GWI Announces Winners of the 2021 Global Water Awards
Global Water Intelligence (GWI) announced the winners of the 2021 Global Water Awards, which were awarded in an online presentation on Wednesday 2 June. The coveted awards ceremony recognises the industry’s greatest achievements over the previous year, rewarding the initiatives and companies in the water, wastewater and desalination sectors that are moving the industry forward through improved operating performance, innovative technology adoption and sustainable financial models.
This was particularly important in 2021 as we looked back on a year of unprecedented hardship for companies across the world. To recognise this, for the first time the 2021 awards included a category for Resilient Water Agency of the Year, awarded to PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency, as the governmental agency or water utility that offered the most robust or innovative response to the unique challenges of 2020 for the water and wastewater sector.
GWI Publisher Christopher Gasson, offered his congratulations – “I would like to congratulate all of the 2021 Global Water Awards winners, as well as the recipients of the distinction and highly commended awards. This year’s Global Water Awards winners succeeded despite, or perhaps because of, the extremely difficult circumstances of 2020. The water industry was essential in helping protect people around the world, despite the lack of resources, extreme lockdown curfews and financial difficulties. Across the industry all of our winners worked hard to ensure the public’s access to water, while also pushing forward to complete major projects, finalise deals, and innovate and accelerate in all areas of business. Now more than ever, it is essential that we recognise these achievements.”
Global Water Intelligence is proud to announce that the winners, and recipients of the distinction awards, of the 2021 Global Water Awards are:
Water Company of the Year
WINNER – SKion Water
DISTINCTION – Metito
Desalination Company of the Year
WINNER – Saline Water Conversion Corporation
DISTINCTION – Biwater Inc.
Breakthrough Technology Company of the Year
WINNER – BlueGreen Water Technologies
DISTINCTION – NX Filtration
Desalination Plant of the Year
WINNER – Keppel Marina East Desalination Plant, Singapore
DISTINCTION – Khobar I SWRO, Saudi Arabia
Water Project of the Year
WINNER – Orly Drinking Water Plant, France
DISTINCTION – Albert Robles Center for Water Recycling, USA
Wastewater Project of the Year
WINNER – Sydney Harbour stormwater management, Australia
DISTINCTION – Riviera Utilities WWTP upgrade, USA
Industrial Project of the Year
WINNER – L’Oréal Warsaw water reuse plant, Poland
DISTINCTION – NIPSCO cooling water algae treatment, USA
Smart Water Project of the Year
WINNER – Suez COVID-19 City Watch programme
DISTINCTION – Khobar I digital twin, Saudi Arabia
Resilient Water Agency of the Year
WINNER – PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency
DISTINCTION – Orange County Water District, USA
The Global Water Awards are voted for by subscribers to Global Water Intelligence magazine and the Water Desalination Report.
More information on the Global Water Awards can be found at: www.globalwaterawards.com
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