Author: Water. Desalination + reuse
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Wave-powered desalination to be investigated in Australia
Australian cleantech developer Carnegie Corporation Ltd and the Australian government are to investigate the use of wave energy to power a desalination plant.
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Rich heritage behind new pump union
A new name for the pump industry, but with a rich heritage of pump products, including desalination pumps, is Clyde Union, with the best of Weir and Union pumps.
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KAUST seeking post-doc researchers in desalination and reuse
King Abdullah University Of Science & Technology (KAUST) issued an invitation on 7 February 2009 for applications for post-doctoral research associates in the area of water desalination and reuse to fill several positions at the new KAUST campus in Saudi Arabia.
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Diffuser range extended by PEI
Pump Engineering Inc (PEI) of the USA has expanded its diffuser line to include a total of 11 diffusers, ranging from 1 x 1 ¼ x 3 in (25 x 32 x 76 mm) up to 10 x 12 x 11 in (254 x 305 x 279 mm).
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California looks to make desalination easier
Six recommendations to facilitate desalination in California are contained in the draft update to the California Water Plan, which was published online at the end of January 2009.
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Marin board approves EIR for desalination plant
The board of the Marin Metropolitan Water District in California, USA, voted to accept the environmental impact report on a possible desalination plant (see D&WR technical article August/September 2008).
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US National Database of Water Reuse Facilities updated
The WateReuse Association announced on 3 February 2009 the release of a new version of the National Database of Water Reuse Facilities (NDWRF), a comprehensive web database of US water reuse facilities and programs.
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Fybroc expands 2530 Series seawater pump
US pumpmaker Fybroc has expanded its 2530 Series line for desalination and other applications beyond the recently introduced 4x6x13 size to now also include a 4x6x10 pump size.
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Nano-composite arsenic-removal technology commercialized
Exclusive rights to commercialise the Nano-Composite Arsenic Sorbent (N-CAS) technology that will improve the ability to remove arsenic from contaminated water supplies were signed to Water Technology Group Inc of Harvard, USA, by the US Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory on 30 January 2009.
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New website for Germany’s inge
German provider of ultrafiltration (UF) technology inge watertechnologies AG has a new website at www.inge.ag.