IWS 2016 Dailies Day 4 by Alain Charles Publishing

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DAILY NEWS

DAY 4 21 JAN 2016

‘WATCH YOUR WATER SPEND’

CONTENTS NEWS: Ak-Kim showcases UF modules at IWS

TECH NEWS: Dutch fund for MENA water management

FEATURE: Fight CO2 emissions with solar power

Q&A: Zakia Bahjou, Dow Water & Process Solutions

Conference floorplan

Innovate@IWS

NEWS: Emicool eyes bigger market share in UAE

Tanzeed Alam at IWS 2016.

In the last 20 years, there has been a huge development of new schemes for water supply mainly for irrigation, increased use in industries and oil production. At the same time dropping of water tables in many countries such as GCC, Asia and Europe have raised added concerns. Next comes the energy-water nexus. Experts says that the UAE has the largest energy footprint for water desalination in the world. According to EWS-WWF climate and energy director Tanzeed Alam, “We need to understand the energy-water nexus and must aim at reducing CO2 and greenhouse emissions in the UAE. The water used here is 99 per cent desalinated, generated mostly from gas-powered plants. So what the plants generate for consumption also contributes to carbon emissions in the country. We, at EWS-WWF, are advocating for cleaner methods of producing energy, specially by

increasing the share of renewables as there is an interest in renewable-linked desalination and reverse osmosis.” Alam adds that consumers also need look at water and energy from demand perspective and how to increase the efficiency of water consumption. “If you look at water in Abu Dhabi, figures suggest that residents here consume over 550 litres of water per day per capita. That is three times higher than the average around the world. When you think about how water scarce this country is, its scary. One of the big factors aiding this is the water subsidies.” But with Abu Dhabi now taxing residential areas, it will be interesting to see the impact on conservation, he notes. Talking about IWS 2016, Alam opines that event like these can bring in changes towards better water sustainability and stakeholders and the need to change policies.

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Ak-Kim showcases unique UF modules at IWS Turkish water treatment company AkKim showcased its ultrafiltration module technology based on water solutions, launched December-end 2015, at IWS 2016 in Abu Dhabi. The production facility is located in Yalova, Turkey, that manufactures high quality ultrafiltration modules for all treatment plants around the world and offers presales project designing support along with after-sales technical support. The company has developed a highperformance porous fibre with their own technology and used it to produce the module, specially designed for industrial and municipal wastewater, ground, surface and effluent water, SWRO pretreatment and drinking water treatment. The specially designed hollow fibre has smaller pores on its outer surface, which gives the filter a high capacity of contaminants retention. It is also highly permeable and easy-to-clean. The microscopic holes allow the water to pass but hold viruses, bacteria and solids larger than 30 nanometres. The pore diametre of the hollow fibre is smaller than 0.03 microns and the

Alp Sarioglu is also a speaker at IWS 2016.

filtration process takes place from the outside towards the inside so the filter can be used for highly contaminated water, has a larger surface area and can be cleaned easily. Speaking about IWS, Alp Sarioglu, water solutions director, Ak-Kim, said, “IWS, as a conference, last year was much concentrated to Gulf countries. This year the event is more international in nature. The quality of

discussions and presentation is very high level and strategic. I feel the international presence has given a boost to the event.” According to Sarioglu, in the GCC countries and especially in the UAE, the main concern is water treatment and water reuse as well as desalination. “This is the reason why Ak-Kim is present here. We want to introduce the membrane technology for water treatment. It must be understood that filtration is one of the most critical aspects of water treatment.” As a new water treatment company and with the aim to expand in the region beyond Turkey, Sarioglu said that water companies can look into that market to invest. For the period of 2007-2023, he reveals, Turkey has plans to invest up to US$30bn on it water infrastructure. Therefore, the market presents as big opportunity as the UAE market. The company also wants to bring into focus its water treatment chemicals. The company currently produces more than 6,000 tonnes of chemicals. Stand no: 3102

