Tag: France
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French and Kuwaitis sign solar desalination agreement
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and his Kuwaiti counterpart Sheikh Sabah Al- Khaled Al- Hamad Al-Sabah have signed a memo of understanding for implementing a project for water desalination using solar energy.
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GDF Suez kicks off giant Mirfa desalination project
Paris-based GDF Suez has begun work on the desalination component of its Mirfa gas-fired power and water project, the French firm said.
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IDA launches first water reuse conference
The international Desalination Association has announced its first conference focused on water reuse.
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New York watchdog throws out Suez desalination proposal
The New York State utility regulator has rejected a proposal by a Suez Environnement subsidiary, United Water, for the first desalination plant on the Hudson River north of New York City.
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Hitachi and Veolia duo wins US$ 240 million Iraq pretreatment contract
A consortium of Japanese and French industrial giants, Hitachi and Veolia Environnement, alongside Egyptian engineering firm, ArabCo, have won a ¥ 24 billion (US$ 240 million) order from the Iraqi government to build pretreatment facilities at a desalination plant in Basrah, Iraq.
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Desalination short of pure-play investment opportunities
Investors seeking desalination openings are largely denied pure-play opportunities and have to consider exposure to other business areas according to a report by technologies business analyst Nanalyze.
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India’s desalination market growth to swell to 19% a year
The market for desalination in India is expected to grow by 19% a year to 2019 as government and industry seek to address escalating water demand and diminishing conventional resources according to market researcher TechSci Research.
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Masdar picks four firms to test new desalination techniques
Abu Dhabi clean energy company, Masdar, has selected four international water technology firms to test techniques that could reduce the energy intensity of desalination and lead to a large renewably powered water purification station.
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Arkema and Polymen combine for new UF membrane
Chemical company Arkema and French membrane manufacturer Polymem have jointly developed a new ultrafiltration (UF) hydrophilic membrane technology to produce high quality water.
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UF membrane cooperation agreed by inge and Aquasource
Germany’s inge GmbH and France’s Aquasource have agreed to enter into a strategic cooperation effective from April 2014, with each company focusing on their respective competences.