Author: Water. Desalination + reuse
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Malaysia’s Malakoff eyes desalination in global advance
Malaysian power and water engineering firm, Malakoff Corporation, is looking to expand its operation and maintenance (O&M) arm, Teknik Janakuasa, beyond its home market with an emphasis that includes desalination.
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Hitachi and Veolia duo wins US$ 240 million Iraq pretreatment contract
A consortium of Japanese and French industrial giants, Hitachi and Veolia Environnement, alongside Egyptian engineering firm, ArabCo, have won a ¥ 24 billion (US$ 240 million) order from the Iraqi government to build pretreatment facilities at a desalination plant in Basrah, Iraq.
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BASF’s ultrafiltration arm wins major deal in India
BASF subsidiary and ultrafiltration (UF) membranes manufacturer, Inge has secured the biggest project in its history to supply high-capacity ultrafiltration for a desalination plant in Jamnagar, India.
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Court rules United Water must disclose desalination spending
A recent US court ruling has forced utility, United Water, to disclose documents detailing more than half the US$ 60 million it has spent on its desalination proposal for Rockland County, New York State. The documents include the particulars of how the money was spent including vendor invoices and limited information on project bidders.
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California district ups desalination and reuse incentive by 36%
Southern California’s Metropolitan Water District has increased by 36% the financial incentive for water agencies to develop and produce recycled water, recovered groundwater, and desalinated seawater supplies.
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California’s West Basin water plans look to yes vote for bond
California’s West Basin Municipal Water District plans to up its water recycling capacity and push ahead with desalination research with funds from a US$ 7.12 billion water bond which is subject to a state referendum next month.
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WABAG completes Namibia reclamation plant
Austria-based water engineering group, WABAG, has completed a water reclamation plant in Namibia’s capital Windhoek.
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Seven potable reuse study schemes win US$ 1 million funding
The WateReuse Research Foundation has approved funding for seven new direct potable reuse (DPR) research projects, valued at more than US$ 1 million.
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Study shows novel heavy-metals-from-wastewater method
Scientists in Singapore and Saudi Arabia have reported a novel method for extracting toxic and valuable heavy metals from wastewater using forward osmosis (FO).
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Sonitec-Vortisand appoints MENA manager
Canada-based Sonitec-Vortisand has appointed Nikhil Bhatia, as regional manager for its newly formed subsidiary, Sonitec-Vortisand Middle East and North Africa (MENA).