Author: Water. Desalination + reuse
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New moves in Monterey desalination debate
The City of Pacific Grove’s council has voted to approve a preliminary agreement to take the lead on one of the two alternatives to the principal proposal for a regional desalination project by California American Water (Cal Am).
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Design software launched for industrial RO and IX systems
German membrane company Lanxess has launched a software design tool for reverse-osmosis (RO) and ion-exchange (IX) systems in industrial water treatment.
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Webcast of EDR v MF/RO water-reuse research results
The results of a recent WateReuse Research Foundation research project comparing electrodialysis reversal (EDR) with microfiltration/ reverse osmosis (MF/RO) are to be presented as a webcast on 9 August 2012.
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Metito lands Bechtel SWRO desalination in Australia
Dubai-based Metito has landed two new seawater reverse-osmosis (SWRO) desalination plants in Australia and is currently nearing completion of one in Qatar.
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ACWA to expand Oman desalination capacity
A 10 MIGD (45,460 m³/d) seawater desalination plant is to be built in Barka, Oman, for Oman Power & Water Procurement Co by ACWA Power International.
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Researchers’ desalination competition seeks sponsors
A competition to find innovative and sustainable methods of desalination is about to be held again by students and researchers at the Technische Universität München (TUM) in Germany and is looking for sponsors.
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Tower launched for Moncofa desalination intake
A reinforced concrete tower which will form the intake structure of the Moncofa desalination plant was launched by the Spanish regional water authority Acuamed on 26 June 2012 at the port of Castellón de Burriana on the Mediterranean coast.
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New desalination / water-reuse reports from WRRF
Six research reports were announced on 17 July 2012 by the WateReuse Research Foundation covering water reuse and desalination topics.
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Consultant launches water-energy advice service
Sacramento-based GEI Consultants Inc announced on16 July 2012 the launch of a national water-energy advisory service to complement its well-established water resources consulting services.
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Italy opens its second largest municipal MBR plant
Italy’s second largest membrane bioreactor (MBR) entered service on 17 July 2012 following the inauguration of the upgraded wastewater treatment plant in Borghetto Santo Spirito, a town on the Ligurian coast southwest of Genoa.