AMMAN — British Deputy Ambassador to Jordan Helen
Fazey inaugurated on Tuesday a prototype solar-powered wastewater treatment
plant in Fuheis, north of Amman, developed with funding from the
UK’s
Newton-Khalidi Fund.
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Jordanian
engineering students worked with industrial partners from the UK’s Royal
Academy of Engineering and Jordan’s Industrial Research and Development Fund to
design and build this innovative plant. They brought together expertise through
a UK-Jordan joint initiative with a core focus on fostering innovation in
energy-efficient and cost-efficient wastewater treatment technology.
The project was
implemented by De Montfort University from the UK and
Al-Balqaa Applied University in Jordan.
“Today, we see the success of a UK-Jordan collaboration between industry
and academia addressing an issue of key importance to Jordan. The project
supports Jordan’s aspiration to meet 11 percent of water demand through
wastewater treatment plants by 2025.,” Fazey said.
The
Newton-Khalidi Fund is underpinned by an agreement between the Ministry of
Planning and the UK Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy,
according to a statement.
The fund was
launched at the 8th World Science Forum in November 2017. It is designed to
promote economic development and social cohesion in Jordan by supporting
research collaboration between Jordanian and UK-educated and trained
scientists, researchers, and engineers.
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