Author: Water. Desalination + reuse
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Koch retrofit is underway in Del Rio
Membrane manufacturer Koch Membrane Systems has started the initial phase of its retrofit to the ultrafiltration system at a water treatment plant in Del Rio, Texas.
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Planned Texas inland desalination plant will be USA’s biggest
San Antonio Water System (SAWS) is constructing what will become the largest inland desalination plant in the USA. The plant will desalinate groundwater from the Wilcox Aquifer in southern Bexar County, Texas.
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Cyprus desalination to end drought pledges president
Cyprus’s sixth desalination plant plant, was inaugurated last week with a pledge from president Nicos Anastasiades that along with existing plants it would “guarantee that Cyprus will not face the problem of drought again.”
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Indian city ponders two more new desalination plants
The water agency for the Indian city of Chennai has submitted plans for two desalination plants to the state government for approval.
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New Texas desalination plant could reuse fracking water
A new desalination test facility in Loving County, Texas could be deployed in treating water used in hydraulic fracturing – tracking- for shale gas for reuse in the oil industry.
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Gulf should look to solar to power desalination expert says
The Abu Dhabi Environment Agency has called on Arab Gulf states to shift their focus to solar and other renewable energy when considering power for desalination.
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Oman designates sites for new desalination plants
Oman’s power and water production procurer has identified new sites on the country’s coast for desalination plants with a total production potential for 250 million litres a day.
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Regulator blocks New York desalination proposal
A US regional regulator recently dashed a bid by utility, United Water New York to build a desalination plant after customers rejected the water firm’s proposed up-front price hikes to meet the cost of the plant.
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Doosan Heavy predicts more desalination wins as demand soars
Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction has predicted more desalination plant orders after the South Korean industrial giant won a U$1 billion order to build a desalination plant in Saudi Arabia – its single largest contract in nine months.
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Aquarion buys Hager + Elsaesser
Water treatment firm Aquarion Group has acquired German water technology company Hager + Elsaesser (H+E) for an undisclosed sum.