H2O Awards

Event Summary

The inaugural H20 Water Awards 2010 celebrated the outstanding achievements of individuals and organisations who contributed to the advancement of the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region's water industry. The awards night and gala dinner, held on 25th November, 2010 at the Atlantis, Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, saw the region's water industry turn out in full strength to lend their support.

The winners were presented with a magnificent crystal trophy, while all shortlisted nominations are being given certificate of participation signed by judges.

Additionally, the event and nominations are covered in the December 2010 issue of H20.

» To see the awards runners-up & winners for 2010, click here.

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The 2010 Winners

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Best Water Consultancy
#1 - International Centre for Biosaline Agriculture
#2 - MWH Middle East

Innovative Use / Application of Technology
#1 - Leading Edge Technologies
#2 - Dubai Chamber of Commerce

Best Wastewater Project
#1 - Eagle Electromechanical & Al Hijaz Mechanical Equipment
#2 - MWH Middle East

Water / Energy Nexus
#1 - ABB
#2 - NeemTech

Water Efficiency Leader
#1 - TECOM Investments
#2 - Hyatt Regency & Galleria

Best Water Project
#1 - Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies
#2 - Septech

Water Communications Award
Dubai Chamber of Commerce

Best Water Consultancy — Winner

International Centre for Biosaline Agriculture

International Centre for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) nominated their work for the Abu Dhabi Water Resources Master Plan. ICBA was commissioned by the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, through the Environment Agency Abu Dhabi (EAD), to undertake a comprehensive assessment of supply and use of water in the Emirate and propose strategic policy recommendations to support future water security.

Best Water Consultancy — Runner up

MWH Middle East

MWH Middle East's entry was the Jebel Ali Sewage Treatment Plant project, where MWH is providing engineering consultant, supervision of construction and commissioning engineer services.

Innovative Use / Application of Technology — Winner

Leading Edge Technologies (LET)

LET's integrated technologies for increasing efficiency and output of existing desalination with minimum environmental impact consists of the application of nano-filtration to a portion of the seawater feed as a means to soften the feed to control hard scale, combined with patented plant modifications. The benefits of this approach were demonstrated at desalination plants belonging to Sharjah Electricity & Water Authority (SEWA) and Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA).

Innovative Use / Application of Technology — Runner up

Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Dubai Chamber's project involving the use of fountain running on condensate as a heat exchanger for its server room's 20 tonne water-cooled direct expansion air-conditioning system helped the organisation save costs involved in installing and running a cooling tower and the extra costs involved in cooling the server room through the building�s main air-conditioning system.

Best Wastewater Project — Winner

Eagle Electromechanical & Al Hijaz Mechanical Equipment

Eagle Electromechanical & Al Hijaz Mechanical Equipment's Dubai Sports City Sewage Treatment Plant project stands out for the fact that all the treated wastewater is completely recycled within the Sports City development; a portion of the treated wastewater is also polished to potable water quality. The plant is one of the biggest running MBR plants in the Middle East, in terms of processing volume; further, the entire plant is within totally enclosed construction.

Best Wastewater Project — Runner up

MWH Middle East

MWH Middle East's entry was the Jebel Ali STP project, which has been planned and designed to be one of the largest in the world, serving an ultimate population of 4.5 million. Some of the innovations in this project were optioneering, odour control system and UV disinfection.

Water / Energy Nexus — Winner

ABB

ABB won the award for their pilot project 'RO performance monitoring and optimisation'. The solution improves the productivity and energy efficiency of RO desalination systems, and enables the maintenance process for membrane systems to be changed from reactive (preventive) to a predictive condition-based operation and maintenance.

Water / Energy Nexus — Runner up

NeemTech

The title of NeemTech's entry was Demineralised Power Plant (DM) Plant Ion Exchangers regenerated / backwash wastewater recycling to re-use for cooling tower make-up water.

