Author: Water. Desalination + reuse
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Amy appointed director of KAUST desalination center
The King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, has appointed Dr Gary L Amy as director of the Water Desalination Research Center and professor of environmental engineering, starting in June 2009.
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WRF seeks water softening and recycling projects
The WateReuse Foundation announced on 18 February two new requests for proposals (RFPs) for research projects:
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Obama government allocates US$ 126 million for water recycling
The new US government led by President Obama is to provide US$ 126 million for water recycling projects, alongside US$ 6 billion for state potable water programmes and many other water funding resources.
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Dubai delays Hassyan power and desalination project
Construction of the US$ 8.6 billion Hassyan power and desalination plant in Dubai will now not start before April 2010, according to reports from the UAE on 16 February 2009.
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Adelaide size may be doubled as Acciona emerges in front
The consortium led by Spain’s Acciona Agua was announced as preferred bidder for the Adelaide desalination project on 19 February 2009, as Australian media reported that the capacity of the new plant was to be doubled from 150,000 m³/d to 300,000 m³/d.
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B&V find ceramic membranes help water recycling
Ceramic membranes used in conjunction with ozone produce significant benefits for water recycling. Jonathan Clement of Black & Veatch, revealed this research result to the Australian Water Association’s (AWA) third specialty conference on membranes and desalination held in Sydney, Australia, on 11-13 February 2009.
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IDA Journal to debut at Dubai desalination conference
The IDA Journal, a new publication that will include peer-reviewed articles on the technical and scientific aspects of desalination, will debut at the 2009 World Congress of the Internatioanal Desalination Association in Dubai.
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World faces water bankruptcy, says Davros report
The world is on edge of water bankruptcy in many places “with no way of paying the debt back.” That is the conclusion of a report published as a result of the World Economic Forum meeting at Davros at the end of January 2009, which warns that “the consequences for regional economic and political stability…
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State budget cuts delay Carlsbad desalination approval
Cuts to the California state budget prevented officials of the San Diego County Regional Water Quality Control Board preparing recommendations regarding the proposed Carlsbad desalination plant for the board to vote on at a meeting on 11 February 2009.
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Oasys gets $10 million capital
Oasys, the Yale University forward-osmosis desalination start-up company, says that it has secured US$ 10 million in venture capital funding for production of a commercial unit in two years time, says the Boston Globe.