Tag: Desalination
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Cyprus to allow private individuals to install desalination units
The government of Cyprus has approved a guide which allows private individuals to install desalination plants of up to 1,500 m3/d.
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Keppel poised to buy chemical company Ixom
Keppel Infrastructure is closing in on a deal to acquire Ixom, the Australian chemicals company controlled by Blackstone, reports Bloomberg.
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Taiwan’s Kinmen Desalination Plant doubles capacity in upgrade
The Greater Kinmen Desalination Plant has reopened following a renovation which doubled capacity, reports Taiwan News.
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Cape Town scraps proposal for ‘extremely expensive’ desalination plant
A proposal for a desalination plant in Cape Town, South Africa, has been scrapped amid claims that it is "extremely expensive" as an option to fulfil the city’s water demand.
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Bidders line up for Sorek 2, as IDE agrees put option
Seven groups are bidding for Israel’s Sorek 2 desalination plant project, including IDE Technologies which will sell off part of its desalination capacity if successful.
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IDA opens applications for $10,000 Channabasappa Scholarship
The International Desalination Association (IDA) is accepting applications for the Channabasappa Memorial Scholarship 2018-19.
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Sembcorp’s solitary offer for Tuaspring falls short of book value
Sembcorp has emerged as the only bidder for Hyflux’s Tuaspring integrated power and water plant with an offer that undercuts the plant’s book value, reports Business Times of Singapore.
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Water Corporation customers want desalination as first choice for drinking water
The Water Corporation of Western Australia has found that desalination tops the list as the preferred source for new drinking water for all four of its customer groups.
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Switchgear fire sparks Barka II desalination plant shutdown
A fire in the low voltage switchgear room at Barka II desalination plant in Oman has caused the facility to shut down.
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Solar desalination plant to supply Chilean mines is approved
Trends Industrial’s ambitious, multi-client, solar-powered desalination project to supply water to mines in Atacama desert, Chile, has been approved by the country’s environmental agency.
