Tag: Australia
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Top 20 water-stressed countries with solar potential
The World Resources Institute (WRI) has named the world’s top 20 most water-stressed countries which have the most solar energy potential.
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Veolia Water Tech to deliver RO reuse plant for gold mine
Veolia Water Technologies has won a contract to design and supply a reverse osmosis (RO) plant enabling process water reuse at Fosterville Gold Mine in Victoria, Australia.
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Sunshine Coast, Australia, to assess potential for a desalination plant
Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia, is expected to need a new, bulk source of water by 2040 that could be supplied by desalination, reports Sunshine Coast Daily.
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IFM Investors snaps up 49 per cent of FCC Aqualia
Australian fund manager IFM Investors is to acquire 49 per cent of Spanish water company FCC Aqualia for €1,024 million ($1,258 million).
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MOF membranes will slash energy use, harvest lithium, say researchers
The authors of a new study on metal-organic framework (MOF) membranes have claimed that the material can desalinate water with far higher energy efficiency compared to traditional desalination membranes.
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Suez and Thiess sue Siemens over VDP switchgear
Suez and Thiess have filed a writ against Siemens in the Victorian Supreme Court, Australia, over the failure of a gas-insulated switchgear at the Victorian Desalination Plant (VDP), reports Victorian news outlet Herald Sun.
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Water Corporation prepares to expand Perth desalination plant
Water Corporation of Western Australia has acquired 15.2 hectares of land adjacent to Perth desalination plant for a possible expansion of capacity, reports The West Australian.
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IDA World Congress 2017 award winners in full
The International Desalination Association (IDA) has recognised the best technical papers and other contributions at IDA World Congress 2017 with a roster of special awards.
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Osmoflo cuts the ribbon on Ebeye, Marshall Islands desalination plant
Osmoflo’s Ebeye, Marshall Islands desalination plant officially opened on 10 October 2017, following successful commissioning and performance testing.
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PUB partners with SWCC and Water Corporation on shared challenges
Singapore’s national water agency, PUB, has formed two new knowledge sharing partnerships with key international water utilities through memorandums of understanding (MOUs) signed at Singapore International Water Week, 8 to 12 July 2017.