Tag: Desalination
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Wind damage prompts Sydney desalination critics to renew calls for closure
Winds topping 200km/h have ripped roofs off Sydney’s dormant Kurnell desalination plant. Critics of the plant have called for it to be closed completely but New South Wales’ water minister, Niall Blair, said abandonment would break the state’s contract obligations.
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Carlsbad opened
The US$ 1 billion Carlsbad seawater desalination plant in San Diego County, California has opened.
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New York orders desalination standby to be scrapped
The New York state Public Service Commission (PSC) has directed Suez, to abandon its US$ 150 million Haverstraw desalination project following local pressure to scrap the plan in favour of conservation measures.
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St Kitts ponders desalination plant to counter dry periods
A proposal to build a new desalination plant was among strategies being pursued by the St. Kitts and Nevis ministry of public infrastructure to ensure water supply can meet the growing demand of the population of the Caribbean island duo.
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Indian scientists unveil solar hybrid desalination
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science have developed a solar hybrid desalination system that works for saline and brackish water.
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Utility piles US$ 330 million into Emirates water projects
Ras Al Khaimah-based utility, Utico, has invested AED 1.2 billion (U$ 326.7 million) in projects across the United Arab Emirates to meet their growing demand for power and water.
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US agency picks trio for desalination project pipe deal
US water agency, California American Water (CalAm), has selected three firms to construct a 30km pipeline with pumping stations and storage facilities to deliver desalinated water from a planned facility under its Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project.
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Scientists claim plant cell membrane mimic shrinks desalination costs
Singapore researchers claim to have produced a biomimetic membrane with the potential to reduce water purification costs by up to 30%.
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Masdar steps up ties with China
Abu Dhabi’s Masdar Institute of Science and Technology is stepping up its research collaborations, knowledge exchange and industrial partnerships, with China.
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Don’t let climate uncertainty stymie desalination investment says risk expert
Water and wastewater utilities must view climate change as a “disruptive opportunity” and not allow uncertainty to stymie investments in desalination and other resilience measures according to a UK risk management expert. Climate change created a business opportunity where “the most resilient will have an implicit lead over their competitors,” the expert told a recent…