Category: Pumping, piping & storage
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IDA issues call for papers for Portofino conference
The International Desalination Association is seeking presentations from industry and related NGOs on how the organization and the desalination community, as a whole, can be more responsive to human needs for clean and affordable potable water.
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Desalination for Peace motif for record-breaking EuroMed conference
“I believe that desalination is a key issue in peace,” said Uri Shani, chairman of Israel’s Water Authority, at the opening ceremony of the EuroMed 2010 – Desalination for Clean Water & Energy Conference in Tel Aviv, Israel, on 4 October 2010.
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Furukawa to talk about Australian desalination centre
Desalination expert David Furukawa is to address the Australian Water Association’s South Australia branch about the National Centre of Excellence in Desalination (NCED) of which he is interim chief scientific officer.
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US government aids San Diego water-tech exports
The World Trade Center (WTCSD) in San Diego, the Californian city that is home to many water- related industries, including desalination specialists like Toray Membranes and Avista Technologies, has received a US government grant aimed at boosting water industry overseas trade.
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Texas wastewater-reuse plant could be first of three
The Colorado River Municipal Water District (CRMWD) in Texas, USA, is anticipating the construction phase early in 2011 of its first regional water reclamation plant, which will be membrane-based and located in Big Spring.
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Swiss venue for IWA conference on nanotech in water
The International Water Association has announced a conference on nanotechnology in the water sector to take place in Switzerland on 15‑18 May 2011.
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Spanish desalination plant pipe contract for Protesa
Glass-reinforced plastic piping and fittings for the low- to medium-pressure process lines of the Marina Baja Desalination Plant, situated in the district of Mutxamel in Alicante, Spain, will be supplied by Protesa, the Spanish pipe manufacturer.
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BEL Iberica celebrates 10,000 vessels
Ten thousand desalination pressure vessels have now left BEL’s premises in Spain. The successful achievement was celebrated in a ceremony in Fuente Alamo (Murcia), Spain on 24 November 2009.
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Makhzoumi elected IDA president for 2009-11
The International Desalination Association (IDA) announced on 12 November 2009 that Imad Makhzoumi had been elected its new president for 2009-2011.
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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).