Tag: Desalination
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St Kitts and Nevis ponders desalination
Caribbean dual-island state, St Kitts and Nevis’ minister of public infrastructure, Ian Liburd has revealed that the government is considering seawater desalination as one of two options for tackling water shortages on the islands that have led recently to rationing.
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Membranes attract LG Chem investment focus
Korean chemical giant, LG Chem, is focusing its investment on its water treatment operation built on its acquisition of NanoH2O as one of three business strands chosen as “more promising” and showing “growth potential”.
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Inge’s ultrafiltration technology wins place in desalination upgrade
Subsidiary of chemical giant, BASF, Inge, will supply its ultrafiltration technology for San Jose Water Company’s upgrade of its 40-year old Montevina Water Treatment Plant. Inge forecast the project will be “well noted in the industry.”
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Fifth project enters the Masdar trial
An ongoing energy efficiency trial, in Abu Dhabi, of four new desalination plant designs is to get a fifth participant.
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Rejected slant well could work
A water intake system previously rejected for a proposed desalination plant at Huntington Beach could be viable if it is used differently, according to environmental organisation, Orange County Coastkeeper.
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Fund pledges US$ 200 million desalination loan to Egypt
The Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) has pledged to lend US$ 200 million this year, to Egypt to finance drilling wells and building desalination projects in Sinai.
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Fourth Chennai desalination plant in the offing
Plans for a fourth desalination plant at the Indian city of Chennai moved forward recently following a visit from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to consider finalising its funding for the project.
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CalAm opts for recycling over desalination
In a testimony supporting a major groundwater replenishment project, president of water supplier, California American Water (CalAm), Rob MacLean, has told the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) the proposed project was preferable to building a large desalinated facility.
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Mumbai rejects desalination
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) – the governing council for greater Mumbai - has turned down a proposal to set up desalination plants on the grounds of cost of the water produced and lack of land.
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Italmatch buys Solvay desalination and additives businesses
Speciality chemicals firm, Italmatch Chemicals Group, has acquired Solvay’s desalination, phosphonates and phosphonic acid-based water additives business for an undisclosed sum.