Tag: Australia
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Adelaide plant delayed by four months
The Adelaide desalination plant is four months behind schedule, South Australia’s minister for water, Paul Caica, announced on 28 August 2010.
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Australian recycling centre seeks proposaIs for validation framework
The newly launched Australian Water Recycling Centre of Excellence has issued its first call for proposals.
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City of Sydney seeks water recycling masterplan
The City of Sydney is seeking tenders to develop a decentralised water masterplan to produce more 10 % of the Australian city’s water supply from local sources.
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4th Membranes & Desalination event set for Gold Coast
The Membranes and Desalination Specialty IV Conference, to be held in Gold Coast on 11-12 February 2011 by the Australian Water Association, has a problem solving focus.
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Twelve projects announced at Australian desalination centre opening
A project to apply wave energy to seawater desalination was one of 12 projects to receive awards from Australia’s National Centre of Excellence in Desalination (NCED) and announced at the centre’s opening on 23 July 2010.
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Current desalination plants will last Australia until 2026, says WSAA
The water provided by Australia’s six major desalination plants, if they are upgraded to their full capacity, will be sufficient to meet additional urban water demand to 2026, even using the most aggressive population growth projections.
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Consumption cut will delay next Queensland desalination plant
Desalination is probably the only viable option for the next major source of water in southeast Queensland, Australia. However, at current consumption rates, this may not be before 2027, natural resources minister Stephen Robertson said on 15 July 2010.
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Ozwater conference papers due 2 September 2010
Papers have been invited on behalf of the Australian Water Association, an affiliate of the International Desalination Association, for the Ozwater ’11 conference on 9-11 May 2011.
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IDA Congress exhibition sold out
The exhibition which will accompany next year’s International Desalination Association World Congress has completely sold out.
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Chairman appointed for Australian desalination centre
Graeme Rowley, a former executive director of Fortescue Metals, has been appointed chairman of the National Centre for Excellence in Desalination at Murdoch University, Australia.