Accelerating innovation for Australian utilities The Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA) and Isle Utilities have signed a new agreement to extend their relationship through the Technology Approval Group (TAG) programme for next three years. Adam Lovell, executive director, WSAA, said, “The TAG programme has been a breakthrough removing many of the challenges faced by water utilities in identifying and influencing technologies. WSAA is pleased to continue its role in conjunction with Isle Utilities by encouraging greater collaboration and cheaper subscriptions between members.” Isle Utilities’ chairman Piers Clark added, “This agreement is a great endorsement of the partnership that WSAA and Isle have developed over the past four years. We look forward to continuing our relationship, and together bringing even more innovative, game changing technologies to the Australian water sector. The signing of this new agreement follows the success of TAG in the Australian market over the last four years.” During this time, over 80 Australian and international technologies have been presented to over 30 WSAA members through quarterly forums, with 50 per cent of these technologies then being installed by utilities”, noted Lovell. “A key benefit for utilities is the ability to influence the final design of technologies through feedback at forums and trials so the final product is best suited to their specific

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requirements,” added Clark. Through the TAG process, utilities have participated in four individual and collaborative trials, which help validate the usefulness and suitability of the technology and aid transition to market. TAG member Unitywater is seeing the benefits from new technology adopted through the TAG programme. Unitywater has adopted a number of innovative technologies from TAG trials ranging fro ice pigging, a new way to clean water mains, to Cloevis chemical dosing, a cost-effective nitrous free acid for controlling odour and corrosion in sewers. Simon Taylor, Unitywater’s executive manager, infrastructure planning and capital delivery, confirmed the benefits of TAG. “As a regulated business, Unitywater needs to act prudently and efficiently in all of its business decisions. The TAG programme helps utilities promote knowledge sharing and form partnerships with industry that ultimately deliver benefits to customers,” said Taylor. Another TAG technology, SewerBatt, has been one of the most successful TAG trials to date. SewerBatt, an easy to use, low-cost acoustic condition assessment for sewer mains, was collaboratively put on trial by 10 utilities. Post trial, the SewerBatt technology has been implemented by at least three utilities and is helping to reduce operational costs associated with sewer inspection programmes.

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Dutch fund for water management in MENA The Netherlands government has donated US$7mn to support the use of remote sensing technology in helping water-scarce countries in Africa and the Middle East to monitor and improve the way they use water for crop production. The project uses satellite data to find land areas where water use is not translating into optimal agricultural production, identify the source of the problem and recommend different planting and irrigation techniques. The data tools created under the project, which will be freely available to governments and farmers alike, also aim to help policymakers in taking evidence-based policy decisions. A key component of the four-year programme is an updated data portal of interpreted remote sensing satellite images that show the state of cropped areas in near real-time. Based on this information, experts can quickly assess problem areas where water and land productivity are low, meaning these areas use relatively high amounts of scarce natural resources for minimal yield. Using remote sensing rather than country survey data offers a unified measuring tool that allows for easy comparisons between the productivity of land areas — from the country level to the farm level. A training component of the project aims to improve the capacity of farmers and policy-makers to increase water productivity in local agriculture. The data portal will provide information on three spatial scales: the continental level over

Africa and Middle East, country and river basin level, and irrigation scheme level. With the additional funding, the project will be expanding its target countries to include three additional countries – Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. “The project uses some of the most advanced technologies and takes into account the ecosystems and the equitable use of water resources,” FAO director-general José Graziano da Silva says. Permanent representative of the Netherlands to FAO, Gerda Verburg, adds, “With this innovative remote sense approach to improving water productivity, we give farmers a concrete tool to take decisions about the best use of water and the growing season so that they can target their investments.”

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FIGHT CO2 EMISSIONS WITH SOLAR POWER There needs to be a continuous effort to synchronise the energy-water nexus in order to achieve a sustainable future. Consider this. Forty per cent of the global population – approximately 2.8bn people – is currently affected by water scarcity. In response to this challenge, desalination has become the most important source of water in a number of parched regions, particularly the MENA. In fact, the Middle East alone accounts for about 38 per cent of global desalination capacity, with Saudi Arabia being the world’s largest producer of desalinated water. Turning saline water into potable water may sound like a miracle of modern technology, and it is. However, the desalination process is also energyintensive. It is estimated that the currently installed and operational desalination plants worldwide emit around 76mn tonnes of CO2 per year. And with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), predicting that desalination is set to grow at a rate of 10 per cent per year, and possibly higher, this thirst for energy is set to grow. Significantly, as more energy is produced to power desalination, the sectors emissions are expected to grow to, at least, 218mn tonnes of CO2 per year in 2040, if no action is taken. In other words, simply relying on conventional energy sources for desalination cannot be a sustainable model, given the substantial economic and environmental costs involved. Driven by the launch of the Global Clean Water Alliance, which was announced by Abu Dhabi’s renewable

