Tag: Renewable Energy
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Saudi-Japanese agreement on solar-thermal desalination research
A research cooperation agreement was signed on 30 November 2011 in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, between the Desalination Research Institute, part of the Saline Water Conversion Corporation, and Hitachi Zozen of Japan.
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VSEP NF system used at Brazilian ethanol plant
A full-scale vibratory shear enhanced process (VSEP) membrane separation system has been commissioned successfully by New Logic Research at a Brazilian ethanol plant.
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New desalination research projects get Reclamation funds
Seven new projects under the Desalination & Water Purification Research (DWPR) Program have been awarded funds by the US Bureau of Reclamation, commissioner Michael L Connor announced on 31 October 2011.
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Qatar researchers seek Spanish help with solar desalination
By the end of November, the Qatar Energy and Environment Research Institute (QEERI) QEERI is due to sign a memorandum of understanding with the Spanish energy research centre CIEMAT for a solar-powered desalination pilot project.
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Australia and NZ ferry RO units to Tuvalu
Australia and New Zealand are leading an urgent response to the drought currently afflicting the South Pacific islands of Tuvalu and Tokelau by transporting reverse-osmosis (RO) units to provide a water supply.
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Energy study results set for WRRF webcast
Energy-minimization strategies and renewable-energy utilization guidelines for desalination and advanced water treatment technologies are to be the subject of the webcast by the WateReuse Research Foundation (WRRF) on 25 October 2011.
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Egyptian solar desalination
The Egyptian Gazette reported on 22 September 2011 that Egypt’s scientists have developed a solar-power based technology to reduce the cost of water desalination from LE 10 (US$ 1.67) to LE 4 ($0 67) per cubic metre.
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Solar panels commissioned at UK desalination plant
Thames Water in the UK at the end of July commissioned a 450 kW array of solar panels at its 150,000 m³/d Beckton brackish-water desalination plant as part of a bid to become Britain’s biggest on-site solar power producer and industrial user.
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Grant for Texas pilot wind-powered desalination plant
The Texas Department of Rural Affairs (TDRA) has made a US$ 2.75 million grant to Mitchell County, Texas, towards a US$ 8 million pilot project to use wind power for a brackish-water desalination project.
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Acciona to supply renewable energy to Acuamed desalination plants
Spanish company Acciona has received a contract to supply power to all the desalination and water treatment plants and other installations in Spain managed by the government agency Aguas de las Cuencas Mediterraneas (Acuamed).