Tag: Seawater
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Jordan’s first SWRO opens for business
The opening of the first seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) plant in Jordan marks a jumping off point for the country from which it can continue to develop a desalination programme, including the much-anticipated Red Sea-Dead Sea project.
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Interview: Pedro Almagro, CEO, Abengoa Agua
As comebacks go, Abengoa’s has been pretty impressive. The company that has been through a traumatic one-and-a-half years, in April 2017 wowed the industry with a massive €240 million contract win from Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power.
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Bidding heats up for Atacama desalination project
Nine consortia of local and international companies are bidding for a desalination plant project in Atacama, Chile, reports Diaro Financiero.
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GE Water and Halvorsen TEC secure offshore sulphate removal deal
GE Water has secured the first order of its seawater sulphate removal technology for the offshore oil and gas industry from Norway’s Statoil.
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Doosan Heavy Industries wins major desal EPC in Saudi Arabia
Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction has signed an EPC contract with Saline Water Conversion Corporation of Saudi Arabia to build a 400,000 m3/d seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) plant in Shuaibah.
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Interview: Poseidon CEO Carlos Riva
Desalination plant developer Poseidon Water received an apparent boost in January, when its proposed Huntington Beach, Orange County, desalination plant turned up on a list of infrastructure projects favoured by the new US president Donald Trump.
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AquaVenture cuts loss, as top line grows
US-based water company AquaVenture has reported revenue growth of 14 per cent to $114 million in year ended 31 December 2016.
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Jordan and Saudi join forces for atomic-fuelled desalination
Saudi Arabia and Jordan have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a feasibility study on two nuclear reactors in Jordan, to generate electricity and for desalination, reports Zawya.
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Kuwait Fund boosts loan for desal project at Eastern Port Said, Egypt
The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) is to provide a further KDW 18.5 million ($61 million) in funding for a 150,000 m3/d seawater reverse osmosis desalination plant in Eastern Port Said, Egypt.
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Qatar’s first big seawater RO plant is nearly complete
The first large scale seawater RO plant in Qatar, Ras Abu Fontas A3, is to complete by the end of March 2017, reports Gulf Times.