IWS 2016 Dailies Day 3

The Global Clean Water DesalinationAlliance (GCWDA) held its first meetingyesterday during Abu DhabiSustainability Week (ADSW) at IWS2016. The Masdar-led ‘H20 minus C02’

Alliance was founded on 5 December2015 on the sidelines of the ParisClimate Change Negotiations (COP21).The alliance aims to bring together

leading water desalination and cleanenergy stakeholders with the goal toreduce the CO2 emissions of theworld’s water desalination.Organisations from 23 countries aremembers of the alliance, including theUSA, China, Japan and severalEuropean countries. Ahmad Belhoul, Masdar CEO,

Annick Girardin, Minister of State forDevelopment and Francophony,France, and Michel Miraillet,Ambassador of France to the UAE,attended the first meet at ADNEC.Commenting on the alliance’s first

meeting, Dr Belhoul said, “Access todrinking water is a challenge affectingas much as a quarter of the world’spopulation, and countries around theworld are scaling up their desalinationoperations. The Masdar-led alliance willplay a critical role in advocating for newand existing desalination operations tobe powered through sustainablesources of energy. The alliance will be amajor platform for knowledge-sharingand for catalysing the innovation thatwill support energy and water security

in the UAE and across the world.”During the members-only session,

the alliance formalised four workstreams to guide their work – cleanenergy supply for desalination plants;energy efficiency, system integrationand demand response; research,development and demonstration; andeducation, training and outreach. A draft charter for the alliance was

also presented and discussed. The alliance meet followed the

signing of a partnership agreementbetween Masdar and French startupMascara Nouvelles Technologies(MNT). Under the partnershipagreement, MNT will develop a pilotproject at Masdar’s existing Ghantootdesalination pilot facilities. TheMascara pilot will produce 30 cu/mclean water per day, based on a novelintegration of reverse osmosis with aphotovoltaic system and withoutbatteries.

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TECH NEWS:Drinkable seawatermade affordable

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FEATURE: Watersolutions market setfor big growth

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Q&A: Rami Ghandour,Metito 7

Conference floorplan 10

Innovate@IWS 18

NEWS: Sur desal planton road to completion 19

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Masdar CEO Ahmad Belhoul with MNT president Marc Vergnet.

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The Masdar Institute of Science and Technology and watertechnology provider Xylem Inc. have announced a researchcollaboration to establish sustainability indicators, such asenergy and cost performance of processes and equipment forwater, wastewater and water transport and treatment facilities,in Abu Dhabi, at IWS 2016 yesterday.The key performance indicators (KPIs) will be established

through a one-year study that aims to help policy-makers,regulators, and those responsible for specifying andpurchasing equipment and processes in the region, to makeinformed decisions. The report will also help achieve targets set through

development of a marginal abatement cost curve (MACC) forwastewater transport and treatment technologies. The MACCis an established method for identifying and ranking the mostcost-effective areas for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions ina variety of industries. It can be a useful visual tool to comparepotential projects and prioritise them based on theireconomics for reducing carbon emissions. ‘Marginalabatement’ in the MACC refers to the cost to reduce or offsetone unit of pollution, and optimal technology choices have anegative or zero marginal abatement cost.The agreement was signed by Vincent Jean Marie Chirouze,

regional director, Middle East and Africa, Xylem Inc., and SteveGriffiths, V-P of research, Masdar Institute at ADNEC.Griffiths said, “Our partnership with Xylem will result in an

increased ability to identify areas for improvement in the waterand wastewater transport and treatment sector. Masdar

Institute has experience in developing abatement cost curves,and believes this collaboration is the foundation to ourexpanded research efforts across the water sector.”Chirouze added, “The partnership with Masdar Institute will

enable us and government stakeholders to further understandareas of improvement for the UAE’s water and wastewatersector, in particular around energy efficiency, ultimatelysupporting the deployment of highly-efficient technologiesand processes to help solve pressing water issues withsustainable solutions.”Xylem Inc. is already engaged in applying MACC technique

to wastewater transport and treatment in various regions.

