Category: Pretreatment/cleaning
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E-learning course on renewable energy driven desalination.
This course is part of the ProDes project, co-financed by the European Commission through the “Intelligent Energy for Europe” programme
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Buijs leaves Global Membrains to be Berson UV’s MD
Paul Buijs has given up his position of director in Global Membrains, the Netherlands-based membrane consultancy company, to become managing director of UV disinfection specialist Berson UV-techniek, based in Nuenen, Netherlands.
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Desalination and water reuse in updated San Antonio plan
The city of San Antonio in Texas, USA, has identified desalination and water reuse as major components of its updated water management plan, launched on 4 November 2009.
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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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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.