Author: Water. Desalination + reuse
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Korea to build first large seawater desalination plant by 2012
The Republic of Korea is aiming to have its first large seawater desalination plant up and running by August 2012. Sited in the port of Busan, it will use reverse-osmosis technology.
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East Chicago goes for membrane water treatment
The first large-scale pressurized membrane water treatment plant in Indiana, USA, is to be supplied to the City of East Chicago by Siemens.
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WRF issues desalination and reuse RFPs
The WateReuse Foundation in the USA issued two new Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for desalination and water reuse research projects on 1 April 2009:
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Swedish pumps for Adelaide desalination plant
The Wastewater Technology Solutions division of Swedish company Cardo AB has signed a contract to supply and install pumps for the Adelaide seawater desalination plant in Australia.
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US powerplant environment ruling could affect desalination
In a ruling that could effect desalination plants in the USA, the US Supreme Court on 1 April 2009 overruled an appeals court decision and permitted the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to use cost/benefit criteria to determine the technology for powerplant water-cooling structures.
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Desalination course just misses quake
Earth tremors felt during the European Desalination Society’s fouling and scaling course in L’Aquila, Italy, last week, were obviously precursors of the major earthquake that struck the town at 03:30 on 6 April causing over 190 deaths.
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ERI to supply 75,000 m³/d Venezuelan desalination plant
Spanish EPC contractor Acciona Agua has awarded Energy Recovery Inc (ERI) of the USA the energy-recovery technology contract for the 75,000 m³/d (20 MGD) Paraguana desalination plant in Venezuela.
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New nanotech company will benefit desalination, says prince
Desalination is likely to be one of the first sectors to benefit from a new nanotechnology company launched in Saudi Arabia.
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MVC + RO desalination to tackle coal-gas effluent
Brisbane-based EESTech Inc announced on 30 March 2009 a license agreement with another Queensland, Australia, company Impulse Control Pty Ltd to bring EESTech’s Jetwater mechanical vapour compression (MVC) desalination technology to the burgeoning Australian coal-seam gas industry.
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Dubai demand increase outstrips desalination supply
Statistics released by the Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) to coincide with the Wetex 2009 exhibition (29-31 March 2009) show that demand for water rose by 10% last year, to 88,405 million imperial gallons (MIG) (just over 400 million m³).