Category: Projects
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Scientists to probe outlet brine risks to sealife
Scientists have been commissioned to investigate whether brine waste from two proposed 150 Ml/d seawater reverse osmosis desalination plants could damage or alter the marine environment along the KwaZulu-Natal coastline in South Africa.
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GHD appoints Western Australia leader
Engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services group, GHD, has appointed Blair Shackleton as market leader – water for Western Australia.
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Low-grade waste heat holds promise for desalination
Low-grade, waste heat produced by industry may be applicable to distillation desalination to make fresh water where revere osmosis is not suitable according to findings by the University of Western Australia (UWA).
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New rules could rein in California coast desalination
Proposed new regulations in California could put a rein on planned desalination plants in the state including the giant, part completed, Carlsbad facility according to a water industry chief in the region.
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Desalia starts works on Egypt reverse osmosis plant
Spain’s Desalia has started site works for a new, 24,000 m³/d seawater reverse osmosis plant west of Alexandria, Egypt near the city of Matrouh.
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GDF Suez bags Lahmeyer
GDF Suez’ consultancy arm, Tractebel Engineering, has bought Germany-based water and energy consultancy Lahmeyer International from financial investment firm Capiton.
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Singapore picks builder for new water reclaim plant
Singapore’s water agency, the Public Utilities Board (PUB), has selected a consortium led by Bejing Enterprises Water Group and United Engineers as the preferred bidder for the Changi II plant under PUB’s Newater marque.
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Morocco seeks private investors for US$ 27 billion water plan
Morocco’s water minster, Charafat Afilal, has unveiled plans to let private capital take the lead in developing desalination and irrigation projects as part of a US$ 27 billion programme to ease the burden on the country’s water resources.
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Saudi plans US$ 80 billion injection into desalination resource
Saudi Arabian state-run utility Saudi Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) plans to invest SR300 billion (US$ 80 billion) by 2025 to boost desalinated water production to 8,500 Ml/d according to the governor of the utility Abdulrahman Mohammed al-Ibrahim.
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Namibian government poised to table offer for Areva desalination plant
Namibia’s government is poised to table an offer to buy Areva’s seawater desalination plant at Trekkopje and to use the 20 million m³-a-year facility to supply the country’s semi-arid Erongo region.