Stand no: 3330

Masdar and Xylem Inc. sign deal to developKPIs for Abu Dhabi’s water and energy sectors

Exhibiting at IWS 2016 is the UK tradeassociation British Water, which hasbrought together ten UK companies tobe a bigger voice in the globalmarkets.Linked to UK Trade & Investments,

Ashley Roe, chief executive, BritishWater, says, “We are here at IWS toshow the region and the globe what wehave and what we can give in terms oftechnological advancements. With 10companies participating in the UKpavillion including Aquamatix,Bluewater Bio, Savage RecyclingShowers, among others, each bring aunique solution to the water needs,from creating treatment plants to sealsfor pipes and information technology.”Roe adds that as we see a growth in

the need to provide accessible water toevery corner of the world, there is apolitical drive to push for a biggerwater equipment market. “There has tobe an enormous amount of investment

and innovation with different thinking.Can we provide on-the-spot solutionslike collecting rainwater is alsosomething that we need to thinkabout.”In many countries, since there is no

proper water supply people arerequired to travel huge distances justto collect water. This directly affects the

economy as it is counter-productive,according to Roe. “If that time is usedfor economic benefit, a country canprogress. This is the linkage that weneed everybody to understand. Thisbrings in a fantastic opportunity toinnovation. In order to meet the goal ingiving people access to drinking water,we need innovative thinking.”Speaking at one of the conferences,

Roe mentions that everybody has tovalue water. “Many do not value water.There is a water system but people donot appreciate that. There has to beproper legislation and codes pushed bythe government that make peopleadhere to water saving.”Seeing the UAE as a big market for

UK, he concludes by saying that theGulf country is at the forefront ofsustainability, and sustainability iswhere the future lies.

Stand no: 4312

British Water brings UK innovations to IWS

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The representatives of Masdar and Xylem Inc. during the signing ceremony at IWS 2016.

Ashley Roe at the UK Pavillion at IWS 2016.

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Researchers from Egypt’s University ofAlexandria have developed a cheaper,simpler and potentially cleaner way toturn seawater into drinking water.According to them, this could have a

huge impact in MENA, where access toclean water is a pressing issue.Right now, desalinating seawater is

the only viable way to provide water togrowing populations, and largedesalination plants are now part ofEgypt and other Middle Easterncountries. Most of these plants rely ona multi-step process based on reverseosmosis (RO), which requires expensiveinfrastructure and large amounts ofelectricity. These plants release largequantities of highly concentrated saltwater and other pollutants back intothe seas and oceans as part of thedesalination process, creating problemsfor marine environment.In a paper published in September

2015, researchers Mona Naim,Mahmoud Elewa, Ahmed El-Shafei and

Abeer Moneer announced that theyhave developed a new way to purifyseawater using materials that can bemanufactured easily and cheap in mostcountries, and a method that does notrely on electricity.The technology uses a method of

separating liquids and solids calledpervaporation. Pervaporation is asimple, two-step process: the first stepinvolves filtering the liquid through aceramic or polymeric membrane, whilethe second step requires vapourisingand collecting the condensed water. It

is faster, cleaner and more energyefficient than conventional methods,because the heat required forvapourisation does not necessarily haveto be electrically generated.The breakthrough in this research is

the invention of a new salt-attractingmembrane embedded with celluloseacetate powder for use in step one ofthe pervaporation process. Celluloseacetate powder is a fibre derived fromwood pulp and is, according to theresearchers, cheap and easy to make inany laboratory.The membrane can quickly desalinate

highly concentrated seawater andpurify even badly contaminatedseawater. It can also be used to capturepollutants and salt crystals to minimisepollution of the environment. The researchers have yet to prove

the commercial viability of the product,but if they can, it could be a promisingalternative for developing countrieswhere water and electricity is scarce.

