The plants are part of the Saudi Vision 2030, to increase the percentage of desalinated water production. (Image source: Ryan Lackey/Flickr)
Saudi Arabia plans to build nine desalination plants for more than US$530mn on the Red Sea coast, according to minister of environment, water and agriculture Abdulrahman Al-Fadhli
(Fourth from left) Masdar CEO Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi at the signing ceremony in Abu Dhabi last week. (Image source: Bee?ah)
Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, Masdar, and Bee?ah, the UAE?s leading environmental management company, have secured financing commitments for the Sharjah Multi-Fuel Waste-to-Energy Facility, a joint venture between the two companies launched in May 2017
Ajman is the smallest of the UAE, covering only 260 sq km. (Image source: Wikimedia Commons)
The Federal Electricity and Water Authority (FEWA) is currently working on seven water development projects in different areas in the emirate of Ajman, the UAE, at a total cost of US$85.7mn
The technologies for renewable energy driven desalination and partial desalination are in place in the Middle East. The question is now one of regulation and implementation. (Image source: James Grellier/Wikimedia Commons)
Scientists are looking for new ways to desalinate water using energy resources that reduce dependence on dwindling fossil fuels in the Middle East
The gross urban waste generation is reported to cross 150mn tonnes per annum across the Middle East region. (Image source: Ropable/Wikimedia Commons)
With increasing volumes of waste generated across the region, effective strategies for turning waste to resource are imperative, and this will be driven through the use of advanced technologies
