Author: Water. Desalination + reuse
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City water energy-use study published in Australia
A major report on energy use in major cities by the Australian and New Zealand water industries has been produced by the Australian national research agency, CSIRO, and the Water Services Association of Australia.
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IDA Fellowship nomination deadline nears
The International Desalination Association has issued a reminder that the deadline for nominations for the IDA 2009 Fellowship Program is only just over a month away.
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Shell Australia refinery moves to 95% recycling
An agreement to construct a major water-recycling plant at Shell Australia’s Geelong refinery has been approved by the company and Barwon Water.
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Minister agrees Melbourne inquiry recommendations
The Aus$ 3.1 billion (US$2.2 billion) seawater desalination plant for Melbourne, Australia, passed a significant hurdle on 9 January 2009 when Victoria state’s planning minister, Justin Madden, accepted all but one of the 42 recommendations of an independent inquiry into the project.
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CH2M Hill’s Peterson joins water investment fund
Ralph Peterson, the former CEO and current chairman of CH2M Hill Companies Ltd, has joined the strategic advisory board of XPV Capital, a Canadian growth equity fund focused exclusively on capturing opportunities in the water sector, XPV announced on 8 January 2009.
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Brownsville pilot study published
Pilot study results from consultant NRS Consulting Engineers have confirmed that seawater desalination on the shore of the Ship Channel in Brownsville, Texas, USA, is technically feasible.
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GDF Suez secures funding for Shuweihat 2
Funding totalling US$ 900 million for the Shuweihat 2 power and water project in Abu Dhabi, UAE, has been secured by GDF Suez, the company announced on 6 January 2009.
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Pilot tests for dopamine anti-fouling technology
Seed capital totalling US$ 500,000 for the development of a dopamine-based membrane anti-fouling technology has been raised by Advanced Hydro Inc (AIC), based in Austin, Texas, USA, the company announced on 6 January 2009.
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Algerian worldbeater has UF pretreatment
The President of Algeria, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, presided over the on-site ground-breaking ceremony for what will be the world’s largest reverse-osmosis desalination plant with a capacity of 500,000 m³/d in Magtaa in Oran province, western Algeria, on 16 December 2008.
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Funding go-ahead for Chennai desalter
A 100,000m³/d seawater reverse-osmosis desalination plant was approved on 2 January 2009 for the Indian city of Chennai by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs.