Tag: Desalination
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Malaysia-Bahrain MoU posits integrated waste and water project
Malay engineers Serba Dinamik in consortium with EAG Capital are to conduct a feasibility study for an integrated solid waste management and water desalination plant in Bahrain, reports The Edge Markets.
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Sudanese government pledges funds for water projects
Sudan’s Ministry of Finance has committed 72.4 million SGD ($10.9 million) for water projects in the state of Red Sea, including four temporary desalination stations, reports Sudan Vision.
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Mekorot could sell plants as it looks to restructure
Israel’s national water company Mekorot is restructuring and may sell off parts of its portfolio after running into financial difficulty, reports Israeli business publication, TheMarker.
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Bahrain and UK universities sign MoU on desal and reuse research
The University of Bahrain has signed memorandums of understanding with two UK universities to co-operate on research into desalination and water reuse technologies.
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Kenya’s Mombasa County poised to issue RFP for desalination project
Mombasa County, Kenya, is to issue a request for proposals for new desalination capacity to five shortlisted companies in May 2017.
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View From: GWI Global Water Summit 2017, Madrid
The annual get-together of water business executives and municipal leaders from around the globe was suffused with conversation about change in Madrid 2017.
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IDE shareholder confirms fresh talks over sale of stake
IDE Technologies’ shareholder Israel Chemicals Limited (ICL) has confirmed that it is holding fresh talks to sell its 50 per cent stake in the desalination company.
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The Long Read: How digital is transforming desal and reuse
The digital economy is transforming water utilities and industrial players, and bringing potentially profound changes for desalination and reuse specialists. The common thread is data.
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Zwitterionic polymer hydrogel repels viruses in reuse research
Researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), have developed a new ultrafiltration membrane that improves virus removal for treated municipal wastewater.
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South Africa fosters public-private co-operation on desalination
Talks on building a large scale desalination plant in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, have begun between Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, beer maker SABMiller, and salt producer Marina Sea Salt, reports Construction Review Online.








