Tag: Desalination
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Suez International seeks to halt work order on Nemmeli project
Madras High Court has ordered Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board not to issue a work order for its proposed Nemmeli desalination plant, following a petition from bidder Suez International.
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Five Minutes With: Rod Naylor, GHD market leader for water, Australia
Rod Naylor is to join GHD as market leader for water in Australia, where the firm has worked on all the big six desalination plants
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World-first study of brine outfall shows minimal impacts
A first-of-its-kind study of the impacts to marine life of a desalination plant’s brine outfall into the ocean has found that the effect on the local ecology is minimal.
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AquaVenture reaffirms aim to acquire Accra desalination plant
New York Stock Exchange-listed AquaVenture has extended the stop date on its proposed acquisition of a controlling stake in Teshie-Nungua desalination plant, Ghana.
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Ghana regulator raps utility on desalinated water never delivered
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) of Ghana has ordered Ghana Water Company (GWCL) to repay GHS 14 million ($2.8 million) to rate payers, after the utility charged for water that was not delivered between 15 March and 15 September 2018.
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Penn State models membrane’s internal structure with microscopy
A team of researchers at Penn State university has used the latest in microscopy to model the internal structure of a desalination membrane, seeking to improve the technology.
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US Bureau of Reclamation kicks off desal funding programme
The US federal agency the Bureau of Reclamation is offering funding for lab- and pilot-scale projects as part of its Desalination and Water Purification Research (DWPR) programme.
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California gives green light to Monterey desalination plant
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has approved the Monterey Peninsula Supply Project, which includes a 6.4 million gallons a day (24,227 m3/d) desalination plant north of Monterey.
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Oman awards $483 million power and water PPP to Thai firm
State-owned Oman Oil Company (OOC) has awarded an independent power and water project to Thai energy and water specialist Gulf Energy Development Public Co (Gulf).
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Samsung wins $470 million power and desal contract in Abu Dhabi
Samsung Engineering has won a KRW 526.6 billion ($470 million) contract from Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Company to build a 230-megawatt power station and desalination plant of 62,400 m3/d.
