Tag: Australia
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Fourth IDE Progreen unit to go to Australian resort
IDE Technologies is to install its Progreen™ desalination system – the fourth installation worldwide – at a five‑star island resort on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef to replace an existing thermal desalination plant.
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Perth groundwater replenishment project gets go-ahead
The Western Australia state government announced on 1 August 2013 that it was adopting groundwater replenishment with reused municipal and industrial wastewater to help secure Perth’s water supplies.
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NCEDA collaborates on climate-resilient water map
An interactive map for Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology website, which shows sources of climate-resilient water including desalination and water recycling, is being developed by the Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation through the National Centre for Excellence in Desalination Australia (NCEDA).
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Desalination works for agriculture in right circumstances
Population growth, food security concerns, climate change impacts on agriculture, freshwater resources overuse and land degradation worldwide are forcing international scientific communities to look for alternative approaches to our current resource management approach. This includes all aspects of our water resources including desalination. There are a number of benefits for desalinated water use in the…
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Australia’s MAK Water buys Clearmake for expansion
Australian reverse-osmosis desalination manufacturer MAK Industrial Water Systems has acquired Queensland-based Clearmake Water Treatment & Recycling Solutions as part of a national expansion strategy across Australia.
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Nomination date nears for IDA’s Young Leaders committee
Time is running short for nominations to the Program Committee of the International Desalination Association’s Young Leaders Program.
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Victoria water minister announces big reuse increase
Reuse of wastewater and stormwater are central to a whole-of-water-cycle strategy announced for the Australian state of Victoria on 1 July 2013 by water minister Peter Walsh.
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International projects to feature in NCEDA workshop
Reports from major international projects will form the basis of a Desalination Workshop to be held in Melbourne, Australia, in November 2013 by the National Centre of Excellence in Desalination Australia (NCEDA).
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Fibre-optic sensor to warn of membrane fouling
A water-quality sensor for desalination plants, which uses fibre-optic nanotechnology, has been developed by researchers from the ECU Electron Science Research Institute at Edith Cowan University in Western Australia.
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Osmoflo’s Dooley becomes new AWA chairman
The chairman of desalination system provider Osmoflo, Graham Dooley, became president of the Australian Water Association at the close of the association’s Ozwater ’13 conference and exhibition in Perth on 9 May 2013.