Tag: China
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Siemens MBR contracted for Chinese industry park
An underground membrane bioreactor (MBR) system worth several million US dollars is to be provided by Siemens (Tianjin) Water Technology Engineering Co Ltd to Shenzhen Zhongying Precious Metal Co Ltd.
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Befesa chooses ERI again for Qingdao seawater desalination
The 100,000 m³/d Qingdao seawater desalination plant in China is to become the seventh Befesa- built reverse-osmosis plant to use PX isobaric energy-recovery devices from Energy Recovery Inc (ERI).
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HTI deal takes forward osmosis to China
The world’s only commercial manufacturer of forward-osmosis (FO) membranes, modules and systems, Hydration Technologies Innovations LLC (HTI), reached an international distribution, services and cooperation agreement for FO technology with Chinese company Tri-Tech Holding Inc.
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Impregilo launches desalination joint venture with Chinese
Impregilo, Italy’s largest construction company, which owns desalination specialist Fisia Italimpianti, signed a letter of intent on 7 October 2010 with Shanghai Electric Group, Mandarin Capital Partners (MCP) and China Development Bank Securities (CDBS) to cooperate in the desalination industry.
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Groundwater depletion rate accelerating worldwide
Groundwater stocks around the world are being depleted at an accelerating rate, according to a research paper soon to be published by the American Geophysical Union. The rate more than doubled between 1960 and 2000, increasing the amount lost from 126 to 283 km³ of water per year.
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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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Wastewater reuse plant nears completion in Hegang, China
United Envirotech of Singapore expects to complete construction of a 30,000 m³/d wastewater reuse facility for China’s Hegang municipal government by the end of December 2010.
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Norit to supply UF pretreatment for Qingdao desalination
Norit X-Flow has signed an agreement with Befesa to supply the UF pretreatment technology for the Qingdao Desalination Project in Shandong province, China.
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IDE wins Chinese follow-on order for four MED desalination plants
Four additional multi-effect distillation (MED) desalination units, each with a production capacity of 25,000 m³/day of distilled water, are to be supplied for Tianjin SDIC, China’s new electricity- generation megaplant, by IDE Technologies of Israel.
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Olympics facilities manager appointed as Tri-Tech VP
Former Siemens engineer, Weidong Bi, who managed membrane-bioreactor and reverse-osmosis plants for the Olympic Games in China, is one of three senior executive appointments announced by Tri-Tech Holding Inc on 3 June 2010.