Tag: Desalination
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Desalination and Water Reuse Gain Momentum Amid Global Water Scarcity and Policy Advancements
Recent developments in the desalination and water reuse sectors highlight a global push towards sustainable water management, driven by technological innovations, strategic investments, and supportive policy frameworks. From operational plant resumptions to legislative progress and industrial solutions, the industry is responding to increasing demand and environmental pressures.
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Global Momentum Builds for Water Reuse and Desalination Amid Scarcity Challenges
Recent developments highlight a growing global commitment to advanced water solutions, with new projects and initiatives emerging from industrial hubs to water-stressed cities. From Port of Antwerp’s water reuse trials to Durban’s ambitious wastewater recycling and Phoenix’s halfway-completed Pure Water Plant, communities worldwide are investing in sustainable water security.
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US/China researchers develop ultra-efficient multi-stage solar desal
Scientists funded by US and Chinese bodies have published details of a multi-stage solar desalination process, claiming a record-high solar-to-vapor conversion efficiency of 385% under one-sun illumination, where more than 75% of the total production was collected through condensation.
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UK/Saudi initiative targets low-cost carbon neutral desalination using solar dome
NEOM has signed an agreement with UK-based Solar Water Plc to build the first ever "solar dome" desalination plants in NEOM, northwest Saudi Arabia. The pilot project claims it will revolutionise the water desalination process.
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Microbial desalination demonstration plant launched for brackish water
MIDES consortium has inaugurated its first project demonstration site at the Aqualia Racons Brackish Water Desalination Plant in Denia, Spain.
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US DoE announces solar thermal desalination prize
The US Department of Energy has announced a multi-stage prize competition designed to accelerate the development of low-cost desalination systems that use solar-thermal power to produce clean drinking water.
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US National Alliance for Water Innovation selected to Lead Energy-Water Desalination Hub
The US Department of Energy has announced the selection of the National Alliance for Water Innovation (NAWI) to lead its Energy-Water Desalination Hub, intended to tackle water security issues.
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EWEC and ACWA Power sign water purchase agreement for world’s largest RO desal plant
The $900 million Taweelah desalination IWP is expected to produce 909,200 cubic meters of water a day.
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Biwater wins RO contract for Perris II Desalter in Southern California
Biwater Inc. has been awarded a contract to design, supply and supervise the installation and commissioning of a brackish reverse osmosis (RO) system for the Perris II Desalination Facility in the City of Menifee, Southern California.
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Researchers report new desalination technique for hypersaline brines
A Columbia Engineering team led by Ngai Yin Yip, assistant professor of earth and environmental engineering, claims to have developed a radically different desalination approach hypersaline brines, called: temperature swing solvent extraction (TSSE)
