Author: Water. Desalination + reuse
-
Supplies run dry after pipe collapses at Pt Lisas Desalination Plant
Emergency repairs are underway at Pt Lisas Desalination Plant in Trinidad and Tobago, after part of a pipeline collapsed leaving residents without water, reports the Trinidad Express.
-
Singapore University shares its work at the forefront of plasmonic photothermic technology
A conjoined approach to solving the problems of growing demand for energy and water would definitely be attractive. At the National University of Singapore, we have integrated the solutions to these two problems by designing a plasmonic solar thermal collector nanocomposite, comprising a Ag/SiO2 core, with a TiO2 outer shell as a photocatalyst.
-
Winners of awards for water reuse projects unveiled
America’s WateReuse Association has unveiled the winners of this year’s awards for leadership in water reuse.
-
IDE named in Fortune’s top 50 Change the World list of companies
IDE Technologies is ranked second in this year’s Fortune top 50 Change the World list of companies, behind GlaxoSmithKline and ahead of General Electric.
-
Interview: IDE Technologies CEO Avshalom Felber
Above all, IDE is a solutions provider. So says chief executive Avshalom Felber, the former financial whizz turned water industry leader, as he outlines the company’s unique mix of thermal and reverse osmosis (RO) technologies, operational expertise, and contractual nous.
-
Voltea secures new capital investment to drive expansion
Water deionisation technology specialist Voltea has secured €6 million ($6.7 million) of capital from a syndicate of investors including Rabobank, ETF, Unilever, and new backer Anterra Capital.
-
Malaysia looks to PPP to develop new desalination plant
Johor state, Malaysia, has made public its ambitions to form a public-private partnership to develop what could become the country’s largest desalination plant, thesundaily.my reports.
-
Best Practices for Cost Efficient Sea Water Desalination
Supplying 16 million gallons of low-cost drinking water daily to a thirsty community is a challenge; finding an experienced partner to provide a complete desalination solution should not be. High corrosion resistance, energy efficiency and proven performance are paramount to the selection of pumps and systems for water desalination. Flowserve is unmatched in materials expertise…
-
Analysis claims 29 Asia Pacific countries lack water security
Asia and the Pacific is a "global hot spot for water insecurity", a new report from the Asian Development Bank claims.
-
Namibia in a water "predicament" says minister
The Namibian government has passed up the chance to acquire a desalination plant because the N$3 billion ($216 million) asking price from French multinational Areva is too high, reports New Era.
