Desalination News
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ACWA Power Awards EPC Contract For Rabigh 4 Desalination Project
7/14/2023
ACWA Power, a leading Saudi developer, investor, and operator of power generation, water desalination, and green hydrogen plants worldwide, along with Haji Abdullah Alireza & Co (HAACO) and Al Moayyed Contracting Group (AMCG), today announced the signing of an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract with a consortium of Power China, SEPCOIII, and WETICO for the 600,000 m3/day Rabigh 4 Independent Water Plant (IWP) project.
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Ohmium And Aquastill Form Strategic Collaboration To Produce Green Hydrogen From Seawater
7/13/2023
Ohmium International (“Ohmium”), a leading green hydrogen company that designs, manufactures, and deploys advanced Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) electrolyzers, today announced a strategic collaboration with Aquastill, one of the leaders in modular membrane distillation technology that uses the sustainable power of waste heat for desalination.
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The Institute Of Research, Innovation And Desalination Technologies Launches The Green Hydrogen Initiative As A Source And Store Of Energy In Water Desalination
7/9/2023
In light of the global developments, the world's eyes are turning to hydrogen in Saudi Arabia, as the Kingdom recently announced ambitious plans to lead in this field, and hydrogen is the most promising source for achieving carbon neutrality.
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Global Gateway: €79M European Investment Bank Support For Water Desalination And Wastewater Treatment In Djibouti
7/7/2023
Solar powered desalination scheme to transform water security for 550,000 people; largest ever EIB engagement in Djibouti signed during working visit to Luxembourg.
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AMEA Power Announces A $75M Funding Round From The SoftBank Group
7/7/2023
AMEA Power, one of the fastest growing renewable energy developers in Africa, has signed a $75M equity funding round from SoftBank Group Corp. (“SBG”), a Japanese investment holding company.
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Djibouti: Global Gateway - €79M EIB Support For Water Desalination And Wastewater Treatment
7/7/2023
The European Investment Bank (EIB), the world’s largest international public bank, today agreed to provide EUR 79 million 25-year financing to support water desalination, access to clean drinking water and wastewater treatment in Djibouti.
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Experiments Reveal That Water Can 'Talk' To Electrons In Graphene
6/22/2023
Water and carbon make a quantum couple: the flow of water on a carbon surface is governed by an unusual phenomenon dubbed quantum friction. A work published in ‘Nature Nanotechnology’ experimentally demonstrates this phenomenon – which was predicted in a previous theoretical study— at the interface between liquid water and graphene, a single layer of carbon atoms.
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Veolia Water Technologies Secures Water Production For Ezz Steel, Saving Freshwater From The Nile River
6/19/2023
Veolia Water Technologies Egypt quickly deployed seven brackish water reverse osmosis mobile water treatment units to further treat desalinated water, saving precious freshwater resources while helping Ezz Steel maintain business continuity.
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EIB Supports One Of The Largest Desalination Projects Worldwide
6/15/2023
The European Investment Bank, the EU’s long-term financing institution, has signed a EUR 150 million finance contract with the company SMS IDE Ltd targeting the design, financing, construction and operation of a seawater desalination plant using reverse osmosis technology in Sorek, Israel.
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FEDCO CEO Wins Miriam Balaban Innovation Award
6/14/2023
FEDCO is thrilled to announce that our founder and CEO Eli Oklejas has been awarded joint first place in the Miriam Balaban Innovation Award at the 2023 European Desalination Society (EDS) Congress in Limassol, Cyprus.