Author: Water. Desalination + reuse
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Kuwait to host IDA Fellowship Program for 2012
Kuwait’s Ministry of Electricity & Water is to be the new host agency for the International Desalination Association’s Fellowship Program in 2012.
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WRRF appoints Infurnari to boost its fundraising
The WateReuse Research Foundation has appointed professional fundraiser Michael Infurnari as director of development.
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Almogordo trial for commercial-size solar desalination still
Indiana-based Suns River is nearing completion of a commercial-sized solar still at the Brackish Groundwater National Desalination Research Facility in Almogordo, New Mexico, USA, following the issue of a patent on its process (US #8,088,257) on 3 January 2012.
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Desalination expert to establish Masdar water excellence centre
The current editor-in-chief of the journal Desalination, Dr Nidal Hilal, has been appointed professor in nano-membranology (sic) and water technologies at the Masdar Institute of Science & Technology.
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IDA releases details for desalination academy launch
The International Desalination Association on 14 February 2012 released the schedule for the launch of the IDA Academy at the Singapore Water Week in July 2012.
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China could desalinate 2.6 million m³/d by 2015
China aims to increase its seawater desalination capacity to 2.2-2.6 million m³/d by 2015, according to a statement released by the General Office of the State Council, China’s cabinet, on the central government’s website on 13 February 2012.
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EDS/Wetsus issues membrane conference call for papers
A deadline of 30 June 2012 has been set for abstracts for the eighth in the series of conferences on Membranes in Drinking & Industrial Water Production, which will take place at Leeuwarden in the Netherlands on 10‑12 September 2012.
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MF/RO plant may be Santa Clarita salt solution
A microfiltration/reverse-osmosis (MF/RO) advanced wastewater treatment plant is one of several options being considered by the Santa Clarita Valley Sanitation District (SCVSD) in California, USA, to deal with excessive chloride levels in the wastewater it discharges to the Santa Clara River from its two treatment plants.
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Agency approves W Australian desalination plant
Western Australia’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on 13 February 2012 announced conditional approval for Grange Resources Ltd’s proposal to construct and operate the Cape Riche Desalination Plant.
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Huntington Beach desalination project get NPDES permit
The Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board (SARWQCB) in California, USA, on 10 February 2012 unanimously approved an amended National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit for the Huntington Beach Seawater Desalination Project.