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The global water and wastewaternetwork market is growing steadily dueto increasing connectivity andrehabilitation needs and with risingurbanisation and a large quantum ofcapital investment needed toimplement projects, marketparticipants are rolling out innovativesolutions to develop the existingnetwork infrastructure.New analysis from Frost & Sullivan

CEO 360 Degree Perspective onGlobal Water and WastewaterNetworks finds that the market earnedrevenues of US$89.86bn in 2014 andestimates this to reach US$156.04bn in2020. The study covers the segmentsof analytics and software, automationand ICT, meters, pumps, pipes andallied pipe network services, anddesign and engineering services.Currently, less than 60 per cent of the

world has pipe water connectivity andabout 65 per cent has access to propersanitation. A cumulative investment ofUS$0.75 trillion is expected to be madeby 2020 to establish and maintainwater and wastewater networks, takingaccess to pipe water and improvedsanitation figures up to 70 and 75 percent respectively.“Most challenges facing utilities such

as the lack of financing infrastructure,non-revenue water losses and pipeblockages have their root cause in

ageing infrastructure,” explains Frost &Sullivan energy and environmentalresearch analyst R Ramkumar. “With more than half of the world’s

networks nearing the end of its usefullife, systematic replacement andrehabilitation activities will account forthe bulk of opportunities in themarket,” adds Ramkumar.Therefore, water and wastewater

network infrastructure providers shouldfocus on providing these products at anaffordable price to attract cash-strapped utilities, the study points out.Meanwhile, Rabi Mohtar, TEES

endowed professor at Texas A&MUniversity and founding director ofQatar Environment and EnergyResearch Institute, highlights theimportance of water management.With population set to double in the

MENA region over the next 40 yearsand per capita water availabilityprojected to fall by more than 50 percent by 2050, the GCC is lookingabroad for international best practicethat can be adapted to meet theregion’s growing demand for water.“The biggest challenge for urban

water management is the fact there iscompetition between sectors for thisvital resource,” says Mohtar. “Becauseof continuous urban expansion, there isa growing demand for domestic watersupply, which then competes with

demand from the agriculture andenergy sectors.”This, says Mohtar, makes it crucial

that water regulators, as well assolutions and service providers, adopt aholistic view that looks at water as partof a nexus with food and energy tooptimise its use as a major primaryresource. “Water does not exist in a vacuum –

you cannot look at managing waterwithout considering the other sectorsthat interface with water use, such asfood, energy and utilities,” he notes.One example of this tightly

interconnected water-energy system isthe future ability of wastewater facilitiesin the USA to generate energy, explainsMohtar. Traditionally known for theirhigh energy consumption, thesefacilities are expected to becomeenergy self-sustainable as a result ofinnovative technologies that extractbioenergy naturally embedded in thesolid waste that is filtered from thewater. This energy will then be used topower the wastewater facilities,transforming them into energy recoveryunits in addition to treating water.“Of course, there is no blanket

solution, and what works in onegeographic location may not work foranother. However, the overall approachshould be one that is at the holisticsystem level,” Mohtar reveals.

Smart systems,automation andcontrol, andtrenchlesstechnologies willaddress therequirements of alarge segment of theglobal market.

WATER SOLUTIONS MARKETSET FOR BIG GROWTH

Globally, less than 60 per cent has pipe water connectivity andabout 65 per cent has access to proper sanitation. (Photo:

SKY2015/Shutterstock)




How important is the InternationalWater Summit as a platform for boththe global and regional watermanagement industry?Businesses and individuals need topromote sustainable watermanagement solutions. TheInternational Water Summit (IWS) is agood platform for all stakeholders togather, analyse and engage indiscussions that can lead to sustainablesolutions and reforms for this crucialsector. Its also a great place tocontinue raising awareness about watersecurity, the challenges andopportunities that are being faced bythe sector, particularly in this region.

As one of the world’s most waterscare regions, how can water securitybe ensured in the arid regions of theGCC?Ensuring an ongoing dialogue aboutthe importance of recycling and reusingwater, and creating awarenessprogrammes to further educate thepublic about responsible water use arecrucial. We must create a sense ofurgency, responsibility, and communitycollaboration to protect the scarcewater resources and to seriously startshifting our efforts to alternative supplysolutions while further rationalisingdemand (through an equitable feesystem for instance).

