Tag: Materials
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Microbial desalination demonstration plant launched for brackish water
MIDES consortium has inaugurated its first project demonstration site at the Aqualia Racons Brackish Water Desalination Plant in Denia, Spain.
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US DoE announces $100 million for Energy-Water Desalination Hub
The US Department of Energy (DoE) has announced $100 million in funding to establish an Energy-Water Desalination Hub.
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Saudi Arabia to build solar-powered, adsorption desalination plant
Saudi Arabia is building a solar-powered desalination plant using adsoprtion technology, in one of seven strategic projects that include the nation’s first nuclear research reactor.
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LG Chem wins brackish water business in California, US
LG Chem has entered the brackish water reverse osmosis (RO) market, winning contracts to supply its NanoH20 membranes from utilities in California, US.
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Gaza desalination plant delayed by goods blockade
Construction of a desalination plant in Gaza City, Palestine, has stalled after Israel halted the passage of goods into the State, reports Relief Web.
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Singapore to tender S$5 billion of water and waste works
Singapore’s PUB and National Environment Agency (NEA) are to tender more than S$5 billion ($3.7 billion) of works covering civil, mechanical and electrical engineering for Tuas Nexus, an integrated wastewater and waste treatment facility.
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UT Austin develops hydrogels that desalt water with ambient sunlight
Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin, US, have developed a technology with gel-polymer hybrid materials that can desalinate water using ambient solar energy.
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MOF membranes will slash energy use, harvest lithium, say researchers
The authors of a new study on metal-organic framework (MOF) membranes have claimed that the material can desalinate water with far higher energy efficiency compared to traditional desalination membranes.
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Six submit tenders for Palestine desalination project
The Palestinian Water Authority has received six tenders, including designs, for a desalination plant in at Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, reports Ma’an News Agency.
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The experts’ pick of the panels at IDA World Congress 2017
The crack team behind the technical program at IDA World Congress 2017 in Sau Paulo, Brazil, have selected their personal not-be-missed favourite sessions from a packed line-up.
