Deputy Housing Minister discusses cooperation with a company specialized in using modern technologies to provide drinking water and sanitation services
(10 September 2024, Manchester UK) - Below is the translated statement issued by the Ministry of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities. To view the original publication click here.
Watercycle’s Dr Ahmed Abdelkarim meeting with Dr Sayed Ismail, Egypt’s Deputy Minister of Housing.
‘‘Deputy Housing Minister discusses cooperation with a company specialized in using modern technologies to provide drinking water and sanitation services
Dr. Ismail emphasizes the ministry's full support for ideas that contribute to improving the level of services provided to citizens, maintaining and maximizing investments.
Dr. Sayed Ismail, Deputy Minister of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities, met with Dr. Ahmed Abdel Karim, representative of Watercycle Technologies, a private sector company, specialized in the use of innovative technologies, to discuss aspects of cooperation and the possibility of benefiting from smart solutions regarding drinking water, sewage and sludge services. Within the framework of the Ministry of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities' there is strong support and encouragement for the private sector to participate in implementing the strategies and objectives of the Ministry's utilities sector.
Several topics related to drinking water and wastewater services were discussed during the meeting. The management of highly saline water and how to benefit from it through the extraction of minerals was presented in line with the growing desalination industry in Egypt. Ways to promote the idea of a circular economy and supporting businesses were touched upon. The representative explained that the technology offers scalable solutions to save minerals that would otherwise need to be imported from abroad, reducing CO2 emissions, whilst treating brine from desalination plants to minimize the environmental impact of disposal.
The company representative also reviewed reuse technologies, including e-waste recycling. Watercycle Technologies' patented technology can recover valuable minerals from recycled batteries necessary to manufacture new batteries.
Dr. Sayed Ismail stressed the ministry's full support for new ideas and innovative solutions that contribute to maintaining and maximizing investments. He highlighted the significance of leveraging technologies to safely reuse treated water and sludge generated from treatment processes across various sectors, benefiting from the international expertise of specialized companies in this field.
The deputy minister concluded the meeting by highlighting the ministry's interest in new, innovative, and advanced ideas that contribute to improving the level of services provided to citizens. He encouraged greater investment in private sector companies and developing the skills of workers.
The deputy minister noted that the ministry's specialized scientific committee for the Utilities sector would review the technology provided by the company to investigate the possibility of benefiting from it.
It is worth mentioning that the company, affiliated with the University of Manchester in England, specializes in focusing on sustainable, efficient and economic technological solutions, including the extraction of high-quality minerals using low-cost technologies.’’
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Watercycle Technologies - www.watercycletechnologies.com
Watercycle Technologies is a UK-based climate-tech company pioneering sustainable and circular critical mineral recovery essential for a Net Zero future, creating clean drinkable water in the process. It is initially focused on two areas critical to lithium production and creating a circular economy for the global energy transition, Direct Lithium Extraction and Crystallisation (DLEC™) and the recycling of spent lithium-ion batteries and black mass (shredded batteries). Watercycle Technologies’ scalable, modular technology delivers dramatic reductions in costs and has a reduced environmental impact compared to other processes available. Its patented technology can also be applied to the extraction of other critical minerals and metals from all types of water, including wastewater.
For media enquiries about Watercycle Technologies please contact Heloise Grandjouan at heloise.grandjouan@watercycletechnologies.com