Author: Water. Desalination + reuse
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ERI supplies Andalucian desalter
Fifty PX-220 energy recovery devices to operate in the first-stage of the reverse osmosis process are to be supplied for the Bajo Almanzora seawater desalination project in Spain by Energy Recovery Inc.
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Largest order for H20 Innovation
Six membrane water filtration units with a combined treatment capacity of 3,960 m³/d have been ordered from Canadian treatment supplier H2O Innovation (2000) Inc by Petro-Canada Oil Sands Inc on behalf of Fort Hills Energy LP.
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Shuaibah IWPP set for operation in February
ACWA Power International told lenders attending a status meeting in Dubai in late October that the Shuaibah independent water and power project in Saudi Arabia was on schedule with initial commercial operations date set for 5 February 2009.
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RO chemical projection programme revised
A fully revised and extended chemical calculation programme giving the designer a full reverse-osmosis (RO) plant chemical consumption picture in one package has been launched by Avista Technologies.
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New desalination capacity up by 39% in first half of 2008
Newly contracted desalination capacity has risen in the first six months of 2008 by 39%, according to the International Desalination Association (IDA). This comes on top of a 43% growth during 2007.
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Aqua-Chem acquires RO supplier
Aqua-Chem Inc, the US-based supplier of vapour-compression and distillation desalination systems, has agreed to acquire the product lines and specific assets of Matrix Utilities Inc to add membrane technologies to its desalination range.
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UTEP awarded $ 2 million for desalination research
The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) in the USA has received $ 2 million from the Texas Emerging Technology Fund (TETF) to establish a desalination and water management research program.
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Melbourne reuse to add to desalination
Melbourne Water will open a 100,000 m³/d wastewater reuse plant in 2012 to add to the supply from its upcoming 150,000 m³/d desalination plant.
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WateReuse Foundation moves for recycling standards
The WateReuse Foundation has requested proposals for “Developing Standards/Criteria for Various End Uses of Recycled Water” (WRF-08-01).
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NanoH2O secures $ 15 million investment
NanoH2O Inc, developer of new-generation reverse-osmosis membranes for desalination and water reuse, announced in early September 2008 that it has secured $ 15 million in funding from Oak Investment Partners and Khosla Ventures.