Author: Water. Desalination + reuse
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Treatment chemicals annual demand rise to top 3%
Demand for water treatment chemicals in the US will rise 3.2% a year to US$ 7.3 billion by 2019, according to a report by market researcher, ReportLinker.
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Giant Indian desalination scheme set to be ditched
A proposed US$ 600-million, 336 Ml/d seawater desalination project in Gurarat state, India, that was to be Asia’s largest, is reportedly set to be axed.
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Seven groups bid for giant Oman scheme
Seven multinational company-led consortiums have pitched for the Oman’s largest independent water desalination project. The 330 Ml/d scheme will include two sites at Barka and Sohar on Oman’s Batinah coast.
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Specialists team up to exploit sub seabed intake market
Sub seabed desalination plant intake company, Intake Works, has formed a partnership with specialist boring firm, Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD), to market sub seabed intakes for seawater desalination projects.
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Experts slam economics of seabed intake for giant US desalination project
A 250 Ml/d seawater desalination (SWRO) plant planned for Huntington Beach, California using sub seafloor intake pipes was “not economically viable at the Huntington Beach location within a reasonable time frame” according to a recent expert report. The findings could jeopardise the Huntingdon project because sub seafloor technology was pivotal to regulatory approval.
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Blue-green algae is a growing threat to US water supplies say scientists
Blooms of blue-green algae on lakes and other bodies of water are poorly monitored and underestimated as a risk to recreational and drinking water quality in the US and may be a threat to health globally according to recent research.
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New IDA board elected
The International Desalination Association (IDA) has elected its 2015-2017 board of directors.
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Wastewater reuse set for 61% growth by 2015
Market researcher, Bluefield, has forecast 61% growth in the US market for wastewater reuse in municipal utilities over the next ten years with potable reuse increasing from 15% of the total capacity to 19% by 2025.
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STW and Sunstone join to market zero discharge technology
Water management firm, STW Water Process and Technologies, has expanded its role in its exclusive agreement with Sunstone Water Group to commercialize Sunstone’s patented wastewater effluent treatment technology to provide direct potable reuse (DPR) in municipal markets.
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Ceramic membranes: smashing prospects
In a recent report on ceramic membranes, BlueTech Research reviewed the technology s rate of adoption in water and wastewater treatment applications. Drawing on that analysis the authors here look at how improvements in life-cycle costs are affecting that adoption and how recent innovations could drive ceramics’ market penetration further. This article first appeared in…