Author: Water. Desalination + reuse
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Conwed joins European Desalination Society
Plastic netting manufacturer, Conwed, has joined the desalination, water reuse and water technology development trade body, the European Desalination Society (EDS).
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CH2M Hill teams with PUB in India
Consultant, CH2M HILL, in partnership with the Singapore Public Utilities Board (PUB) and Singapore Cooperation Enterprise, is providing water management services to the Rajasthan state government in India.
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Xylem appoints new emerging markets head
Water technology firm, Xylem, has appointed Steven Leung as senior vice president and president, emerging markets, In this newly created position, Leung will lead the company’s commercial operations in China, greater Asia, India, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America, as well as Australia and New Zealand.
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Biwater targets wastewater as it rebrands desalination arm
Water and wastewater firm, Biwater, has highlighted wastewater in its future direction as it unveiled new branding for its desalination and membrane treatment businesses.
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Miami-Dade’s US$ 13 billion plans pull in punters for PPP
Miami-Dade County has become the most attractive public private partnership (PPP) opportunity in the US with players chasing US$ 13 billion in water and wastewater projects according to market analyst Bluefield Research.
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Dow lines up with Value Of Water coalition
The Dow Chemical Company has joined other major public and private sector companies in the fight to revitalize “ageing and underfunded” US water infrastructure.
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Singapore’s PUB draws curtain on algae
Singapore’s national water agency PUB has for the first time installed silt curtains at the waters off Tuaspring and Singspring desalination plants, to protect them from damaging fouling of their reverse osmosis membranes by mounting levels of algae in the water.
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RWL Water unveils desalination deal Egypt
RWL Water and Orascom Construction have signed a memorandum of understanding with the Egyptian government to proceed with a feasibility study for building, financing and operating the first large desalination plant in Egypt for the supply of potable water.
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Mitsubishi unit bags sludge system order
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Mechatronics Systems (MHI-MS), has picked up an order for wastewater treatment facilities using its two-phase, activated sludge system, for installation at sister company Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation’s Yokkaichi Plant in Mie prefecture.
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IDA launches desalination mentoring programme
The International Desalination Association (IDA) has launched a mentoring programme with the aim of helping the next generation of leaders to advance their knowledge and careers. The IDA Mentorship Programme pairs an established industry leader within IDA with a member of IDA’s Young Leaders Programme.