energy company Masdar at Paris-based COP21, the message from experts to stakeholders in the water industry is loud and clear: a sustainable water future can only be achieved if potable water is produced without compromising the environment. The alliance, an international coalition of more than 80 members, is aiming to reduce carbon emissions from desalination by up to 270 metric tonnes annually before 2040. This is an important new development, which recognises that water, energy and climate change are inextricably linked and that mitigation strategies must address the water-energy nexus. With its cost and operational efficiencies, the photovoltaic (PV) solar is expected to shoulder the bulk of the desalination industry’s energy needs. PV’s suitability comes down to a number of reasons — first, it has the lowest water consumption footprint in the energy generation process. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), energy production alone accounts for some 15 per cent of the world’s total water withdrawal, which amounts to an estimated 580bn cu/m of freshwater per year. Secondly, the world’s most waterscarce regions also have some of the

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highest irradiance levels. The abundance of sunlight, combined with aggressive technology improvements and cost reductions have made solar PV one of the most affordable generation sources in regions such as the Middle East. In fact, the region is already establishing new benchmarks in cost, with the second phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai set to generate solar electricity at a record-breaking tariff of US$0.58 per kilowatt hour. When you consider that energy consumption can account for almost 30 per cent of the cost of desalinated water, the availability of low-cost clean energy makes it hard to justify burning fossil fuels to generate electricity. Finally, PV solar’s agility, modularity and scalability make it a speedily deployable energy resource. With multi-megawatt power plants being built in a matter of weeks and months, solar PV offers time-to-power that few generation technologies can compete with.

— Dr Raed Bkayrat is V-P at First Solar, which is a founding member of the Global Clean Water Desalination Alliance

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‘DOW SOLUTIONS HELP SAVE ENERGY, WATER’ Zakia Bahjou, Regional Commercial Manager, Dow Water & Process Solutions, Middle East, Africa & Turkey What innovative technologies does Dow Water & Process Solutions use in the GCC to help promote water sustainability and reduce the energy consumption associated with purifying water? Can you provide tangible examples with numbers? Dow Water & Process Solutions is constantly working to develop and market technology that integrates water and energy requirements. Some of the prominent technologies used in the region include reverse osmosis (RO), such as DOW FILMTEC™ SEAMAXX™ and DOW FILMTEC™ ECO, which allow the removal of minerals from brackish water or desalination of seawater, while producing the same amount and quality of freshwater which can reduce energy consumption by up to 30 per cent. We provide the Park Hyatt in Dubai with technology that is improving their water efficiency. The hotel uses Dow Water & Process Solutions’ reverse osmosis and ultrafiltration technologies to filter wastewater from the hotel’s 225 rooms. The ultrafiltration system has a capacity of 750 cu/m per day, equivalent to 750,000 litre bottles of soda. The treated water is then used to operate the resort’s HVAC towers. This system has helped the hotel save as

much as 154,880 cu/m of potable water since it was launched in 2010. What important factors do you need to consider when developing solutions for the Middle East? How do requirements in this region differ from those in other parts of the world? Energy and water are inextricably linked. Water is required to make use of energy. Energy is required to make use of water. Unfortunately, lack of technology, poor management or inefficiencies in one area can affect the sustainability of the other. Projected long term demographic shifts and economic growth in the Middle East will demand additional power generation capacity to meet the region’s growing needs for clear water. Therefore, it is crucial to minimise the amount of energy needed to provide water for various uses and, conversely, the amount of water needed to produce different kinds of energy. Energy recovery, reuse and minimising the amount of mechanical energy are crucial to reduce our environmental impact and improve cost efficiency. That requires us to look at creating energy efficient technology since desalination is quite energy intensive.

Seawater desalination in the Middle East is challenging primarily due to fouling problems. With the resources at KAUST, Dow will be able to offer better solutions to reliable drinking water production.

