June 2, 2010 As demand for freshwater increases globally, a few companies and water-rich countries envision water shipped in large tankers designed for oil as the next big supply-side solution. Two American companies and a small Alaska city are drawing closer to an export agreement that ships fresh water from North America to a bulk [...]

Dependency of desalination The average annual increase of demand for desalinated water in the Arab world is 6% per annum compared to the 3% global average.  40% of desalinated water demand in the Middle East comes from the industrial and municipal sectors. Approximately 70% (about 24 million cu. Meters per day) of the UAE’s water [...]

Posted: Friday 27th November 2009 Long term impact on global economic growth likely. The world population’s access to safe drinking water could decline as early as next year, according to research by HaloSource, a leading clean water and anti-microbial technology company. The research also supports the strong correlation between access to safe drinking water and [...]