Author: Water. Desalination + reuse
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US and Indian researchers bag first prize in desalination contest
A team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and India’s Jain Irrigations has won first prize in a US government contest to develop a low-cost way to desalinate water in developing countries.
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Researchers seek to engineer wastewater treatment for agriculture
A multi-discipline group of researchers at the University of California, Riverside and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have launched an investigation into the use of treated wastewater in agriculture. They aim to produce findings that could form the basis of sound water reuse policies.
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São Paulo is venue for 2017 IDA Congress
The International Desalination Association has chosen São Paulo in Brazil as the venue for the next World Congress in 2017.
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Evoqua wins Los Angeles expansion contract
Evoqua Water Technologies has won a contract with the Department of Public Works for Los Angeles Sanitation to supply its microfiltration packaged system as part of the expansion of the Terminal Island Water Reclamation Plant Advanced Water Treatment Facility in San Pedro, Los Angeles County.
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Energy Recovery appoints Gay as chief
Pressure energy technology company Energy Recovery has appointed Joel Gay as chief executive officer with immediate effect. Gay served as the company’s chief financial officer since 2014 and joined Energy Recovery in 2012.
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Adionics launches liquid-to-liquid desalination system
France-based Adionics has launched a smart desalination solution that is able to remove specific salts to address the growing demand coming from oil and gas, food and beverages as well as mining.
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Aquarion acquires Germany’s MFT
Swiss oil and gas industry water systems company, Aquarion Group, has acquired Membran- Filtrations-Technik (MFT) of Germany for an undisclosed sum.
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Bahrain energy bid includes desalt
A consortium, including Saudi-owned infrastructure firm ACWA Power, has in its bid for Bahrain’s 390,000 tonne a year waste-to-energy plant the provision of desalinated water.
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Texas cities ponder desalination as lawmakers seek to remove legal obstacles
Texas cities McAllen and Edinburg are mulling the construction of a desalination plant to service both cities.
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Six Chinese firms sign Venezuelan desalination deal
The Venezuelan government has signed agreements with six Chinese companies to install water desalination plants at coastal sites in the Latin American country.