Zakia Bahjou - Regional Commercial Manager, Dow Water & Process Solutions

What are WIP technologies that are currently being researched and that we could see come into effect soon? Research and development (R&D) is a key area of focus for Dow Water & Process Solutions and we are committed to developing new technologies through our research partnerships around the world. In 2009, Dow partnered with the King Abdullah University for Science and Technology (KAUST) to develop a centre for research and development, focusing on advancing water-related technology, as well as developing desert irrigation projects to improve water availability for agriculture in the region. As part of this collaboration, Dow has recently signed an agreement with KAUST to expand its facilities at the KAUST Research & Technology Park with the construction of Dow Middle East Research and Development (R&D) Center. The new centre will house advanced laboratories for the research of water treatment and a large-scale pilot plant that will serve as a water technology research centre. With access to seawater from the Red Sea, water scientists will use the Dow Industrial Scale Water and Process Solutions Pilot Plant to test real-world scenarios at industry scale to further advance water filtration and purification.

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CONFERENCE HALL A - 21 JAN SUSTAINABILITY’S ROLE IN BIG BUSINESS

09.30 10.30

Are multinational corporations doing enough to progress the sustainability agenda? While most companies identify the importance of the subject, ‘walking the talk’ is proving increasingly problematic for many. Our expert panel will help set the agenda and provide some genuine leadership.

Moderator:

STRATEGIES TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE AND NATURAL DISASTERS Moderator: 10.45 11.30

Gus Schellekens, Partner, Clean Energy and Sustainability Services, Ernst &

for Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S),

(WEC)

16.00 16.20

Aramex

of Science and Technology

Mohamed Dawoud, Manager, Water Resources Department,

Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi Gulf University

The Dow Chemical Company

Dr. Ania Grobicki, Acting Secretary General, RAMSAR

Frank Werner, Director WEC Europe, World Environment Center Raji Hattar,

Taha B.M.J. Ouarda, Professor & Head, (iWATER), Masdar Institute

Søren Hvilshøj, Global Market Director, Water, Ramboll Prof. Waleed K Zubari, Water Resources Mgmt Program, Arabian

Young

Dr. Neil C. Hawkins,

DAY 3

13.00 14.30

Lunch and exhibition

Coffee break

THE USE OF ECONOMIC VALUATION STUDIES IN SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT.

10.45 11.30

Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi recently commissioned a study on the economic value of groundwater in the emirate. Drawing on case studies from the Middle East, Europe, USA, and Australia, the panel will focus on sharing the latest thinking on non-market valuation and economic modelling of groundwater in arid regions. This will include a discussion of how to apply the information gained from valuation studies and economic models to the design of market basedinstruments to drive effective policies to reduce the pressure on this vital resource.

Moderator:

Eva Ramos Perez Torreblanca, Director - Environmental Analysis and Economics,

Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi

Justin S. Baker, Senior Economist, RTI International Prof. Dr. Phoebe Koundouri,

ICRE8 (International Center for Research on the Environment and the Economy)

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DAILY NEWS | DAY 4 | 21 JANUARY 2016

Company Name

Hall No.

Stand No.

Danish Water Technology Group

Denmark Pavilion

Mycometer

Denmark Pavilion

Hexa-Cover

Denmark Pavilion

Kamstrup

Denmark Pavilion

Rambøll

Denmark Pavilion

Business France/ Club Ademe International/ Vivapolis

4327

3312

Bio-UV

4322

3311

Datalink Instruments Dtli

4320

Emirates Tech

4220

Dosatron

4325

Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi

4130

Mascara

4328

Faggiolati Pumps SPA

3421

Odyssee Environnement

4323

Federal Electricity & Water Authority

4450

Orelis Environnement

4321

Food Security Center Abu Dhabi

4410

POLE EAU- France WATER TEAM

4322

Guangzhou Chemical Import & Export Co. Ltd.

3104

HYDROVIDE-HYDROVIDEO GROUP

4324

Heng Long Electric Co., Ltd.

