Author: Water. Desalination + reuse
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China names seawater desalination project sites
China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the country’s top economic planner, announced on 15 March 2013 the first batch of regions and companies selected to carry out seawater desalination projects.
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Degrémont website focuses on energy efficiency
Degrémont has developed its website to illustrate the comprehensive range of solutions available from the company to improve energy efficiency in desalination and water / wastewater treatment.
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LiqTech launches flat-sheet SiC membrane disc
Nevada-based LiqTech International Inc announced on 5 March 2013 the launch of a new silicon carbide (SiC) flat-sheet membrane (FSM) disc for membrane bioreactors and moving-bed bioreactors for wastewater treatment.
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Amiad to supply RO prefiltration system in Colombia
Amiad Water Systems has been awarded a US$ 7.7 million contract for the supply and maintenance of a prefiltration solution for reverse osmosis membrane protection at a desalination plant at an oil & gas operation in Colombia.
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Desalitech wins US golf-course desalination contract
Reverse-osmosis (RO) developer Desalitech Inc has won a competitive bid to supply a water purification system using its Closed Circuit Desalination (CCD) system to the Kittansett Club golf course in Marion, Massachusetts, USA.
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NanoH2O membranes chosen for Canaries SWRO retrofit
High-rejection QuantumFlux seawater reverse-osmosis (SWRO) membranes manufactured by NanoH2O Inc have been chosen to retrofit one of two first-pass trains at the Puerto del Rosario IV desalination plant located on Fuerteventura, one of Spain’s Canary Islands.
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First Degrémont BWRO unit starts up in Saudi Arabia
The first of the 5,000 m³/d modular brackish-water desalination units being supplied to Saudi Arabia’s National Water Company (NWC) by Degrémont began producing water on 7 February 2013.
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WRRF launches two new water reuse projects
The WateReuse Research Foundation announced two new research projects at the end of February 2013, one looking at direct and one at indirect water reuse.
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SEDA offers first module of membrane operator certificate
The Southeast Desalting Association (SEDA) is offering Module I of the Membrane Operators Certification (MOC) Short School in April 2013 in Palm Coast, Florida.
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AMTA and SEDA to hold Chesapeake membrane workshop
The American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA), which promotes membrane processes for desalination and water / wastewater treatment, is to hold a joint technology transfer workshop with the Southeast Desalting Association in Chesapeake, Virginia, in May 2013.