Tag: Australia
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Furukawa to talk about Australian desalination centre
Desalination expert David Furukawa is to address the Australian Water Association’s South Australia branch about the National Centre of Excellence in Desalination (NCED) of which he is interim chief scientific officer.
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Gold Coast desalination plant finally handed over
The Tugun desalination plant in Gold Coast, Australia, was handed over to the Queensland state government on 1 October 2010 and has become part of the South East Queensland Water Grid (SEQWG).
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Virtual tour online for Bundamba AWT
The multi award-winning Bundamba Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant in Queensland, Australia, which is already featured in a video available from Koch Membrane Systems, now has its own online virtual tour.
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B&V puts forward four water-reuse recommendations
Four key recommendations have been put forward by Dan McCarthy, president and CEO of Black & Veatch’s global water business, for overcoming global barriers to reuse of water as part of an integrated water industry portfolio.
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Garden roof for Melbourne desalination plant
The premier of Victoria state in Australia, John Brumby, announced on 16 September 2010 that the new Melbourne desalination plant will feature a living ‘green roof’ larger than the Melbourne Cricket Ground and the biggest in the southern hemisphere
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IDA finalises Huntington Beach desalination energy conference topics
The International Desalination Association (IDA) has finalised the speakers and topics for its new-style conference Desalination: An Energy Solution, which is being held on 2-3 November 2010 in Huntington Beach, California, the city likely to host the USA’s next large desalination plant after Carlsbad.
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Gold Coast desalination plant producing water again
The major phase of final works at the Tugun desalination plant on Queensland’s Gold Coast in Australia has been completed, the minister for infrastructure and planning, Stirling Hinchliffe, announced on 10 September 2010.
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UNEP report informs financiers about power-water relationship
The opportunities available to financial institutions to encourage the adoption of best practices, which may include the introduction of eco-friendly technologies, such as membrane technology to recycle wastewater, are stressed in a report just published by the UN Environment Programme’s Finance Initiative (ENEP FI).
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Water reuse in Sydney will more than double by 2015
Water reuse in Sydney, Australia, will increase to 70 million m³ in 2015, according to the 2010 Metropolitan Water Plan just published by the New South Wales state government.
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Deadline for IDA World Congress 2011 abstracts announced
The International Desalination Association (IDA) has issued a call for papers for the IDA World Congress 2011 on Desalination & Water Reuse. This biennial event will be held during 4-9 September 2011 at the Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre in Western Australia.