Author: Water. Desalination + reuse

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Oman’s government-owned electricity and desalination company, Oman Power & Water Procurement Company (OPWP), was poised this week to sign agreements with Spanish-Omani joint venture, Myah Gulf Oman Desalination Company to develop a 250,000 m³/day Independent Water Project (IWP) in Sohar.

Namibia considers new-build desalination

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Namibia is pondering a desalination programme to address water shortages and to supply irrigation schemes that consume annually some 430 million m³ of water.

Israeli researchers find heart disease link with desalinated water

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Researchers at Israel’s Bar Ilan University and the Tel HaShomer Hospital have concluded that consumption of desalinated water has upped the incidence of heart disease and increased death rates as a consequence.

Global desalination plant investment to grow 17% a year

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in Desalination, Instruments & controls, Pretreatment/cleaning, Projects, Pumping, piping & storage, Water reuse

Market analyst BCC Research has forecast in a recent report that global cumulative investments in desalination facilities will hit close to US$ 48.2 billion by 2020, from some US$ 21.4 billion in 2015 – a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17.6%. 

Darco and Aquaporin in zero discharge tie up

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in Desalination, Water reuse

Darco Water Technologies has signed a deal with Aquaporin Asia to pilot and testbed zero liquid discharge systems for industrial wastewater treatment under Aquaporin’s three-year forward osmosis project.

Emirates plan four desalination plants

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The Emirates’ Federal Electricity and Water Authority (Fewa) is to build four desalination facilities over the next ten years at a cost of more than Dh 3 billion (US$ 750 million) to produce 600 Ml/d.

India and Israel look to collaborate in desalination

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India and Israel are looking to cooperate in water conservation, recycling and desalination.

Indian region looks to build giant desalination plant

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Aurangabad state government has requested a detailed project report from an Indian Institute of Technology professor who has proposed the construction of a 1,000 Ml/d desalination plant near Mumbai to overcome water scarcity in Marathwada according to newspaper The Times of India.

Qatar researchers trial membrane distillation system

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in Water reuse

Researchers at Qatar University College of Engineering, in collaboration with a team from petrochemical giant, ConocoPhillips’ Global Water Sustainability Centre, have developed low- carbon desalination technology, membrane distillation.

Osmoflow bags desalination plant deal in Marshall Islands

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