Author: Water. Desalination + reuse
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Sunshine Coast, Australia, to assess potential for a desalination plant
Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia, is expected to need a new, bulk source of water by 2040 that could be supplied by desalination, reports Sunshine Coast Daily.
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OPWP signs ACWA Power, Veolia and Dhofar Development for Salalah project
Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP) has signed ACWA Power Saudi Arabia, Veolia Middle East, and Dhofar International Development and Investment, on a build, own and operate contract for Salalah Water Desalination Plant.
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IDA unveils lineup of speakers for water reuse conference
The International Desalination Association (IDA) has secured a stellar lineup of keynote speakers for its International Conference on Water Reuse and Recycling 2018, led by Spain’s secretary of state for the environment, Maria Garcia Rodriguez.
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Suez and Middle East plants top 2018 Global Water Awards
Suez has scooped the Desalination Company of the Year Award, and Middle East facilities topped the desal plant categories at this year’s Global Water Awards from Global Water Intelligence (GWI).
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Better Pretreatment for Seawater Desalination Plants
The primary objective of pretreatment to any RO membrane system is to make the feed water compatible with the membrane. Inadequate membrane pretreatment results in high chemical cleaning costs, increased downtime, and permanent loss of performance with reduced membrane life. This is particularly true in seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination plants with open intakes where…
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Video Q&A: Mo Malki of AWC, and Desalitech’s Matt Jones
AWC and Desalitech outline how AWC’s membrane chemistry calculator software, Proton, has taken a significant step forward by modelling Desalitech’s closed circuit reverse osmosis (CCRO) technology.
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Denver Water selects Xylem for unique direct potable reuse demo
Denver Water, Colorado, has selected Xylem as its technology partner on a new direct potable reuse demonstration project that eschews reverse osmosis.
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Gradiant Corp forms new Indian subsidiary company
Gradiant Corp has formed a new Indian subsidiary to build on successful commercialisation efforts in the country since 2017.
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Israeli water minister floats plan for two new desal plants
Israel’s minster of infrastructure, energy and water Yuval Steinitz has floated a plan to build two new desalination plants, reports Reuters.
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Hyflux bags desal contract at Iran’s SAKO mega-project
Hyflux International has won a contract to design, manufacture and supply a seawater reverse osmosis desalination plant in Iran.







