Tag: Research
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Mining water treatment market to grow 85% by 2019
The global water treatment market for hard-rock mining – iron, copper, gold, nickel – is set to grow 85% to US$ 17 billion by 2019 according to market analyst, Bluefield Research.
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Scientists report low energy, non-membrane desalination technique
A team of American and German researchers have reported an electrochemical method for desalination of seawater that uses no membranes and which they claim consumes only a small amount of energy.
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Research gives green light to proposed desalination plant
Studies by a company proposing to construct a “unique” combination of desalination plant and data centre have shown it will cause only limited negative impact to the environment according to the researchers.
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Australian cutback leaves desalination centre seeking funds
The government funding round for which the National Centre of Excellence in Desalination Australia (NCEDA) was preparing a proposal has been suspended pending a review, which will take till March 2015.
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Electrochemical desalination MoU signed in Singapore
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Singapore’s national water agency, PUB, and Evoqua Water Technologies to further develop electrochemical desalination technology was one of five MoUs signed during Singapore International Water Week, which ended on 5 June 2014.
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Reused wastewater disinfection reports published by WRRF
The WateReuse Research Foundation has released two new research reports on ultraviolet (UV) disinfection and virus-removal monitoring, both important subjects in wastewater reuse.
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San Diego approval leads large SoCal water reuse surge
The board of the San Diego County Water Authority on 22 May 2014 approved support for the City of San Diego’s proposed large-scale water recycling project, Pure Water San Diego, which the water authority has identified as the region’s most likely next source of local supply.
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Clear support for desalination in Soquel Water District
Seventy per cent of people in California’s Soquel Creek District support desalination as an “excellent” or “good” option for addressing the water supply needs of the area, according to a survey carried out for the district.
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Vote for desalination in the £10 million Longitude Prize!
Desalination has been chosen as the challenge in the Water section of the newly revived Longitude Prize with a prize of £10 million for whoever can create a cheap, environmentally sustainable desalination technology.
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EDS publishes June solar desalination course program
The European Desalination Society (EDS) has published the program for its three-day intensive course on Desalination With Solar Energy to be held in Almeria, Spain, on 11‑13 June 2014.