Tag: Desalination
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California’s governor promises to up pace of water projects
Califonia governor, Jerry Brown, has pledged to accelerate the approval process for projects that increase the water supply in San Diego and around the state, according to San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer. He was speaking shortly after a meeting of California mayors to discuss the drought in the region, now in its fourth year.
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Wastewater leads membrane chemicals charge
Growth in the global membrane chemical market to 2020, will be led by the wastewater sector according to market analyst Future Market Insights (FMI). And desalination was expected to witness the highest compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.4% in the global membrane chemicals market between 2014 and 2020.
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Hyflux poised for global diversification says chief
Anticipated growth in the global desalination market is expected to help diversify revenue from Asia to the Middle East and African markets for Singapore water company, Hyflux, according to its chief executive Olivia Lum.
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US and Indian researchers bag first prize in desalination contest
A team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and India’s Jain Irrigations has won first prize in a US government contest to develop a low-cost way to desalinate water in developing countries.
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São Paulo is venue for 2017 IDA Congress
The International Desalination Association has chosen São Paulo in Brazil as the venue for the next World Congress in 2017.
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Energy Recovery appoints Gay as chief
Pressure energy technology company Energy Recovery has appointed Joel Gay as chief executive officer with immediate effect. Gay served as the company’s chief financial officer since 2014 and joined Energy Recovery in 2012.
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Adionics launches liquid-to-liquid desalination system
France-based Adionics has launched a smart desalination solution that is able to remove specific salts to address the growing demand coming from oil and gas, food and beverages as well as mining.
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Aquarion acquires Germany’s MFT
Swiss oil and gas industry water systems company, Aquarion Group, has acquired Membran- Filtrations-Technik (MFT) of Germany for an undisclosed sum.
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Bahrain energy bid includes desalt
A consortium, including Saudi-owned infrastructure firm ACWA Power, has in its bid for Bahrain’s 390,000 tonne a year waste-to-energy plant the provision of desalinated water.
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Texas cities ponder desalination as lawmakers seek to remove legal obstacles
Texas cities McAllen and Edinburg are mulling the construction of a desalination plant to service both cities.