Author: Water. Desalination + reuse
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Adelaide Desalination: Part of solution to safeguard South Australia’s water supplies
South Australia’s government and SA Water are committed to providing reliable drinking water supplies for the future. As part of the state’s Water for Good plan to secure water for the future, the government is building a seawater desalination plant at Lonsdale, south of Adelaide, to ensure drinking water is available even in times of…
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Carlsbad desalination water-purchase agreement moves forward
Two meetings next week could prepare the way for a long-awaited water purchase agreement between San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) and the Carlsbad seawater desalination project in California to be built by Poseidon Resources.
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Parkson appoints international business director
Water recycling and treatment specialist Parkson Corporation has named Dr Michael Lamminen to a new post of international business director to market the company’s lineup of cost-efficient and environmentally-sustainable technology around the world.
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Another appeal against Carlsbad desalination project
An appeal against a court ruling allowing the Carlsbad desalination plant to use the open-ocean cooling-water intakes of the adjacent power station for its water intake was launched on 18 August 2011 by the Surfrider Foundation, a non-profit grassroots organization.
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Liquid analyser has advanced control capabilities
A liquid analyser which can be used to help control processes such as reverse osmosis in water treatment and desalination has been released by Emerson Process Management of Missouri, USA.
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Membrane developed to trap TEP in desalination pretreatment
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd of Japan has developed a membrane to trap transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) in pretreatment prior to reverse-osmosis (RO) desalination.
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Singapore Week 2012 to be launched at IDA Perth Congress
The Singapore International Water Week in 2012 is to be launched at the World Congress of the International Desalination Association (IDA) in Perth on 5 September 2011.
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BASF completes takeover of inge watertechnologies
German chemical giant BASF confirmed on 17 August 2011 the completion of its acquisition of inge watertechnologies AG, which was originally announced in April 2011.
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NCEDA to fund 20 scholarships for innovative desalination research
The National Centre of Excellence in Desalination Australia (NCEDA) announced on 17 August 2011 that 20 scholarships for new desalination research worth Aus$ 580,000 (US$ 608,000) will be offered to university graduates.
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MBR plant at heart of United Environtech contract in China
A 50,000 m³/d membrane-based wastewater treatment plant is to be built in Jiangsu Province, China, by United Envirotech of Singapore under a contract worth RMB 220 million (US$ 34.5 million).