In your opinion, will recycling wastewater solve problems in the region?If not, what particular methods couldbe adopted in the GCC?Recycling and reusing wastewater iswithout a doubt one of the keysolutions to close the gap betweenincreasing demand and limited naturalsupply of water. This is particularly truefor applications such as landscaping,irrigation, district cooling, and otherindustrial applications.

Continued investment in alternativeenergy sources to make desalination amore cost-effective option is also apotential solution. This is the direction

the UAE is heading towards and I thinkit will quickly become the first regionalcountry to widely adopt this approach.

Further private sector involvement isanother solution. By engaging in PublicPrivate Partnerships (PPPs)governments are not obliged to payCAPEX in water projects. The privatecompanies involved, who will havevested interest to make these projectswork to secure return on investment,will ensure sustainable practice and aprofitable working model within thelegal framework set by each country.

How would you rate the UAE interms of its approach to andadoption of sustainable watertechnologies and research?The UAE is very active on this front andthe government is very much awareand engaged. We see institutions likeMasdar leading on the research side ofthe equation and utility providers likeADWEA investing in massive publicawareness campaigns and inimplementing advanced technologiesin an effort to ensure more sustainablewater supply.

What are the current majorchallenges of the water-energy nexusin the region, and what steps aregovernments taking the addressthese? Securing access to water and energy isa social challenge regardless of thestage of economic development, thelocation or the resources available.Water and energy are both drivers andconstraints on human development andfor this reason, the challenges posedby both always deserve a privilegedplace at the top of the policy agenda.

Uncertain water supply is becominga major business risk and a matter ofnational security. The significantamount of water needed in almost allenergy processes (from generatinghydropower, cooling and otherpurposes in thermal power plants, toextracting and processing fuels) is

intense. Power generation isparticularly sensitive to wateravailability. The degradation of watersources implies increasing amounts ofenergy to pump the same amount ofwater from deeper aquifers or furthersources. Any alternative to reallocatewater to its more productive usesmight require energy for transport andto adapt water quality to its new usesand places.

Governments are trying to close thegap through continuouscommunication efforts explaining howan entire country will ultimately benefitfrom individual actions that accumulateover time. Still, they must continueinvesting in research and developmentwith a particular emphasis has to beplaced on increasing the water useefficiency in energy production –essentially producing more kWh perdrop of water and vice versa.

How do you see water sustainabilityand availability developing overcoming years?Recycling and water reuse is the future.With increasing demand for potablewater, and industrial water we musttake this more seriously and support allthe efforts that advocate such mind set.

RECYCLE AND REUSEWATER, SAYS METITO MDRami Ghandour, MD, Metito


DAY 2CONFERENCE HALL A - 20 JAN

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ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND ENERGY RECOVERY IN WATER PRODUCTION Is enough progress being made to develop sustainable solutions to meet long-term water needs? This session examines case studies in desalination, wastewater and water reuse, water storage and water networks to determine the key lessons we can all learn.

Moderator:Faraj El-Awar, Head, Global Water Operators Partnership Alliance (GWOPA)Snehal Desai, Global Business Director, Dow Water & Process Solutions, Dow Chemical Albert Cho, Vice President – Strategy Business & Development, Xylem Inc.Elisabeth Wayman, Global Director, EcomaginationAldo Malavasi, Deputy Director General, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, International Atomic Energy Agency

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SPOTLIGHT ON SAUDI ARABIA Backed by a multi-billion dollar infrastructure programme, the Kingdom is ploughing resources into its water sector and accelerating the development of projects in desalination, wastewater and distribution. In this session, you can hear from the people leading the sector and driving its transformation.

Moderator:Francois Basselot, Water Sector Specialist, UK Trade & InvestmentH.E. Dr. Abdulrahman M. Al-Ibrahim Governor, Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC)Dr. Abdullah Al-AlShaikh, Advanced Water Technology Ayad AlAmri, Business Development Director, ACWA Power Imad Feghali, Business Development Lead, Water Business Group, MENAI Region, CH2M

11.20-

12.10

LONG TERM INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE MENA WATER MARKETPopulation growth, urbanisation and industrialisation are creating major new opportunities in the water markets across MENA. Today,

keep pace with demand – and investors and developers are working to fund this gap. Hear the latest views of some of the key players

development projects.

