Tag: Research
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Water Corporation/Murdoch U to host 2010 IDA Fellowship Program
The International Desalination Association (IDA) has named the Water Corporation and Murdoch University in Western Australia as joint host agencies for its 2010 Fellowship Award Program.
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Russia sets up water treatment membrane development project
The Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies (Rusnano) is to finance a project for producing nanostructured membranes and separation modules for water treatment in various industries.
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Work starts on Queensland desalination plant
Preliminary work is beginning at the start of 2010 for a desalination plant to serve the Agnes Water and Seventeen Seventy communities in Queensland, Australia.
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United Water and Degremont Infilco set up new research base
Two US subsidiaries of Suez Environnement launched a four-project research venture worth US$ 1.2 million to advance innovative efforts in providing safe drinking water and state-of-the-art wastewater treatment.
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Stover quits ERI ‘to pursue other endeavours’
Dr Richard Stover, one of the key figures in the rise of Energy Recovery Inc in the last decade, has resigned from the company “to pursue other endeavours”.
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USEPA provides US$ 10 million for water/wastewater research
Water reuse research will be in one of the key areas to be funded by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) which is giving US$ 10 million to Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) to evaluate new technologies to help utilities cope with aging and failing water and wastewater systems.
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Pharmaceuticals a problem for NF wastewater reuse, says paper
Even nanofiltration (NF) plus ultraviolet (UV) disinfection is not enough to be sure of removing some persistent pharmaceuticals from wastewater, a study in Sweden has found.
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EIB gives Acciona € 185 million R&D loan
Desalination and water treatment are among the fields to be supported by a € 185 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to Spanish company Acciona SA in support of its research, development and innovation (RDI) programme.
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Are you ready for CaviGulation?
Cavitation Technologies Inc, which has been touting its nano technologies around various industries over the past year, has announced the development of the CaviGulation system, designed for physico-chemical reactions used in water treatment and desalination in particular.
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Modern Water claims Oman success
Modern Water plc announced on 12 November that its desalination plant in Oman has been successfully commissioned and fresh water production has commenced.