Water Efficiency Leader — Winner

TECOM Investments

Between January 2008 and August 2010, TECOM's 'Water conservation programme' project helped the organisation reduce its water consumption by 144 MIG, reduced CO2 emissions (due to water consumption) by 9,845 tonnes and eliminated 18,763 sewage tanker trips. The project was specially commended by the judges for its right approach, in terms of environmental impacts of water and power savings.

Water Efficiency Leader — Runner up

Hyatt Regency & Galleria

Hyatt Regency & Galleria's water efficiency and conservation project, which was started in 1977, has several achievements to its credit; to give an example, one of their projects collects condensate water from Air Handling Units, Fan Coil Units and swimming pool backwash water for re-use for cooling tower make-up, saving 3,060,000 gallons a year. Installation of water aerators in the Galleria apartments has given them a saving of 129,000 gallons of water every month.

Best Water Project — Winner

Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies

Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies' dissolved air flotation or DAF-based pre-treatment system is being installed by the UAE's Federal Electricity and Water Authority (FEWA) to protect their existing Seawater Reverse Osmosis plants against the scourge of algal blooms or 'Red Tide'.

Best Water Project — Runner up

Septech

Septech's Al Ghubrah Project in the Sultanate of Oman is the world's largest mobile desalination plant, supplying 22.7 million litres of water to the residents of Muscat every day. The structure of the plant, a series of innovative pre-engineered and manufactured Sea Water Reverse Osmosis containers, allows for rapid deployment. The plant will be supplying nearly 10% of the daily potable water needs of one million residents in the Omani capital.

Water Communications Award

Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry stands out for its commendable approach to spreading the message of water and energy conservation within the country and the region. The knowledge gained through the execution of innovative and path-breaking water and energy saving projects at its head quarter building has been freely shared by this organisation with members and non-members alike, through various seminars, workshops and media interactions. Dubai Chamber is a great example of walking the talk, becoming the first existing building in the Middle East to achieve LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification.

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The Awards in 2011

Organised by CPI Industry, the second edition of H20 Water Awards in 2011 will once again celebrate the outstanding achievements of the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) water industry.

These awards recognise projects and programmes, big and small, that have made significant contributions to the advancement of the region's water industry. The projects and programmes are expected to demonstrate a high standard of excellence and quality as well as processes and innovations that promote sustainability.

The selection of the winners from amongst the nominations received will be made by expert panel of jurors. Award winners and nominees are recognised at the H20 Water Awards Ceremony & Gala Dinner to be held in November 2011

All entries will be featured in the H20 Awards Special in December 2011

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About Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies

Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies (VWS) is a subsidiary of Veolia Environment and a global leader in water and waste water services. It is a leading EPC and Design & Build company, a specialized provider of technological solutions in Desalination, Municipal and Industrial Water and Waste Water Treatment.

With more than 50 years of experience in the Middle East, VWS combines expertise with unsurpassed innovation to offer technological excellence through the unique portfolios of differentiating technologies developed by the group�s R&D centres.

VWS is committed to its objective of providing the most advanced and affordable water and waste water treatment and solutions with uncompromising commitment to quality and delivery.

When it comes to water and waste water, everyone has a functional role to play. VWS understands this need and hence fulfils the role of meeting today�s challenging water and waste water treatment requirements. VWS continually extends and enriches its offer and services to guarantee expertise and competence on every level of the projects undertaken.

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About Drake & Scull Water and Power

Drake & Scull Water and Power (DSWP) is a full service water power and infrastructure engineering company providing design and build services for water wastewater and sludge treatment plants, district cooling plants and power, telecommunications, and Oil & Gas infrastructure projects in the MENA region.

Whether a transportation, utility or communication system, water and power infrastructure constitutes the foundation upon which the growth of a community, state, or nation depends. We understand the dynamics and possess the engineering capabilities to use innovative structures and techniques to generate efficiencies and maximize value from all infrastructure assets.

In line with Drake & Scull International PJSC (DSI) growth strategy DSWP was established in 2010 to become the water, power and infrastructure engineering arm of DSI. DSWP will manage and control all the existing and new water and power projects in the MENA region.

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