Moderator:Piers Clark, Chairman, Isle UtilitesMiguel Angel Sanz, Director of Strategic Development, Suez EnvironnementEryl Edwards, Commercial Manager, Besix Concessions & AssetsDr. Alp Sarioglu, Water Solutions Director, Ak-Kim Kimya

11.00-

11.20 Coffee break

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13.00

INSIGHTS INTO THE UAE RESEARCH PROGRAM FOR RAIN ENHANCEMENT SCIENCE AWARDEES AND THEIR INNOVATIVE PROPOSALSThis panel will provide a platform for spirited discussions on topics of interest to the rain enhancement community. Taking place right after the announcement of the three awardees of the UAE Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science inaugural year, it will be a highlight of the Program outcome and achievements. It will explore

opportunities. Topics will include water security challenges in the winners’ countries/regions and the expected results of their research in different parts of the world. The panelists will discuss the future of rain enhancement science and technology and the prospects

applications of the winning proposals, and their contribution to the global efforts of reviving rain enhancement science.

Moderator:Deon Terblanche, Director Atmospheric Research and Environment, World Meteorological OrganisationOmar Al Yazeedi, Director of Research, Development and Training Dept., The National Center of Meteorology & Seismology (UAE)

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INNOVATIONS IN THE WATER-FOOD-ENERGY NEXUS Sharing best practice and the latest thinking from across the GCC, some of the region’s foremost experts will discuss transformative solutions to the water-food-energy nexus, with a regional focus.

Moderator:Dr. Adil Bushnak, Chairman, Moya BushnakTaha B.M.J. Ouarda, Professor & Head, (iWATER), Masdar Institute TorOve Leiknes, Professor, Water Desalination & Reuse Centre, KAUSTProf. Waleed K Zubari, Water Resources Mgmt Program, Arabian Gulf UniversityDr. Khalid Al-Subai, Acting Executive Director, Qatar Energy & Environment Research Institute

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CASE STUDY: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY-ABU DHABI AND PLANT & FOOD RESEARCH (NEW ZEALAND) What happens when you irrigate date palms and forest trees

in collaboration will show you that sustainable irrigation can yield positive results.

Shaikha Ahmed Al Hosani, Deputy Executive Director, Environment Quality, Environment Abu Dhabi.Dr. Brent Clothier, Group Leader of Systems Modelling, Plant & Food Research (New Zealand)

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KEYNOTE ADDRESS: INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY IN JORDAN

Moderator:Edmund O’Sullivan, www.edmundosullivan.comH.E. Hazim El Naser, Minister of Water & Irrigation, (Jordan)

OMAN’S IWP & WWTP PLANSOman’s water industry offers a host of opportunities for the private sector, with three IWP projects tendered in 2015 alone, at Quriyat, Sohar & Barka. The Omani water network has also attracted

12 months. Hear the latest plans for further IWP and WWTP rollout.

Moderator:Edmund O’Sullivan, www.edmundosullivan.comNaif Al-Abri, Senior Manager – Water Projects, Oman Power & Water Procurement Co (OPWP)Said Al Asmi, General Manager – Projects, Haya WaterEng. Mahmoud Ahmed Al Aamri, Operational Manager of Al-Wusta Governorate, Public Authority for Electricity and Water

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DESALINATION AND WASTEWATER PROJECTS IN EGYPT As Egypt’s essential water infrastructure is overhauled and

procurement and development processes behind Egypt’s future water and wastewater strategy.

Moderator:Edmund O’Sullivan, www.edmundosullivan.comAtter Hannoura, Public Private Partnership Central Unit, Ministry of Finance (Egypt)

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Company Name Hall No. Stand No.

