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Water Supply Issues for Mining Operators to Become An Increasing Concern, Says Jefferies

Jefferies noted that “miners that reduce the water intensity of their operations as part of a broader focus on ESG will be rewarded with premium equity valuations over those that operate in a less sustainable way.” Cited strategies include identifying site-specific opportunities for efficiency improvements and investing in recycling and desalination efforts.

Spotlight on Award Winners: Saudi Aramco’s Global-Scale Groundwater Conservation

Saudi Arabian national petroleum and natural gas company Saudi Aramco said that water reservoirs far from the Gulf previously required significant quantities of non-potable groundwater for injection to help produce oil. In 1979, the company created a Sea Water Injection Department (SWID) to replace most withdrawals from this source. Since then, the department has been conducting annual projects to avoid

Experts Weigh In: How Covid-19 Affects Our ESG Initiatives (and What We Expect Tomorrow)

We talked with our readers about how the covid-19 pandemic is currently affecting business in terms of their sustainability, environmental and energy management goals, and we asked them how they expect their goals (or those of their customers) to be affected in coming months. Here’s what a handful had to say.

Product Announcement: Solar Farms Help Solve Water Crisis, Says GivePower

With the need for clean, fresh water across the globe on the rise, solar farms could help solve the crisis, according to GivePower, a nonprofit organization that provides solar energy solutions to developing regions. GivePower has recently installed its first solar water farm, in a region in Kenya that has suffered ... Read more »

Texas City Offers Industry a Choice: Pay an Exemption Fee or Face Higher Water Surcharges

With water shortages or potential water shortages facing many cities across the US, governments are struggling with how to work with industry to ensure the organizations are not depleting too much of the available water sources. Now, the town of Corpus Christi, Texas, may be implementing what it believes will ... Read more »

Product Announcement: Sunvapor Solar Steam on Demand

Sunvapor, Inc. announced they are developing a Solar Steam on Demand solution that enables distillation equipment to operate continuously, even when the sun isn’t shining. The DOE’s Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) selected the company to receive $1.5 million in funding for Solar Steam on Demand. Sunvapor is one of ... Read more »

EPA Requests Water Infrastructure Projects for $63M in New Loans

Increased EPA loans are available for water infrastructure projects thanks to new legislation that boosted funding for the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA). The program could provide as much as $5.5 billion in loans for new investments to repair the nation’s water infrastructure, the EPA says

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