Chinese Corporation takes 25% stake in Portugal’s national power grid
The State Grid Corporation of China is taking a 25 per cent stake in Portugal’s national power grid.
32 UK cities bid to host Green Investment Bank
The Business Secretary Vince Cable has received bids from 32 cities across the UK, including London, wanting to host the Green Investment Bank (GIB).
Seychelles clean water supply secured with European funding
Drinking water in the Seychelles, currently threatened by irregular rainfall and longer dry periods, will be secured through an investment programme backed by EUR 27 million European Investment Bank funding.
Water companies call for “pragmatic approach” to social tariffs
UK water companies are calling for water industry watchdogs Ofwat and the Consumer Council for Water to adopt a pragmatic approach to proposals for the introduction of social tariffs for water bills.
UK water companies hit the bond markets
The start of 2012 has seen a flurry of UK water companies hitting the bond markets - with more in the pipeline.
Chancellor calls for more Asian investment in UK infrastructure
Green Investment Bank moves step closer
The establishment of the first Green Investment Bank (GIB) moved a step closer yesterday as Business Secretary Vince Cable published the criteria for deciding where the Bank will be based and what the Bank’s first priorities will be until 2016.
EU provides € 120m to build Israeli seawater desalination plant
The European Investment Bank, the EU’s long-term financing institution, has today announced the signing of a €120 million finance contract for the design and construction of a seawater desalination plant using reverse osmosis technology in Ashdod, Israel.
Moodys gives Northumbrian Water positive credit rating and improved outlook
Credit ratings agency Moody's has affirmed Northumbrian Water's ratings at Baa1, and changed its outlook to stable from negative.
New climate change insurance options for vulnerable states
Germany’s Federal Ministry for the Environment has approved funding for a unique project that will develop insurance solutions in Caribbean states particularly vulnerable to climate change.
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As Saudi Arabia’s Al Shumaisi wastewater treatment plant takes shape advanced technology is very much driving the scheme, so report lead contractor ACWA Emirates. The plant, which is sited in the western region of the country between the cities of Makkah and Jeddah, will have a 12,000m3/day capacity and features ACWA’s award-winning Memtreat® membrane bioreactor technology (MBR). -
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New Guide to Sustainable Drainage in the Urban Landscape
A detailed and informative Guide to Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) in the Urban Landscape has been published as part of the Engineering Nature’s Way initiative by Hydro International.
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