Tag: China
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New Singapore center will develop desalination/reuse solutions
GE and the National University of Singapore (NUS) are investing US$ 100 million in the Singapore Water Technology Center, which will seek new solutions for low-energy seawater desalination, water reclamation and more efficient water reuse.
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Olympic Dam desalination threatens cuttlefish, say researchers
Brine discharge from the proposed Olympic Dam seawater desalination plant in South Australia poses a potential threat to the unique spawning aggregation of the giant Australian cuttlefish, in the upper Spencer Gulf, South Australia, according to two researchers.
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Alteon UF membrane gets Chinese showcase
The Chinese city of Nantong in Jiangsu province north of Shanghai, has decided to equip its new drinking water treatment plant with ultrafiltration (UF) technology.
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Hyflux bucks recession with 79% profits jump
Hyflux, the Singapore-based water treatment and desalination company, reported record earnings for the financial year ending December 2008.
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World faces water bankruptcy, says Davros report
The world is on edge of water bankruptcy in many places “with no way of paying the debt back.” That is the conclusion of a report published as a result of the World Economic Forum meeting at Davros at the end of January 2009, which warns that “the consequences for regional economic and political stability…
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US-China programme to address water quality
Three US trade associations, the WateReuse Association, the Water Environment Federation, and the Water and Wastewater Equipment Manufacturers Association, have agreed to collaborate with appropriate Chinese counterparts and help member companies identify priority projects for joint cooperation.
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ERI to supply Hyflux project in Algeria
The Souk Tleta seawater reverse-osmosis desalination plant in Tlemcen in north-western Algeria, is to be supplied by Energy Recovery Inc (ERI) with 269 PX-220 energy recovery devices.
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Toray sets up Chinese manufacturing joint venture
An agreement was reached in late November 2008 between Toray Industries Inc and China Blue Star & BS group to establish a new joint company for water treatment in Beijing.
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Dow UF is sole pretreatment for Chinese cogen plant
China’s ShanXi DaTong Co-gen has selected Dow ultrafiltration (UF) membranes for its 300MW heat/electricity cogeneration plant in DaTong in ShanXi province.
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UF nuclear plant contract for inge in China
Germany’s inge watertechnologies AG will equip the Hongyanhe nuclear power plant near Dalian in the east of China with its dizzer 5000plus ultrafiltration (UF) modules, each rated for an output of up to 5.0 m³/h each.