Author: Water. Desalination + reuse
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GE wins drive deal for Yanbu 3 desalination plant
GE’s Power Conversion arm has won a deal to provide the electrical variable speed drive (eVSD) system, including motors and MV7000 drives, to the Yanbu 3 power and desalination plant under construction in Saudi Arabia. The systems will reduce the energy needed to run the desalination process as well as the overall cost, said GE.
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Japanese-led consortium bags US$ 120 million Saudi desalination deal
Saudi Arabia’s Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) has awarded a US$ 120 million contract for the expansion of the Shuaiba 2 seawater desalination plant to a joint venture including ACWA Holding and Japanese engineering firms Itochu Corporation and Sasakura.
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Judge rules against US water district bid to halt test slant well
A Santa Cruz county judge has ruled against the Marina Coast Water District’s bid to halt California American Water (Cal-Am) in its continuing construction of a test desalination slant well in Marina.
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Abengoa signs world first large renewable desalination plant deal
Saudi-based water treatment specialist, Advanced Water Technologies (AWT) has appointed Spanish conglomerate, Abengoa, as its partner in the development of the world’s first, large-scale desalination plant to be powered by solar energy.
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Australian mining town to up quality from boreholes close to pit with desalination plant
The Australian arm of water technology firm, Valoriza Agua, has won a design and construct contract to deliver a 16.5 Ml/d water treatment plant to replace an existing facility and provide drinking water for the Western Australian mining town, Newman and the mine. The plant will include brackish water reverse osmosis and an ultraviolet treatment…
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Masdar city, Masdar Institute, Laborelec, and Degrémont to collaborate in renewable-powered desalination project
Abu Dhabi university, Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, has unveiled recently its research collaboration with three leading energy and clean technology corporations in a research project supporting the development of a full-scale, completely solar-powered, seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination plant in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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Energy Recovery chief to quit
Chief executive officer (CEO) of pressure technology specialist Energy Recovery, Thomas Rooney, has resigned as the company increases its focus on the oil and gas sector.
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Veolia extends Sharqiyah deal as plant hits 100 millionth cubic metre
Veolia has extended its build own operate (BOO) contract for the Sharqiyah desalination plant in the Oman which recently produced its 100 millionth cubic metre of potable water.
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Saudi strikes desalination deal with Korea in bid to stem foreign influence
Saudi Arabia’s Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) has signed a deal with Korea for access to the latest seawater desalination technologies in a bid to reduce foreign influence on the kingdom’s power and water industries.
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Mexico invests heavily in six new desalination projects
Mexico is investing more than one billion pesos in six initiatives to construct seawater reverse osmosis desalination plants on the country’s coast where, according to national water authority Conagua, water availability is low while there is high potential for development.