Tag: Energy
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IDA to form Gulf desalination environmental task force
The International Desalination Association (IDA) plans to form a task force to explore the environmental effects of desalination on the Arabian Gulf and recommend strategies to mitigate potential impacts.
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Biwater wins Pt Hueneme desalination contract
Biwater AEWT Inc announced on 30 September 2009 that it had been awarded a contract to design and supply a membrane desalination system for the City of Port Hueneme in California, USA. The new system will deliver a total of 1 MGD (3,785 m³/d) of high-quality drinking-water when completed.
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UN presentation for ERI chiefs
HP Michelet and GG Pique, respectively chairman and president/CEO of Energy Recovery Inc, will deliver a presentation at the United Nations on 14 October 2009 entitled Affordable Desalination As The Sustainable Solution.
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New US Navy RO units ‘will use 65% less energy’
The United States Office of Naval Research (ONR) is planning to build prototype desalination units that will use 65% less energy and be 40% smaller by weight than current Navy reverse-osmosis (RO) units, an ONR release on 23 September 2009 predicted.
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IDA releases more Congress details
More details have been released about the program for the 2009 World Congress of the International Desalination Association (IDA), which will take place during 7-12 November 2009 in Dubai.
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Decentralized water, wastewater, energy links to be studied
Development and evaluation of advanced decentralized drinking-water and wastewater technologies is the objective of a new grant made by the US Environmental Protection Agency to University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering (UN-LCE)’s Durham School of Architectural Engineering & Construction.
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Lawsuit filed against Marin County desalination proposal
A lawsuit to protect San Francisco Bay and the citizens of Marin County “from the harmful effects of desalination” was filed in the Marin Superior Court on 21 September 2009 by a number of opponents including an environmental group.
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Chennai venue for InDACON 2010 desalination conference
Next year’s InDACON-APDA conference will be in Chennai on 10-12 March 2010, the Indian Desalination Association (InDA) announced on 16 September 2009.
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PX energy-recovery for Hadera desalination expansion
Energy Recovery Inc’s PX Pressure Exchanger™ (PX™) devices have been selected by IDE Technologies for the expansion of its seawater reverse-osmosis desalination plant in Hadera, Israel.
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Three desalination workshops follow IDA World Congress
Three different aspects of desalination will be covered in workshops announced on 10 September 2009 by the International Desalination Association (IDA), which will follow its upcoming World Congress in Dubai.