Author: Water. Desalination + reuse

Solar desalinatetion specialist, HydroRevolution, is raising funding to construct a solar-powered multi-effect distillation desalination plant in the Panoche Water and Drainage District in the Central Valley.

Dubai utility accepts bids for solar desalination project

Jul 15, 2015

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Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has accepted seven bids to develop a pilot solar-powered reverse osmosis desalination project.

Probe finds staff ignored manual as Oman desalination plant went down

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Lack of staff emergency skills and failure to follow operating manual instructions were among the reasons for a catastrophic loss of power and water production at Oman’s Sohar 1 power and desalination plant in May according to a report issued by the Oman Authority for Electricity Regulation.

Study demonstrates good vibrations for desalination

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in Water reuse

Researchers in Israel and China have reported how computer emulation findings suggest a novel nanotechnology-based strategy to improve water filtration. The research looked at minute vibrations of water-carrying carbon nanotubes called phonons which could enhance the diffusion of water through filters.

California district probes impact of possible giant desalination plant

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California’s West Basin Municipal Water District board of directors has voted to begin an environmental impact report as part of its research towards the construction of a seawater desalination facility in the South Bay.

GE wins desalination plant deal for Caribbean island

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GE is to supply its Procera water filtration equipment package for a seawater desalination plant expansion project in Hato on the Caribbean island of Bonaire, a Netherlands- governed municipality, 80 km north of Venezuela.

IDA World Congress in California

Jul 10, 2015

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

A pivotal event in the global desalination and water reuse sector will be held at the US industry’s epicentre amid an historic drought when the 2015 IDA World Congress on Desalination and Water Reuse convenes in San Diego, California at the end of August 2015. The “location, theme and timing could not be more appropriate,”…

Low-energy desalination trials delayed

Jul 7, 2015

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Trials of four new energy efficient desalination systems from leading water technology players that could “revolutionise the industry” have been delayed from their summer 2015 start with October forecast as the date when all will be in pilot operation.

Aquarion in tie with mining cleantech player

Jul 7, 2015

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