3203

TMW

4326

Hepworth

4101

Inter Act Smart Solutions

3007

Jinluo Water Co. Ltd

4221

CLA-VAL EUROPE SARL

Switzerland Pavilion

Longkou Chengfeng Zhiyuan Technology Co. Ltd

3103

Cleantech Switzerland

Switzerland Pavilion

Membrana – 3M Membranes Business Unit

3322

CleantechAlps

Switzerland Pavilion

Mega Civic Srl

3420

Energy8

Switzerland Pavilion

Ministry of Environment and Water

3110

Imeth

Switzerland Pavilion

Nanotera Group

4120

T-LINK

Switzerland Pavilion

Punjab Saaf Pani Company

3201

Regulation and Supervision Bureau

4331 British Water

UK Pavilion

Saline Water Conversion Corporation

4332 Aquamatix Ltd

4312

SEAS Falcon Trading LLC

3230 Bluewater Bio Ltd.

4312

Suez

4330

The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited

BYRNE LOOBY

4312

3002

CatalySystems Ltd

4312

Turan Makina Plastik Boru Sistemleri A.S.

3321

ERG (Air Pollution Control) Ltd

4312

UVGERMI

3220

METASPHERE

4312

Waterleau

3001

Savage Recycling Showers Ltd.

4310

WEHRLE Umwelt Gmbh

3447

Xylem Water Solutions Middle East Region FZCO

VIP-Polymers Ltd

4311

3330

Company Name

Hall No.

Stand No.

Abu Dhabi Ports

4230

Abu Dhabi Sewerage Services Company

4210

Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority

4100

Ak-Kim Kimya Sanayi ve Tic. A.S.

3102

Al Wasail Industrial Company

3000

Avita Biomodulare Teichsysteme Gmbh

3200

Beeldstroo Consultancy

3204

BMC Gulf Trading LLC

4000

France Pavilion

Deltares

3003

DENTSU INC.

DG TAKANO Co., Ltd.

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Denmark Pavilion

Switzerland Pavilion

UK Pavilion

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Company Name

Hall No.

Stand No.

Waterscan Ltd

4312

Ham Baker Adams Ltd.

4311

USA Pavilion Andrew Kurth

3433

Bio-Microbics

3437

Ecomatrix

3434

Evoqua

3451

Niagara Conservation Corp

3430

Parkson Corporation

3431

Proco Products

3436

Trevi System

3450

Water Environment Federation

3432

THE INNOVATION PAVILION / Innovate@IWS

Company Name

Stand No.

SPONSORS Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority

Strategic Sponsor

Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ADCCI)

Diamond Sponsor

Ak-Kim Kimya Sanayi ve Tic. A.S.

Bronze Sponsor

Media Partners AEC Online

Media Partner

Agenda SRL - Watergas

Media Partner

Amwal Magazine - Eurabia Media Corp.

Media Partner

Asian Water

Media Partner

Desaldata

Media Partner

Eye of Riyadh

Media Partner

Global Water Intelligence

Media Partner

Neopromo - Capital Business

Media Partner

Aluline Grease Traps Ltd.

IP07

Oil & Gas Directory Middle East

Media Partner

Calix Ltd

IP05

The Water Network- AquaSPE AG

Media Partner

VWM Gmbh - Vienna Water Monitoring Solutions

IP01

Water Desalination Report

Media Partner

Regionality DMCC /Drinkable Air UAE

IP08

World Centre Kuwait

Media Partner

Isle Utilities

IP06

CPH World Media s.a.r.l.

Media Partner

Echologics

IP02

Water Digest

Media Partner

Wetox Limited

IP03

British Water

Media Partner

International Centre for Biosaline Agriculture

IP04

World Construction Today

Media Partner

SEALEAU B.V.

IP11

Danish Water Technology Group

Media Partner

Resolute Marine Energy, Inc.

