Tag: Desalination
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Oman seeks bids for desalination inlets consultation
Oman Power and Water Procurement (OPWP) company has invited bids from consultancies to investigate the best sea-water intake and outfall location for two independent desalination projects.
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Desalitech bags water treatment deal for five power plants
Desalitech has won a contract with Southern California Edison (SCE) to supply five of its ReFlex water treatment systems for installation at SCE’s peak power generating stations in California.
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Gulf nations poised for 40% boost to desalination output by 2020
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region is poised to up its seawater desalination capacity by nearly 40% by 2020 to meet the growing demand for drinking water, according to a recent report.
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LG Chem to supply eight desalination projects
LG Chem, has signed an US$ 8 million deal to supply reverse osmosis (RO) filters for eight seawater desalination projects in five nations from its newly constructed plant at Cheongju in South Korea’s North Chungcheong province.
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Venezuelan oil firm ups desalination to offset drought
Amid a persistent severe drought, Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA’s Paraguaná refinery has upgraded its desalination facility to increase output by a third following investment in plant of some US$ 250 million.
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EBRD in talks with Egypt on desalination finance
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is negotiating with the public private partnership (PPP) unit of Egypt’s ministry of finance over possible private sector involvement in the unit’s infrastructure projects including a desalination facility.
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Indonesia moves to avoid water crisis
Indonesia is to develop seawater desalination projects in five islands of its Thousand Islands regency in a bid to head off a drought.
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Anlayst forecasts desalination to double in under five years
Global desalination revenues will more than double to top US$ 19 million by 2019 reflecting a similar surge in the numbers of facilities according to a report by market analyst, Frost & Sullivan.
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Energy Recovery sells exclusivity rights to Schlumberger
Energy Recovery has sold the exclusive rights to manufacture and operate its VorTeq hydraulic fracturing technology for the next 15 years to engineering firm, Schlumberger in a deal that immediately tripled the energy from pressure firm’s share price.
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Researchers claim membrane work will cut cost of desalination
Research engineers at the University of Virginia have developed upgrades to existing polymer membranes which they said may make desalination simpler and less expensive.