Abu Dhabi Ports 4 4230

Abu Dhabi Sewerage Services Company 4 4210

Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority 4 4100

Ak-Kim Kimya Sanayi ve Tic. A.S. 4 3102

Al Wasail Industrial Company 3 3000

Avita Biomodulare Teichsysteme Gmbh 3 3200

Beeldstroo Consultancy 3 3204

BMC Gulf Trading LLC 4 4000

Deltares 3 3003

DENTSU INC. 3 3312

DG TAKANO Co., Ltd. 3 3311

Emirates Tech 4 4220

Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi 4 4130

Faggiolati Pumps SPA 3 3421

Federal Electricity & Water Authority 4 4450

Food Security Center Abu Dhabi 4 4410

Guangzhou Chemical Import & Export Co. Ltd. 3 3104

Heng Long Electric Co., Ltd. 3 3203

Hepworth 4 4101

Inter Act Smart Solutions 3 3007

Jinluo Water Co. Ltd 4 4221

Longkou Chengfeng Zhiyuan Technology Co. Ltd

3 3103

Membrana – 3M Membranes Business Unit 3 3322

Mega Civic Srl 3 3420

Ministry of Environment and Water 3 3110

Nanotera Group 4 4120

Punjab Saaf Pani Company 3 3201

Regulation and Supervision Bureau 4 4331

Saline Water Conversion Corporation 4 4332

SEAS Falcon Trading LLC 3 3230

Suez 4 4330

The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited

3 3002

Turan Makina Plastik Boru Sistemleri A.S. 3 3321

UVGERMI 3 3220

Waterleau 3 3001

WEHRLE Umwelt Gmbh 3 3447

Xylem Water Solutions Middle East Region FZCO

3 3330

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Denmark Pavilion

Danish Water Technology Group 3 Denmark Pavilion

Mycometer 3 Denmark Pavilion

Hexa-Cover 3 Denmark Pavilion

Kamstrup 3 Denmark Pavilion

Rambøll 3 Denmark Pavilion

France Pavilion

Business France/ Club Ademe International/ Vivapolis

4 4327

Bio-UV 4 4322

Datalink Instruments Dtli 4 4320

Dosatron 4 4325

Mascara 4 4328

Odyssee Environnement 4 4323

Orelis Environnement 4 4321

POLE EAU- France WATER TEAM 4 4322

HYDROVIDE-HYDROVIDEO GROUP 4 4324

TMW 4 4326

Switzerland Pavilion

CLA-VAL EUROPE SARL 7Switzerland

Pavilion

Cleantech Switzerland 7Switzerland

Pavilion

CleantechAlps 7Switzerland

Pavilion

Energy8 7Switzerland

Pavilion

Imeth 7Switzerland

Pavilion

T-LINK 7Switzerland

Pavilion

UK Pavilion

British Water 4 UK Pavilion

Aquamatix Ltd 4 4312

Bluewater Bio Ltd. 4 4312

BYRNE LOOBY 4 4312

CatalySystems Ltd 4 4312

ERG (Air Pollution Control) Ltd 4 4312

METASPHERE 4 4312

Savage Recycling Showers Ltd. 4 4310

VIP-Polymers Ltd 4 4311

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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