IP10

Water Environment Federation

Stand No. 3432

ProAcqua Group

IP12

Everything About Water

Stand No. 3302

Ducane Australia Pty Ltd (Drainwave)

IP09

Society of Engineers

Stand No. 3202

Masdar Institute

Revolve Media

Stand No. 3301

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Innovate@IWS 2016 JUDGES

Alan Thompson Managing Director

Abu Dhabi Sewerage Services Company

Dr. Søren Hvilshøj

International Water Director

Ramboll

Dr. Hanifa Taher

Dr. Najib H. Dandachi

Assistant Professor – Chemical Engineering Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering

Asset Management Director

Dr. Taha B.M.J. Ouarda

Eva Ramos Perez Torreblanca

TRANSCO

Masdar Institute

Professor at the Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department and Head of the Institute Center for Water and Environment (iWATER)

Director - Environmental Analysis and Economics Integrated Environment Policy & Planning

Environment Agency Abu Dhabi

Masdar Institute

Mohammad Al-Hajjiri

Head of Water Section, Planning and Studies Directorate

ADWEC

Masdar

Piers Clark

Rami Ghandour

Isle Utilities

Metito

Chairman

Mohammad El Ramahi

Associate Director of the Utilities Interface, Operations and Engineering Department

Managing Director

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Nathan Epp

Senior Engineer - Energy and Commercial Projects

Golbourn Valley Water

Stella Thomas

Founder and Managing Director

Global Water Fund

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Emicool to enter Saudi Arabia and Qatar, eyes bigger market share in UAE The UAE’s district cooling provider Emicool is eyeing a 20 per cent market share in the emirates and is also set to make an entry into Saudi Arabia and Qatar. The company has plans to increase its capacity to 500,000 TR by 2020 and build around 1,150 residential units in the future. Emicool CEO Adib Moubadder says, “In the UAE and regionally, there is a huge commitment to the cause of sustainability, and no wonder the district cooling industry has a profound role to play in ecofriendly infrastructure of districts, cities and countries. The benefits of district cooling are evident and master planners are increasingly incorporating district cooling systems in future projects. As a company, Emicool is eyeing strong Emicool has provided district cooling services to several facilities in Dubai. growth as (Photo: Dmitri Birin/Shutterstock) residential projects and demand picks up in the region.” Emicool is among other leading players in the region that have expansion plans in the MENA. They are expected to have a 40 per cent share in the global market in the next three years, which is expected to reach around US$29bn in value. One of the key trends that are expected include the transition to comprehensive district cooling that saves energy and limits maintenance charges. Moubadder also adds that Emicool has changed the concept design of several projects by convincing master developers for low-rise buildings and villas that district cooling is a viable solution.

IRAN SIGNS WATER TREATMENT DEAL WITH FRANCE’S SUEZ Iran’s Water and Wastewater Engineering Company has signed an agreement with French company Suez aimed at refurbishing and maintaining the country’s major water and wastewater treatment facilities. “Not only does Suez enjoy good reputation for technology and quality work, it can also help Iran with financing the projects thanks to its links with international monetary organizations,” Hamid Reza Janbaz, CEO of the company is quoted by the Trend News Agency, which cited IRNA – Iran’s official news agency. “Suez will start by carrying out a pilot project in capital Tehran, which is expected to reduce running water by 10 per cent in five years,” Janbaz adds. Also, Japan has allocated a grant of US$1mn to a project for reducing the amount of non-revenue water (NRW) in Iranian city of Khansar. The project would be one-of-its-kind in the world and will help reduce the city’s NRW to 15-17 per cent, the official said. The NRW percentage in Iran is something about 26 in average, 14 of which is goes waste in pipes. According to studies, the high rate of water loss in the Gulf nation is mainly due to old-fashioned pipeline network in distribution systems, invisible leakage, ground breakage and the water pressure on the system. Stand no: 4330

UAE and China to collaborate on water desalination technology The UAE and China have recently signed an agreement to work together in increasing the use of renewable energy in water desalination technology. Representatives of Masdar and China Vanke will collaborate on this front, according to both companies. The agreement is likely aimed to collaborate the desalination technologies that Masdar is working on with the low-cost solar power

technology mastered by China. The signing of the agreement took place after the UAE launched the Global Clean Water Desalination Alliance at COP21 climate change conference at Paris. The alliance has set a target to integrate renewable energy with desalination technology and reduce the energy consumed in the process by 40 per cent. Desalination plants are critical for the survival of nations that lack natural

source of potable water and cities located in arid regions. The UAE relies on desalinated water for 99 per cent of its needs. Masdar has taken the initiative to increase the efficiency as well as sustainability of the desalination process and is working on a long-term goal to implement renewable energy-powered desalination plants in the UAE and to start commercial operation of such facilities by 2020.

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