Tag: Japan
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Oman reveals further plans for desalination as it anticipates water demands will keep on growing
Oman has unveiled a vision for the next phase of developing its independent water supply, with proposals for a new 100,000 m3/d desalination plant for which initial steps in procurement could begin this year.
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Israel mulls Red Sea Dead Sea alternative amid water price concerns
A string of consortia have entered pre-qualification bids for Jordan’s Red Sea Dead Sea (RSDS) project, as Israel mulls an alternative idea amid concerns over the economics of the scheme.
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Review of global green energy shows solar pv is on the rise
The world now adds more renewable power capacity than it does fossil fuel capacity each year, with 147 GW of renewable energy capacity added in 2015.
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Experience of ten years running the Okinawa desalination plant
At its inception, in February 1995, the Okinawa seawater reverse-osmosis (SWRO) desalination plant in southern Japan was the most advanced of its type. In March 1997, the plant’s full capacity of 40,000 m /d was completed and began full operation. Now, the desalination plant is an essential water-supply facility for Okinawa. For this reason, looking…
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Oman signs US$ 300 million water project agreement
Oman Power and Water Procurement Company, the sultanate’s sole procurer of new power generation and water desalination capacity, has signed water project agreements worth 115 million rial (US$ 300 million).
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Far East trio size up Suez Canal zone for desalination
Singaporean company Hyflux, along with Japanese industrial giants, Mitsubishi Matoto, and Toyota Tsusho have started feasibility studies for power plants and water desalination facilities in East Port Said, Egypt.
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Fourth Chennai desalination plant in the offing
Plans for a fourth desalination plant at the Indian city of Chennai moved forward recently following a visit from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to consider finalising its funding for the project.
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Researchers unveil new, tough membrane material
An industry-academia collaboration, led by professor Toshinori Tsuru at Japan’s Hiroshima University, has developed a new desalination membrane which the researchers claimed can withstand extraordinarily high concentrations of chloride and the cleaning agent, hypochlorite.
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Researchers publish radioactive strontium stripping method
Researchers at Japan’s Okayama University have described a system for removing radioactive strontium from aqueous solution based on its adsorption onto a naturally-occurring insoluble metamorphic mineral.
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Global green group seeks to carve carbon emissions out of desalination
The Global Clean Water Desalination Alliance - H₂0 minus CO₂ initiative, launched at the current climate talks in Paris, has called on its 17-nation membership to use clean energy to power new desalination plants. The call was part of the alliance’s aim to tackle the water-energy nexus and climate change.
