Category: Projects
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Singapore pledges S$200 million for water research
Singapore’s National Research Foundation is pledging S$200 million ($148 million) for the water industry through its research, innovation and enterprise (RIE) 2020 plan.
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Water industry investment fund secures $300 million institutional backing
Resonance Industrial Water Infrastructure, an investment fund focusing on water projects, has raised $300 million from institutional investors in the UK, US and the Nordics.
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Evoqua Ionpure to supply Quassim Power Plant conversion
Evoqua Ionpure continuous electro-deionisation (CEDI) modules will be installed at a new desalination facility that forms part of the conversion of Quassim Power Plant on the Arabian Peninsula.
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Stage set for proliferation of private finance in US utilities
Capital expenditure by US water and wastewater utilities is expected to top $532 billion between 2016 and 2025, but the upturn is unlikely to be funded by federal budgets.
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‘Adjustable’ desal plant in Brazil financed by project bond
UK water company Hydrology is to build and operate an "adjustable" desalination plant in Cubato in Sao Paulo state, Brazil, to supply industrial conglomerate Unigel.
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Awards scheme offers springboard into China
Two US water technology companies have scooped the inaugural China BlueTech Awards for the strength of their innovative solutions and their ability to do business in China.
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Grindex expands stainless steel pump range
Swedish submersible pumps specialist Grindex is expanding its range of stainless steel Inox pumps, to include the new Grindex Mega Inox, a 90 kW (50Hz) and 134 Hp (60 Hz) pump made entirely of stainless steel.
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Iran signs first desal deal after sanctions were lifted
South Korea’s Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction has clinched a $185.9 million deal for a new seawater reverse osmosis desalination plant in Iran, reports Business Korea.
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Israel mulls Red Sea Dead Sea alternative amid water price concerns
A string of consortia have entered pre-qualification bids for Jordan’s Red Sea Dead Sea (RSDS) project, as Israel mulls an alternative idea amid concerns over the economics of the scheme.
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‘Phantom’ desal plant at centre of legal row in New York
A proposed desalination plant in Haverstraw, New York, that was never built, is at the centre of a lawsuit filed on Friday by Rockland County, New York, on behalf of its residents.
