Category: Instruments & controls
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US/China researchers develop ultra-efficient multi-stage solar desal
Scientists funded by US and Chinese bodies have published details of a multi-stage solar desalination process, claiming a record-high solar-to-vapor conversion efficiency of 385% under one-sun illumination, where more than 75% of the total production was collected through condensation.
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UK/Saudi initiative targets low-cost carbon neutral desalination using solar dome
NEOM has signed an agreement with UK-based Solar Water Plc to build the first ever "solar dome" desalination plants in NEOM, northwest Saudi Arabia. The pilot project claims it will revolutionise the water desalination process.
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US EPA releases draft National Water Reuse Action Plan for public comment
The draft National Water Reuse Action Plan highlights key actions that support consideration and implementation of water reuse across the water sector.
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New Report: Towards a global standard for water reuse
Does the world need a standard regulatory framework around water reuse, and what might this look like?
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MIT details process to use brine as a resource
Researchers at MIT have published details of a process to recycle brine for use in desalination plants instead of disposing of it.
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Chile predicts 230 per cent rise in seawater use in mining
Projections from the Chilean Ministry of Mines are for 230 per cent growth in use of seawater by the nation’s copper mining industry in the next 10 years.
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Hyflux to sell controlling stake for $290 million
Hyflux has agreed to sell a 60 per cent stake for SGD 400 million ($290 million) to a consortium of Indonesia’s Salim Group and Medco Group.
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India seeks information from desalination providers
The government of India has called on desalination companies to support its National Mission on Desalination (NMD) by providing details of their technologies.
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Video Q&A: Mo Malki of AWC, and Desalitech’s Matt Jones
AWC and Desalitech outline how AWC’s membrane chemistry calculator software, Proton, has taken a significant step forward by modelling Desalitech’s closed circuit reverse osmosis (CCRO) technology.
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Video Q&A: Aaron Fisher, The Water Research Foundation
The Water Research Foundation’s technology and innovation manager Aaron Fisher, introduces Leaders Innovation Forum for Technology (LIFT), a joint venture with Water Environment Federation (WEF).
