Category: Desalination
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Don’t let climate uncertainty stymie desalination investment says risk expert
Water and wastewater utilities must view climate change as a “disruptive opportunity” and not allow uncertainty to stymie investments in desalination and other resilience measures according to a UK risk management expert. Climate change created a business opportunity where “the most resilient will have an implicit lead over their competitors,” the expert told a recent…
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A clean sweep: analysis of a foulant remover
This article first appeared in the December 2015 issue of Desalination & Water Reuse magazine.
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The big push
UK-based researchers have developed a reverse osmosis desalination system that they say promises to meet the challenges in providing freshwater to the millions worldwide who lack access to it. The research leader explains how his team has addressed the dilemma of cutting energy demand while upping recovery. This article first appeared in the December 2015…
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A small world
In the time it takes to get a couple of projects underway RWL Water has emerged as a global player in water treatment. The company s energetic chief, Henry Charrab , talks about the attractions of the small as well as agility and foresight in the face of risk and how he still hasn t…
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A course for the future
The newly elected president of the International Desalination Association lays out his ambitions for the organization during his tenure including new territories and a stronger identity. This article first appeared in the November 2015 issue of Desalination & Water Reuse magazine.
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Texas loan boosts Gulf of Mexico project
Texas has agreed a US$ 2 million loan for the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) to fund a study into site and transport options for a power and water project including a seawater desalination plant on the Texas Gulf coast. The project will provide additional water supplies and add diversity to the region’s water sources.
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GE extends analytics to optimize reverse osmosis
GE has upgraded its InSight Analytics platform to produce a system which it says enables reverse osmosis (RO) membrane operators to manage membrane cleaning schedules to optimise energy efficiency and membrane life.
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Arizona centre opens to address water scarcity
The University of Arizona’s Water and Energy Sustainable Technology (WEST) Centre has opened with a brief to “help enable researchers, public officials, and industry leaders to work together in developing new technologies and more energy sustainable solutions to address water scarcity,” according to founding member and sponsor, Dow Water and Process Solutions.
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Singapore’s PUB set to adopt power saving desalination by Evoqua
Technology developed in Singapore by US firm, Evoqua, uses half the amount of electricity required by conventional seawater reverse osmosis the firm has claimed.
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Indian oil firm builds effluent treatment plant to cut freshwater use
Indian Oil’s Gujarat refinery is investing Rs 160 crores (US$ 24.1 million) in setting up a reverse osmosis (RO) plant at its 13.7 million-tonnes-a-year refinery.