Oil & Gas Directory Middle East Media Partner

The Water Network- AquaSPE AG Media Partner

Water Desalination Report Media Partner

World Centre Kuwait Media Partner

CPH World Media s.a.r.l. Media Partner

Water Digest Media Partner

British Water Media Partner

World Construction Today Media Partner

Danish Water Technology Group Media Partner

Water Environment Federation Stand No. 3432

Everything About Water Stand No. 3302

Society of Engineers Stand No. 3202

Revolve Media Stand No. 3301

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Waterscan Ltd 4 4312

Ham Baker Adams Ltd. 4 4311

USA Pavilion

Andrew Kurth 3 3433

Bio-Microbics 3 3437

Ecomatrix 3 3434

Evoqua 3 3451

Niagara Conservation Corp 3 3430

Parkson Corporation 3 3431

Proco Products 3 3436

Trevi System 3 3450

Water Environment Federation 3 3432

THE INNOVATION PAVILION / Innovate@IWS

Aluline Grease Traps Ltd. 3 IP07

Calix Ltd 3 IP05

VWM Gmbh - Vienna Water Monitoring Solutions

3 IP01

Regionality DMCC /Drinkable Air UAE 3 IP08

Isle Utilities 3 IP06

Echologics 3 IP02

Wetox Limited 3 IP03

International Centre for Biosaline Agriculture 3 IP04

SEALEAU B.V. 3 IP11

Resolute Marine Energy, Inc. 3 IP10

ProAcqua Group 3 IP12

Ducane Australia Pty Ltd (Drainwave) 3 IP09

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USA-based water technology companyXylem Inc., has plans to build a facilityin Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority (Jafza)for around US$35mn, stated localreports.A report in The National has said that

the company aims to invest millions ofdollars in a manufacturing facility inDubai. Xylem’s core business involvestransport, testing and treatment ofwater. The MENA region is a strongmarket for the company, with businessamounting to nearly US$1.8bn. “Our goal is to significantly expand

where we are today, at least doublingwhat our revenue is in the region overthe next five years,” says Xylem chiefexecutive Patrick Decker.The facility aims to engage in

hardcore production such as pumpproduct lines, reveals Decker, addingthat over time water treatment wouldalso be executed.

Global water and wastewatertreatment equipment market isexpected to reach US$53.4bn by 2020,said Global Industry Analysts. Water

demand in the UAE, specifically, isexpected to double by 2020 making ita high-potential market for companiessuch as Xylem.

Xylem plans manufacturing facility in Jafza

Sharqiyah DesalinationCompany’s project for waterdesalination in Sur, Oman, is70 per cent complete and isthe extension will becompleted by mid-2016.Project manager Veolia’s

CEO for Middle East XavierJoseph said, “The Sur planthas put much effort intoreducing the environmentalimpact of the desalinationprocess through energyrecovery devices. This projectonce again demonstratesVeolia’s strong commitmenttowards Oman.”Under an amended water-

purchase agreement with Oman Power and Water Procurement Company, 51,000 cu/m per day will be added to the Sur plant, which already has a capacity of80,000 cu/m per day. The additional capacity is expected to meet the projected rise indemand for water in the Sharqiyah region due to a rapidly rising population. The Sur desalination plant, built 160km south west of Muscat was built in 2007 by a

consortium comprising Veolia subsidiary, OTV, and Bahwan Engineering Company. It iscurrently operated by Bahwan Veolia – a JV between Bahwan and Veolia. Sur is theworld’s largest beachwell RO (reverses osmosis) plant and provides 350,000inhabitants of the Sharqiyah region with clean drinking water. The RO process, whichforces high pressured water through a semipermeable membrane, separates salt,bacteria and other particles allowing clean water to filter through.

Sur desal plant expansion 70per cent complete

It will complement the four other pilotprojects already active at theGhantoot site. MNT president Marc Vergnet said,

“MNT is proud to be the latestcompany to join Masdar’s efforts topilot ways to improve the efficiency andreduce the environmental impact ofdesalination processes.” The GCWDA also welcomed its first

new member on the sidelines of AbuDhabi Sustainability Week, the Paris-based non-profit organisation —Terrawatt Initiative (TWI). Representing private sector

stakeholders across industry, financeand the consumer sector, the TWIadvocates the large-scaleimplementation of solar power toaddress electricity demand and topromote sustainable development. Isabelle Kocher, chairperson of TWI,

added, “The desalination industry willrequire huge amounts of clean energyto produce clean fresh water, and long-term energy contracts are key toreducing the cost of solar electricity.”Currently installed and operational

desalination plants worldwide emit anestimated 76mn tonnes of CO2 peryear. Emissions are expected to grow toaround 218mn tonnes of CO2 per yearby 2040 if no actions are undertaken.

Xylem is expected to invest in hardcore production of pump products and eventuallywater treatment apparatus. (Photo: Avatar_023/Shutterstock)

Sur has the largest beachwell reverse osmosis (RO) plant and provides350,000 residents in the Sharqiyah region with clean drinking water. (Photo:Shutterstock)

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