Water. desalination + reuse

The power and water facility will serve a new refinery development in Oman

Oman awards $483 million power and water PPP to Thai firm

State-owned Oman Oil Company (OOC) has awarded an independent power and water project to Thai energy and water specialist Gulf Energy Development Public Co (Gulf).

The recompense to customers will be made by reducing the water tariff

Ghana regulator raps utility on desalinated water never delivered

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) of Ghana has ordered Ghana Water Company (GWCL) to repay GHS 14 million ($2.8 million) to rate payers, after the utility charged for water that was not delivered between 15 March and 15 September 2018.

The three-dimensional electron microscopy uncovered the complex guts of desalination membranes

Penn State models membrane's internal structure with microscopy

A team of researchers at Penn State university has used the latest in microscopy to model the internal structure of a desalination membrane, seeking to improve the technology.

The new funding will support research into new desalination and advanced water treatment technologies

US Bureau of Reclamation kicks off desal funding programme

The US federal agency the Bureau of Reclamation is offering funding for lab- and pilot-scale projects as part of its Desalination and Water Purification Research (DWPR) programme.

The desalination plant forms part of a scheme to increase water supplies for Monterey

California gives green light to Monterey desalination plant

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has approved the Monterey Peninsula Supply Project, which includes a 6.4 million gallons a day (24,227 m3/d) desalination plant north of Monterey.

The contract includes managing recycled water across Los Angeles County, US

Tetra Tech bags $60 million LA contract

Tetra Tech has won a $60 million contract from Los Angeles County, US, for planning and technical support across its Water Resource Core Services Area projects, including water reuse.

The combined power and water project is worth $470 million

Samsung wins $470 million power and desal contract in Abu Dhabi

Samsung Engineering has won a KRW 526.6 billion ($470 million) contract from Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Company to build a 230-megawatt power station and desalination plant of 62,400 m3/d.

Water demand in Perth and across Western Australia is projected to rise to up to 100 gigalitres by 2030

Water Corporation begins feasibility studies for new desalination plant

The Water Corporation of Western Australia is poised to begin feasibility studies for a seawater desalination plant off the coast of Alkimos, north of Perth.