The MegaVessel: Unveiling in Abu Dhabi

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 12, 2024--

H 2 O Innovation Inc. (“H 2 O Innovation” or the “Corporation”) is proud to have unveiled, with its partners MegaVessels Water Inc. and Harbin ROPV Industrial Co., Ltd., the visual and specifics of the Mega-Vessel Membrane System for Reverse Osmosis (RO) applications (the “Mega-Vessel”).

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As announced last week, the partners have teamed up to release the Mega-Vessel into the desalination market. Taking the opportunity of the World Congress of the International Desalination and Reuse Association happening in Abu Dhabi, H 2 O Innovation deployed a real-size version of the Mega-Vessel and brought it on the site. An official unveiling of the model allowed Guillaume Clairet, COO of H 2 O Innovation, Paul Choules Managing Partner at MegaVessels Water Inc., and Ties Venema, Vice-President and managing director of the specialty chemicals, components and consumables, to describe the partnership as well as key details of the newly launched product.

“There is no better way to demonstrate a new product than having the real thing onsite with us. Moreover, the unveiling of the Mega-Vessel at this prestigious event aligns perfectly with this year’s congress theme of ‘Addressing Water Scarcity’ and it perfectly showcases H 2 O Innovation's commitment to developing sustainable solutions for global water challenges,” stated Guillaume Clairet, Chief Operation of H 2 O Innovation.

About H 2 O Innovation

Innovation is in our name, and it is what drives the organization. H 2 O Innovation is a water solutions company focused on providing best-in-class technologies and services to its customers. The Corporation’s activities rely on five pillars: (i) Water Technologies & Services (WTS) applies membrane technologies and engineering expertise to deliver equipment and services to municipal and industrial water, wastewater, and water reuse customers, (ii) Specialty Products (SP) is a set of businesses that manufacture and supply a complete line of specialty chemicals, consumables, and engineered products for the global water treatment industry, (iii) Operation & Maintenance (O&M) provides contract operations and associated services for water and wastewater treatment systems, (iv) Water Infrastructure Development (WID) is developing WaterHubs, through performance financing, our turn-key projects can be designed, built and operated at no upfront capital expense to our clients, and (v) Maple and Agri-food, offering a complete line of equipment dedicated to maple syrup production and the agri-food industry. Through innovation, we strive to simplify water. For more information, visit www.h2oinnovation.com.

About MegaVessels Water Inc.

MegaVessels Inc. created a patented technology invented by Hany Said, one of the early pioneers in the desalination industry. Said used his 40 plus years of experience to invent a technology that is anticipated to change the desalination industry. The MegaVessels can treat seawater, brackish water, and soft water. MegaVessels is headquartered in Orange County, CA, USA.

About Impact Filtration

Impact Filtration, based in San Francisco, CA, in the Bay Area, is a pioneering industrial solutions provider with over a century of collective expertise. We have evolved from our roots in water filtration to become a multi-faceted innovator, offering leading-edge innovations across three core areas: advanced Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) pressure vessels, innovative cartridge filters for diverse industrial applications, and engineering non-metallic solutions utilizing FRP and carbon fiber technology. Our commitment to sustainability and drive for innovation positions us at the forefront of industrial progress. At Impact Filtration, we are not just creating products; we are engineering sustainable solutions that drive efficiency, optimize processes, and shape the future of industries worldwide.

About Harbin ROPV IndustrialCo., Ltd.

ROPV is the largest pressure vessel manufacturer in the Asia/Pacific region. Located in Dezhou, Shandong Province, our plant has the manufacturing capacity to meet today's global demands. The company has headquarters in Harbin, China, and global sales office in San Francisco, California, USA.

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Member of the H2O Innovation team with partners. (Photo: Business Wire)

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand authorities have “no doubt” that two Vietnamese officials sexually attacked two young female servers at a restaurant during a visit to the country, but were unable to charge the men before they returned to Vietnam, police said Thursday.

Vietnam and New Zealand do not have an extradition treaty so the alleged attackers cannot be forced to face charges.

One of the women said they were attacked at a restaurant in Wellington in March days before Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính was due to visit New Zealand. The accused men were “associated with the police” in Vietnam and had met with officers at the police training college near Wellington, New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon told reporters Thursday.

The woman, Alison Cook, told The Associated Press that she and another server at the Vietnamese restaurant where they worked were attacked in a private karaoke room by two men who pulled the servers into their laps, pinned them against a wall and groped them. She said she was forced to drink alcohol and believed she was also drugged.

Cook, then 19, said she sustained an injury in the assault. The women reported the attack to the authorities the next day.

The Associated Press does not usually identify people who say they were subjected to sexual abuse, but Cook said she preferred to have her name used.

“Police have no doubt these two women were indecently assaulted by two men while working, and had these men still been in New Zealand we would have pursued criminal charges,” Detective Inspector John Van Den Heuvel said in a statement.

Indecent assault is a legal term in New Zealand that covers unwanted physical contact of a sexual nature. It is punishable by up to seven years in jail.

By the time officers had confirmed the identities of the two men they were no longer in the country, Van Den Heuvel said. They would not have been covered by diplomatic immunity, which is reserved only for top diplomats.

Authorities in New Zealand have now exhausted all plausible investigative avenues, Van Den Heuvel said. He added that police sent a letter through New Zealand’s foreign ministry to Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Van Trung “outlining what had taken place and expressing New Zealand Police’s deep concern" about the men's behavior.

Cook urged New Zealand authorities to ask Vietnam's government to return the men to face prosecution.

“If they choose to give up now on this case it’s setting a devastating precedent that it’s OK to commit sex crimes in New Zealand as long as you can leave,” she said.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Wellington did not immediately respond to a request for comment and no one was there when the AP visited on Thursday.

The restaurant where the women worked did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

A sign outside the offices of the Vietnam Embassy in Wellington, New Zealand, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Charlotte Graham-McLay)

People walk past the Wellington Central Police station in Wellington, New Zealand, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Charlotte Graham-McLay)