Author: Water. Desalination + reuse
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Indian steel plant desalination proposal draws 30 bidders
A 50 Ml/d desalination project proposed by Indian steel producer, Rashtriya Ispat Nigam, (RIN) has drawn bids to build the plant from 30 Indian and international players according to RIN.
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New Grundfos director seeks to double Asia Pacific revenue
Pump manufacturer, Grundfos, has charged newly appointed Asia Pacific regional managing director Okay Barutçu with doubling the company’s revenue in the region.
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Nanovation wins US$ 1.7 million Veolia contract in Saudi
Germany’s Nanovation has been awarded a €1.3 million (US$ 1.7 million) contract to supply its flat sheet ceramic ultrafiltration membranes to Veolia Water’s VWS Saudi Industries for a new waterworks project at Al Quaiyah, east of Jeddah.
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STW fires up Salttech reclamation demonstration in US
US water reclamation company STW Resources has started operation of a Salttech zero liquid discharge water reclamation system demonstration in Fort Stockton, Texas.
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Planned Mexican desalination plant to serve US utility
Reverse osmosis desalination company, Consolidated Water, has reported progress in its plan to build a seawater desalination plant in Mexico to supply a US water utility.
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Sydney desalination provides water security for price of a coffee
An Australian desalination industry leader has slammed political criticism of the cost of keeping a major Sydney facility on standby. Chief executive of the National Centre of Excellence in Desalination Australia, Neil Palmer said the plant provided every household “a key climate-independent water source to last for the next 100 years for less than the…
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Oasys forward osmosis concentrates in China
Massachusetts-based Oasys Water has claimed its recent contract to supply a forward osmosis brine concentrator to a fossil-fuelled power plant in China to be a world first.
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Brazil’s reuse set to surge says São Paolo water chief
Water reuse in Brazil is poised for “strong growth” in response to a tightening water crisis according to the country’s largest water company. Currently only 0.1% of Brazil’s water is produced by reuse.
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India’s desalination market growth to swell to 19% a year
The market for desalination in India is expected to grow by 19% a year to 2019 as government and industry seek to address escalating water demand and diminishing conventional resources according to market researcher TechSci Research.
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Idle Sydney desalination plant draws flak on cost
A seawater desalination plant constructed following the Australian drought in the mid 2000s has drawn renewed sharp Green party criticism as it emerged recently that it was costing taxpayers more than A$ 0.5 million (US$ 470,000) a day to lie idle.