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Singapore Water Week convention programme published

Tue, 2 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The advance programme for the Singapore Water Week convention is now available for download on the event website.

Pedal-powered nanofiltration kits sent to Haiti

Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Researchers from the Department of Environmental Science & Engineering at South Korea's Gwangju Institute of Science & Technology (GIST) sent several human-powered nanofiltration (NF) water- treatment systems to the earthquake victims of Haiti in January.

Brine concentrate reports published by Bureau of Reclamation

Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Reports deriving from the Southern California Regional Brine-Concentrate Management Study - Phase 1 have been made available on the website of the US Bureau of Reclamation (USBR).

Santa Clara votes for advanced wastewater reuse plant

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The directors of the Santa Clara Valley Water District in California, USA, approved two agreements with the City of San Jose on 23 February 2010 to build a new advanced water treatment facility involving microfiltration, reverse osmosis and ultraviolet disinfection.

European thoughts on economics of coastal management

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

D&WR readers involved in environmental studies for seawater desalination plants may be interested in a series of briefings just published via the European Union's Science for Environmental Policy website under the heading Coastal Management.

Hyflux to build Singapore's largest MBR plant

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Singapore's largest membrane bioreactor (MBR) plant is to be built by Hyflux Ltd under a Sing$ 35.8 million (US$ 25.4 million) contract announced on 23 February 2010.

Biwater desalination award in British Virgin Islands

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Biwater (BVI) Limited was awarded a BOOT contract on 19 February 2010 by the Government of the British Virgin Islands for a seawater desalination plant.

ITT donates five RO-based treatment units to Haiti

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

ITT Corporation announced on 22 February 2010 that, through its partnership with Mercy Corps, the company is donating five portable water treatment systems in Haiti, providing enough potable water each day for up to 200,000 victims of the 12 January 2010 earthquake.

PM opens eight Iraqi desalination plants

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Iraq's prime minister, Nouri Al-Maliki, inaugurated eight desalination plants in southern Basra on 20 February 2010, according to the Awat al-Iraq news agency.

Japanese trio to challenge European water contract domination

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Three major Japanese companies have launched a joint venture to challenge European companies for major contracts in the international water sector, including desalination, reuse and purification.

Low-temperature distillation technology licensed to Sterling Water

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The low-temperature distillation method of desalination developed by the New Mexico State University (NMSU) in the USA has been licensed to Sterling Water LLC of Qatar.

IDA announces four new desalination events

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The International Desalination Association (IDA) announced four new events on 22 February 2010, including its next World Congress in Perth, Australia, which will be held during 4-9 September 2011.

A View Beyond the Horizon

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Caribbean Desalination Association 2nd Conference on Desalination and Water Reuse

Design software upgrade includes hybrid RO desalination

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Design of a hybrid reverse-osmosis (RO) system is included in the latest version of Woongjin Chemical Co's latest version of its CSMPro desalination system design software.

Algerian Desalination Market Developments

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:00:02 GMT

In the current market situation, where the financial crisis has frozen most project finance, Algeria maintains its commitments to develop a desalination infrastructure and continues to pursue a milestone program of desalination capacity building which sits among the most ambitious in industry history. By 2011, 13 seawater desalination projects with a total capacity of 2.26 million m /d will be developed in Algeria, contributing to what is probably one of the largest growths in national capacity in recent years. After the planned completion of the desalination program by 2011, the newly installed seawater desalination facilities will contribute about 70 L per capita per day to the drinking water supply of the densely populated coastal strip along the Mediterranean, where more than 90 % of Algeria's population lives.

Tampa finally hits its marks

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Originally commissioned in 2003, the Tampa Bay seawater desalination plant in Florida, USA, has finally met the targets for which it was designed.

Shuqaiq II desalination plant ahead of schedule

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The US$ 1.87 billion Shuqaiq II Independent Power and Water Project (IWPP) in Saudi Arabia will be completed before May 2010, the date scheduled for commercial operation.

Work starts on Salalah desalination and power plant in Oman

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The groundbreaking ceremony for the US$ 1 billion Salalah Independent Water and Power Plant (Salalah IWPP) in Oman took place on 10 February 2010.

El Paso to explore solar power for desalination plant

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The City of El Paso Public Service Board voted on 10 February 2010 to explore the possibility of using solar power at the Kay Bailey Hutchison desalination plant in Texas, USA.

Looking back on two years of change in desalination

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:00:02 GMT

At the start of Lisa Henthorne's presidency, at the Maspolomas Congress in 2007, the board of the International Desalination Association initiated a five-year Strategic Plan. Already parts of the plan, such as better public relations, membership growth, including a Young Leaders program, and the new IDA Journal are all up and running. D&WR asks Henthorne if she achieved everything she had set out to do.