Infrastructure

Non-governmental organisation Connect International is testing the combination of solar panels and submersible pumps at the Smart Centre of the Mzuzu University in Malawi

Technical advisor Renier Veldman of Connect International and his Dutch colleague Hans Kasbergen (left on top photo) of Central chuch of Central Africa Presby (CCAP) are conducting the test together with two students of Mzuzu University.

Acciona Sees Desalination Boom in Chile on Mining, Desert

Acciona SA, the Spanish developer of clean energy, wind and water projects, is predicting a boom in the demand for desalination plants in Chile as the copper mining industry expands.

The company plans to bid on contracts to build municipal desalination plants to supply cities with potable water and units to provide supplies to copper mines, Diego Pini, a director for Acciona’s Infrastructure unit in Chile and Peru, said Wednesday in an interview.

Siemens will expand the capacity at the M-Station plant within the Jebel Ali power station complex the largest power production and desalination plant in the country

Siemens will expand the capacity at the M-Station plant within the Jebel Ali power station complex in UAE, under a contract signed with Dubai Electricity and Water Authority.

The AED1.47bn ($400m) contract will increase the power generation capacity of the project by 700MW.

The expansion is expected to be completed by the end of April 2018.

Dutch-Danish consortium Ballast Nedam - Rohde Nielsen has completed a 18-month reinforcement project in Katwijk along the Dutch coast. The official handover took place on 19 February with a symbolic placement of the last paving stone

The new coastal defence scheme protects Katwijk with a unique dike-in-dune construction and an underground car park built between the dike and the boulevard.

Clients of the project were national agency for public works Rijkswaterstaat, province of South Holland, water board of Rhineland and municipality of Katwijk.

Dhaka water supply and sewerage authority (DWASA) and Vitens Evides International (VEI) from the Netherlands have signed a memorandum of understanding expressing their commitment to intensify the existing partnership and explore future opportunities

This partnership focusses on technical support on operations and maintenance of drinking water infrastructure and on demonstration of urban dredging technologies as well as the extension of services into Dhaka’s low income communities.

School of Mines Prof Helping Mongolia Increase Water Supply

A South Dakota professor is taking what he has learned about Missouri River management to Mongolia, where he's working with the government and other organizations to increase water supplies.

Scott Kenner, an engineer and professor in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology in Rapid City, is helping to design dams for power, irrigation and drinking water.

HR Wallingford and Siemens Have Teamed up in a Move to 'Radically Boost' Infrastructure Monitoring Solutions for the Water Industry

Providing IT and monitoring expertise, Siemens will work alongside HR Wallingford in a variety of critical areas, including offering an enhanced level of information for asset investment decisions, improved emergency planning capabilities, as well as developing advanced preventative maintenance, helping to reduce more costly reactive maintenance.