Tag: Research
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Alamogordo test brings solar-still record
At the end of September 2012, desalination.biz reported that KII Inc and its Suns River brand had successfully started-up and operated its patented solar-still technology to produce safe water for human uses. Suns River demonstrated its technology at the Brackish Groundwater National Desalination Research Facility in Alamogordo, New Mexico, owned and operated by the US…
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ERD comparison tool developed by WateReuse project
A tool to allow engineers to evaluate commercially available energy-recovery devices (ERDs) for reverse-osmosis (RO) systems has been developed under a research project funded by the WateReuse Research Foundation.
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NCED Australia opens operator training registration
The National Centre of Excellence in Desalination Australia has opened registration for its operator training in desalination and water treatment in 2013.
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WRRF holding webinar on graywater database tool
The WateReuse Research Foundation is holding a webinar on 14 February 2013 to promote the graywater reuse database tool it has developed.
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PWN and PUB to collaborate more on ceramic filters
Following the promising trial of PWN Technologies’ CeraMac® demonstration plant at Choa Chu Kang Waterworks, Singapore, the Dutch company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with PUB, Singapore’s national water agency, detailing further areas of collaboration in advanced water treatment.
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Timeline established for IDA desalination energy guide
The International Desalination Association (IDA) has established a timeline for producing its guidelines for reducing energy consumption in desalination ending at its 2015 World Congress.
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RFP to follow UAE renewable-energy desalination launch
A pilot program to test and develop advanced energy-efficient seawater desalination technologies that could be powered by renewable energy sources was launched on 17 January 2013 by Masdar, the UAE renewable energy company.
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IDA energy task force meeting in Abu Dhabi
The International Desalination Association (IDA) will convene the first meeting of its global Energy Task Force in conjunction with the International Water Summit, which takes place on 15-17 January 2013 in Abu Dhabi.
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VSEP system commissioned for Quito landfill leachate
Another vibratory shear enhanced process (VSEP) membrane reverse-osmosis (RO) system has been commissioned in South America at a municipal landfill in Quito, Ecuador.
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WRRF report pulls together membrane-fouling knowledge
A report bringing together the current state of the art of dealing with membrane fouling has been published by the WateReuse Research Foundation as a preparation for refining and/or developing visualized future membrane-fouling research activities.