Tag: Research
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New research announced as Australian desalination centre opens
Funding for eleven new desalination research projects (see Research News for list) was announced when the Australian National Centre for Excellence in Desalination opened its Aus$ 5 million Desalination Research Facility and Desal Discovery Centre (NCEDA) at Murdoch University’s Rockingham campus near Perth.
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Aus$ 3.8 million announced for new Australian desalination research
The new Aus $3.8 million (US$ 4.03 million) federal funding for research announced at the opening of the new research centre by the Australian National Centre of Excellence includes eleven new projects involving eight Australian universities, plus other universities, companies and organisations across the world.
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OC pilot desalination pumping to restart in October
The pilot plant for the South Orange Coastal Ocean Desalination Project in California will resume discharging into the ocean in October 2011 following alterations to the discharge pipeline, which are about to go for bidding.
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NCEDA to fund 20 scholarships for innovative desalination research
The National Centre of Excellence in Desalination Australia (NCEDA) announced on 17 August 2011 that 20 scholarships for new desalination research worth Aus$ 580,000 (US$ 608,000) will be offered to university graduates.
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Radcliffe to chair Australian water recycling committee
Dr John Radcliffe, who currently chairs the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences & Engineering (ATSE) Water Forum, has been appointed chairperson of the Australian Water Recycling Centre of Excellence Research Advisory Committee.
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WRRF funds water-reuse green building project
The WateReuse Research Foundation (WRRF) has given a grant to a team including American Water, Hazen & Sawyer and Alliance Environmental, to conduct a joint research project to develop “green” building guidance for the water reuse industry.
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NIST test measures RO membrane strength
A technique that tests the mechanical properties of reverse osmosis (RO) membranes as well as other near-nanoscale films has been demonstrated by researchers at the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
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IDA scholarships for PhD students in US and Singapore
The International Desalination Association (IDA) has awarded its Channabasappa Memorial Scholarship for 2011 to Errol M Glenn of the USA and Sim Siang Tze Victor of Singapore.
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Minton to lead WRRF research programs
Julie Minton has been appointed director of research programs by the WateReuse Research Foundation (WRRF), which conducts and promotes applied research on water reuse and desalination.
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WateReuse Foundation looking to test ERDs
Testing manufacturers’ claims about energy-reduction devices for seawater desalination is one of four requests for proposals that have been invited within the next 3-6 weeks by the WateReuse Research Foundation.