Category: Water reuse
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Some Gold Coast desalination issues still unresolved
A large number of non-compliance issues relating to the Gold Coast seawater desalination plant in Queensland, Australia, have been listed in a letter sent on 2 July 2009 by Keith Davies, CEO of WaterSecure, who are taking over the project, to the Queensland Department of Infrastructure & Planning.
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Seccua and Hydranautics agree to co-operate
Ultrafiltration (UF) manufacturer Seccua GmbH and desalination membrane provider Nitto Denko/Hydranautics have signed a co-operative agreement to jointly develop new markets as well as to expand Hydranautics’ product range with 4 in (100 mm) UF modules supplied by Seccua.
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Alteon UF membrane gets Chinese showcase
The Chinese city of Nantong in Jiangsu province north of Shanghai, has decided to equip its new drinking water treatment plant with ultrafiltration (UF) technology.
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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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Siemens still sees water industry growth ahead
Siemens continues to see favorable prospects in its water business despite the current economic downturn, according to Jens Wegmann, CEO of the Industrial Solutions Division and responsible for the water business at Siemens.
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UTEP awarded $ 2 million for desalination research
The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) in the USA has received $ 2 million from the Texas Emerging Technology Fund (TETF) to establish a desalination and water management research program.
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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.
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RO included in Watertrak L-Series expansion
The Watertrak pre-engineered water-treatment components supplied by Aquatech International Corporation have been expanded to include six new L Series product lines.
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Dow buys into oxidation-resistant membrane research
Dow Water Solutions has reached a multi-year joint development partnership with Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) and University of Texas at Austin (UT).