International Desalination and Reuse Association (IDRA) are collaborating on a Global Dialogue on Water Reuse examining the drivers, challenges, and opportunities for accelerating the adoption of water reuse around the world.

35. New Water Purification Technology Helps Turn Seawater Into Drinking Water Without Tons Of Chemicals 1/20/2025

    Water desalination plants could replace expensive chemicals with new carbon cloth electrodes that remove boron from seawater, an important step of turning seawater into safe drinking water.

36. ACWA Power Wins Water Desalination Project In Azerbaijan 1/17/2025

    ACWA Power, the world's largest private water desalination company, a leader in energy transition, and a pioneer in green hydrogen, announces that the consortium of ACWA Power and IC İÇTAŞ İNŞAAT SANAYİ VE TİCARET A.Ş. has been selected as the successful bidder for the Caspian SWRO project by the Government of Azerbaijan.

37. New USGS Model Uses Dragonflies To Estimate Freshwater Mercury Risk On U.S. Protected Lands 1/16/2025

    In a U.S. Geological Survey-led study, researchers combined more than a decade of data on dragonfly mercury concentrations with commonly measured water-quality and landscape characteristics to develop a model that estimates freshwater mercury risk on protected lands across the nation.

38. Graphene Made Permeable For Ions 1/15/2025

    Würzburg chemists have for the first time created a defect in graphene that allows ions to pass through. As they report in ‘Nature’, this could lead to new applications in water filtration or sensor technology.

39. New Research Helps Eliminate Dead Zones In Desalination Technology And Beyond 1/15/2025

    Engineers have found a way to eliminate the fluid flow “dead zones” that plague the types of electrodes used for battery-based seawater desalination.

40. Transatlantic Partnership Drives Innovation In Green Energy And Desalination 1/14/2025

    In a groundbreaking collaboration to harness the power of ocean waves, Exowave and AquaX Energy Americas proudly announce the formation of AquaX JV LLC. This transatlantic joint venture combines cutting-edge wave energy technology with regional expertise to address growing global demand for sustainable, secure, and scalable renewable energy and potable water.