Energy & Green Tech
A desalination plant in Carlsbad, California, has started regular operations. The desalination plant conducted test runs leading up to the scheduled start of normal operations.
Energy & Green Tech
Coastal urban centers around the world are urgently looking for new, sustainable water sources as their local supplies become less reliable. In the U.S., the issue is especially pressing in California, which is coping with ...
Sep 22, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
A battle is brewing in South-East Queensland over water. Despite heavy rains and flooding, the water supply authority, Seqwater, has flagged the need to find more water sources to keep up with urban growth.
Sep 1, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
For centuries, people have been trying to divine freshwater from the ocean. Ships in the 16th century carried small distilleries that could be used in the event of an emergency to boil seawater. But trying to do this on a ...
Feb 18, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
"We have water, and it's the most important thing in a house," says Abdullah al-Harthi from the port city of Sur in Oman, a country that relies on desalination plants.
Dec 11, 2019
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Engineering
When Australia last went into El Niño, we had water supply issues in Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne.
Oct 20, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
The United Arab Emirates plans to triple its supply of renewable energy and invest up to $54 billion over the next seven years to meet its growing energy demands.
Jul 4, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Less than six months after rejecting a proposal for a major desalination plant in Huntington Beach, the California Coastal Commission on Thursday approved plans for a different, smaller project in Orange County they say could ...
Oct 14, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
A planned $3.4 billion coal-fired power plant in Dubai instead will be converted to use natural gas, the sheikhdom announced, amid the United Arab Emirates' wider pledge to have net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Feb 4, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
The Diablo Canyon nuclear plant in California, the only one still operating in the state, is set to close in 2025. A team of researchers at MIT's Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems, Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food ...
Nov 9, 2021
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