Category: Water reuse
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Algeria desal plant wins OPIC award for public-private excellence
Hamma Water Desalination facility in Algeria, the first reverse osmosis seawater plant in Africa to be funded by public-private investment, has scooped OPIC’s Impact Award for Critical Infrastructure, for effectiveness in public-private partnerships in major infrastructure projects.
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Singapore boosts industrial water supply with new desal plant
Singapore is to build a new desalination plant to supply industrial customers with 30 million gallons per day (136,000 m3/d) of water, minister for the environment and water resources, Masagos Zulkifli, announced at Singapore International Water Week, Tuesday 12 July, 2016.
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EC-backed pilots to trial desalination by electrodialysis
A new European Commission-backed series of desalination pilots are about to kick off, as part of Horizon 2020, the European Union’s biggest ever research and innovation programme.
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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.
