Tag: Australia
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Queensland can use geothermal desalination says study
Queensland, Australia, has ample geothermal energy resources to power thermal desalination plants and provide clean water for small towns suffering from water shortages, according to The University of Queensland’s Queensland Geothermal Energy Centre of Excellence.
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S Australia Water identifies potential desalination sites
South Australia Water has identified three potential sites for construction of a desalination plant to supply drinking water supply to the Eyre peninsula.
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Osmoflo sets up new corporate HQ
Osmoflo Pty Ltd, Australia’s largest locally owned desalination company has moved into new corporate headquarters in the centre of metropolitan Adelaide at Level 4, 97 Pirie Street.
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Victoria state announces Melbourne water costs
The government of the Australian state of Victoria announced on 26 November 2009 that delivering the Melbourne Desalination Project as a public-private partnership will save Melbourne water users almost Aus$ 1 billion (US$ 915 million) or 14% of the total cost, compared with construction by the state.
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Sasakura eyes large Middle East desalination units
Sasakura Engineering Co is teaming up with fellow Japanese company Itochu Corp to enter the business of large-scale desalination plants in the Middle East.
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Makhzoumi elected IDA president for 2009-11
The International Desalination Association (IDA) announced on 12 November 2009 that Imad Makhzoumi had been elected its new president for 2009-2011.
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Dow to supply membranes for new Perth plant
Dow Water & Process Solutions is to supply FilmTec™ reverse osmosis (RO) elements for the Southern Seawater Desalination Plant (SSDP) outside Perth, Australia.
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Total world desalination capacity close to 60 million m³/d
The total capacity of desalination plants around the globe is 59.9 million m³/d, according to the 22nd GWI/IDA Worldwide Desalting Plant Inventory. Details were released at a briefing held by the International Desalination Association at its World Congress in Dubai on 8 November 2009.
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Funding for Melbourne desalination tied up, says report
Despite previous pessimistic media speculation, it appears that the consortium building the Melbourne desalination plant have been offered more funding than they actually need for the project, avoiding the need for any public money.
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Second Perth plant chooses ERI pressure exchangers
The 140,000 m³/d Southern Seawater Desalination Plant (SSDP) in Western Australia will use PX Pressure Exchanger™ energy-recovery devices made by Energy Recovery Inc (ERI), the California-based company announced on 6 October 2009.