Author: Water. Desalination + reuse
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Environment approval for W. Australia desalination project
Western Australia’s water minister, Dr Graham Jacobs, said on 22 April 2009 that he was confident that conditions under which the Water Corporation had been given state government environmental approval to build and operate the Southern Seawater Desalination Project will ensure the plant will meet all environmental objectives.
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New HQ for Severn Trent’s purification division
Severn Trent Services announced on 23 April 2009 the relocation of its European Water Purification Division to the Birch Coppice Business Park near Tamworth, UK.
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Norit to supply largest UF wastewater reuse plant
Keppel Seghers has ordered Norit XIGA™ ultrafiltration (UF) membrane technology for the Doha North Sewage Works wastewater reuse project in Qatar, supplier Norit X-Flow announced on 24 April 2009.
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PEI appoints Sacerdoti as COO
Pump Engineering LLC (PEI), which provides hydraulic turbochargers and pumps for the seawater desalination industry, has appointed Ariel Sacerdoti as chief operating officer.
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Northern emirates to get 30 MIGD desalination boost
The Federal Electricity & Water Authority (FEWA) in the UAE announced on 22 April 2009 the construction of a new 10 MIGD (45,460 m³/d) seawater desalination plant in Ras Al Khaimah, only days before tenders are due in for another reverse-osmosis desalination plant in Ajman.
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Nanoparticles for water and desalination – how safe are they?
The potential dangers from the use of engineered nanoparticles, such as nanotubes, metal oxides or nanodots, some of which form the basis of new solutions for desalination and water treatment, are outlined in a new European Union publication.
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New Qatar lab will look at desalination and energy
A programme to set up the Qatar Sustainable Water & Energy Utilization (QWE) Laboratory was launched on 21 April 2009 at the Texas A&M University at Qatar. It will help Qatar to address pressing water and energy problems including desalination.
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US Energy Dept researching wastewater reuse for powerplants
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh in the USA are conducting a project for the US Department of Energy on the use of secondary treated municipal wastewater as makeup water for cooling at thermoelectric power plants.
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Calder bought by Flowserve
US pump and valve manufacturer Flowserve announced on 21 April 2009 that it acquired Swiss desalination energy-recovery system provider Calder AG. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Saudi government to take back Ras Azzour desalination
The giant Ras Azzour desalination plant in Saudi Arabia, which was to have produced 1 million m³/d, is now unlikely to be built be private enterprise.