Category: Instruments & controls
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US export finance boost for water and energy projects
US exports for renewable-energy, water and nuclear-power projects approved after 1 July 2009 are eligible for a maximum repayment term of up to 18 years under export financing provided by the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank).
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UCLA’s mobile desalination test successful
Field trials during April and May 2009 of a small modular membrane-based water supply system by researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), have proved that the plant can be used to test brackish water or seawater for use in a full-scale desalination plant.
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Some Gold Coast desalination issues still unresolved
A large number of non-compliance issues relating to the Gold Coast seawater desalination plant in Queensland, Australia, have been listed in a letter sent on 2 July 2009 by Keith Davies, CEO of WaterSecure, who are taking over the project, to the Queensland Department of Infrastructure & Planning.
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Food for thought for delegates at EDS conference
The continuously queuing water tankers in the road servicing the King Hussein Bin Talal Convention Centre and its four adjacent hotels leave visitors in no doubt that Jordan is one of the most water-scarce countries in the world.
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RO chemical projection programme revised
A fully revised and extended chemical calculation programme giving the designer a full reverse-osmosis (RO) plant chemical consumption picture in one package has been launched by Avista Technologies.
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Singapore prize seeks nominations
Singapore International Water Week is calling for nominations for the Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize 2009, which recognises outstanding contributions towards solving global water problems through applying groundbreaking technologies or implementing innovative policies and programmes which benefit humanity.
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Aquatech plant to treat three different sources
A complex water treatment system, including a high-efficiency reverse-osmosis (HERO) system is to be delivered in 2009 for the Hawaiian Electric Company’s 110 MW simple-cycle biofueled powerplant at the Campbell Industrial Park.
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Water diagnosis in minutes on the way
Dr David Garman, president of the International Water Association, told the IWA’s World Water Congress in Vienna in September that researchers for Environmental Biotechnology CRC (EBCRC) in Australia, where Garman is executive director, have developed a diagnostic platform that can produce diagnostic results in minutes that normally take 24 to 48 hours.
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Big three vie for Adelaide contract
Acciona, Degrémont and Veolia are all on the short-list for the Adelaide seawater desalination plant to be built at Port Stanvac, Australia.
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Parkson Announces Turn-Key Aftermarket Solutions
US water and wastewater treatment manufacturer Parkson Corporation, which has traditionally focused only on selling OEM parts for water and wastewater treatment, now offers a combination of OEM parts, service, maintenance and if appropriate, a retrofit or rebuild unit.