Tag: Middle East
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Talo adds Middle East to Hydranautics sales tasks
California-based desalination membrane supplier Nitto Denko/Hydranautics announced on 12 April 2011 the promotion of Santi Talo to senior sales director responsible for the Europe, Africa and the Middle East region.
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Pentair to buy CPT division from Norit
Pentair Inc is to acquire the Netherlands-based Clean Process Technologies (CPT) division of Norit Holding BV in the second quarter of this year for € 503 million (US$ 705 million), plus net debt at closing.
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Florida lab wraps up red-tide research project
The longest and most cohesive scientific study looking at how humans are affected by the “red tide” phenomenon in Florida, USA, was officially completed on 24 March 2011.
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March tender for Dubai’s 545,000 m³/d Hassyan desalination plant
Originally tendered in June 2008, the much-delayed 120 MIGD (545,000 m³/d) Hassyan desalination plant, with its associated 1,500 MW power station, is to be tendered in March 2011, the Dubai Electricity & Water Authority announced on 27 February 2011.
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First IDA Young Leaders tour completed
The International Desalination Association (IDA) Young Leaders Program (YLP) recently concluded its first global Educational Tour, reaching out to more than 2,000 potential future desalters in Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the USA.
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Oman’s submerged membrane bioreactor proves itself
Membrane bioreactors are a very attractive option in the Middle East, where acute water scarcity means countries are increasingly looking to reserve expensive desalinated water solely for potable use. ACWA MBR’s Al Ansab submerged membrane bioreactor wastewater treatment plant in Muscat, Oman, one of the biggest of its kind in the world, has recently undergone…
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CaribDA pretreatment workshop set for Antigua
A workshop on pretreatment for seawater reverse-osmosis (SWRO) desalination plants is being held by the Caribbean Desalination Association (CaribDA) on the island of Antigua on 7-8 April 2011.
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Oceans will become less salty, Israel workshop told
The Mediterranean Sea will not become more salty due to the growth of desalination plants that leave salt residue behind, according to an Italian expert who participated in a decade-long census of world marine life, the Jerusalem Post reported on 21 December 2010.
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IDE desalination seminar trains Jordanians and Palestinians
Thirty participants from Palestine and Jordan completed a week-long desalination seminar in Israel in early November 2010.
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Spain joins Middle East Desalination Research Center
Spain has joined the Middle East Desalination Research Centre (MEDRC) after a signing ceremony in Madrid on 27 October 2010.