Category: Desalination
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AMTA unveils annual gongs for membrane experts
The American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA) has conferred its annual roster of awards for membrane specialists, include its Lifetime Service Award, Hall of Fame Awards, and Operator of the Year Award.
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Karnataka state, India, approves port city desalination project
The technical and economic feasibility of a new desalination plant for Mangaluru city in Karnataka, southwest India, has been approved by state authorities, reports Bangalore Mirror.
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IDE to pilot two new water treatment technologies in California, US
IDE Technologies is to pilot two new technologies in California, US, including reverse osmosis for water reuse, and a membrane cleaning process that reduces chemical usage.
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MTC18 hot topics are ZLD, and public outreach
The Membrane Technology Conference 2018 kicked off in Florida, US, with a panel debate on the pros and cons of membrane treatment technologies.
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Q&A: AMTA president Brent Alspach on why the need for membranes has never been more acute
In the week of the AMTA/AWWA Membrane Technology Conference 2018, in Florida, US, Brent Alspach, president of AMTA and director of applied research at Arcadis, outlines the water challenges and how current and in-development membrane-based treatments are addressing them.
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Interview: Kati Bell, Stantec global reuse leader
Canadian engineering giant Stantec acquired water business MWH Global for $795 million, back in 2016. Now that the dust has settled on the deal, how well is the integration of the two organisations proceeding, and as the global water reuse practice hits its stride, how could its work help to shape the water markets of…
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Consolidated Water signs funding agreement on Rosarito project
NSC Agua, the Mexican subsidiary of Consolidated Water, has executed a subscription agreement for the equity funding to construct and operate a desalination plant and accompanying pipeline in Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico.
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Fluence Corp supplies its de-centralised tech to new markets globally
Fluence Corp has secured new orders for its Nirobox technology in the Philippines, and Argentina.
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Bangalore utility to require residential blocks to install private reuse facilities
Housing complexes of 50 or more apartments in Bangalore, India, will be required to install their own private water recycling units in the future, reports the BBC.
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Pakistan breaks ground on desal plant for Balochistan
Pakistan has broken ground on a desalination plant in Balochistan province, in a project backed by the governments of the United Arab Emirates, and Switzerland.








