Author: Water. Desalination + reuse
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Arizona RO plant opens solar-energy system
A 459 kW photovoltaic (PV) solar power system has been completed at the Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Facility for the Town of Gila Bend, Arizona, by Solon Corporation, the company announced on 13 February 2013.
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Mojave desert utility to build twin MBR plants
Two identical membrane bioreactor plants are being planned by the Victor Valley Water Reclamation Authority (VVWRA) on the edge of the Mojave desert east of Los Angeles, USA.
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KMS appoints Iberian regional sales manager
Koch Membrane Systems (KMS), has appointed Matias Amor as regional sales manager, water and wastewater for Spain and Portugal.
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Understanding potential of low temperature distillation for desalination
In October 2012, Watersolutions AG introduced the Watersolutions LTD system, a patented thermal process for desalination based on the principle of low temperature distillation. The company’s vision is to offer a new option for desalination – one that is simple to install, yet robust and highly efficient with low running and maintenance costs. This article…
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Concentrate disposal reference report published by WRA
The WateReuse Association has published a report that it hopes will function as a knowledge base on desalination concentrate disposal for regulators, consultants and engineering companies involved in municipal desalination concentrate management.
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Fox to lead Seven Seas business development
Ian Fox is leaving AES Corporation to become senior vice president, international business development for Florida-based Seven Seas Water Corp, desalination, water and wastewater treatment specialists.
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IDA publishes Academy programme for March 2013
Full details of the courses to be presented in the next session of the International Desalination Association (IDA) Academy in March 2013 have been published on the IDA website.
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Modern Water gets £ 9.5 million from share issue
UK forward-osmosis (FO) and monitoring specialist Modern Water plc announced on 12 February 2013 that it had raised, subject to certain conditions, £ 10.0 million (approximately £ 9.5 million net of expenses) by way of a placing of 20,000,000 new ordinary shares with both new and existing institutional shareholders at a price of £0.50 per ordinary share.
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IDE to design PRO power-generation pilot in Norway
The Norwegian renewable-energy company Statkraft has made an agreement for IDE Technologies to design and later purchase and construct a 2 MW osmotic power-generation pilot plant in close cooperation with Statkraft.
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WRA completes IPR risk assessment project
The project set up by the WateReuse Association to look at the risks involved in indirect potable water reuse (IPR) and storage has completed its third and final part and a report has now been published.