Tag: Australia
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Parkson appoints international business director
Water recycling and treatment specialist Parkson Corporation has named Dr Michael Lamminen to a new post of international business director to market the company’s lineup of cost-efficient and environmentally-sustainable technology around the world.
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NCEDA to fund 20 scholarships for innovative desalination research
The National Centre of Excellence in Desalination Australia (NCEDA) announced on 17 August 2011 that 20 scholarships for new desalination research worth Aus$ 580,000 (US$ 608,000) will be offered to university graduates.
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Radcliffe to chair Australian water recycling committee
Dr John Radcliffe, who currently chairs the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences & Engineering (ATSE) Water Forum, has been appointed chairperson of the Australian Water Recycling Centre of Excellence Research Advisory Committee.
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Final technical program published for IDA congress
The International Desalination Association has published the final technical program for its World Congress in Perth, Australia, on 4-9 September 2011.
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National government funds agreed for Adelaide expansion
An agreement for Australian government funding of Aus$ 228 million (US$ 232 million) towards the expansion of the Adelaide Desalination Plant to 100 million m³/year has been finalised by the Australian and South Australian governments, as part of the national government’s total commitment of Aus$ 328 million (US$ 333 million) towards the plant.
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First water produced by Adelaide Desalination Plant
The first desalinated water was produced from the Adelaide Desalination Plant at the end of July 2011.
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Perth desalination expansion to start immediately
The premier of Western Australia, Colin Barnett, announced on 1 August 2011 that work would begin immediately to double the capacity of the Southern Seawater Desalination Plant, the second major desalination plant in the Perth region.
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Ozwater ’12 abstracts required before 1 September
The Australian Water Association (AWA) has issued a call for papers for Ozwater ’12 to be held on 8-10 May 2012 in Sydney.
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Tianjin selected for 2013 IDA World Desalination Congress
Tianjin, China, is to be the venue for the 2013 World Congress on Desalination & Water Reuse to be held by the International Desalination Association (IDA).
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Iron miners looking at 137,000 m³/d S Australia desalination plant
A series of iron ore mines to be sited at Broken Hill, South Australia, by the Braemar Iron Alliance is going to require a 137,000 m³/d desalination plant sited 300 km away on the Upper Spencer Gulf close to Port Germein, 220 km north of Adelaide.