Tag: Research
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Another carbon nanotube desalination system launched
A carbon-nanotube technology for water desalination and other liquid-based-separations has been licensed by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in the USA exclusively to Porifera Inc of Hayward, California, a company set up in 2008 to market the technology.
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Canadian desalination innovation uses evaporation for energy
Two graduates from the Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada, have developed an innovative solar process for desalinating seawater. Their start-up company, Saltworks Technologies Inc, claims that the process can reduce electricity requirements by up to 80% and has the potential to cut the cost of desalinated water in half.
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Singapore signals more water co-operation with the Dutch
The Netherlands Water Partnership (NWP) and PUB, the national water agency of Singapore, signed a letter of intent on 22 October 2009 to boost collaborations undertaken by businesses and research institutions in the fields of science, technology and innovations in Singapore’s water sector.
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Funds on the way for Long Beach desalination R&D
Federal US funding for the Long Beach desalination and water-reuse development projects in California now only needs President Obama’s signature after the Senate on 15 October 2009 approved the final version of the US$ 33.5 billion 2010 Energy & Water Appropriations bill.
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Innovations in IDA Congress technical program
Round-table sessions and touch-screen availability of poster presentations will be used for the first time in the International Desalination Association’s World Congress in Dubai on 7-12 November 2009, IDA announced on 19 October 2009.
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‘New paradigm’ need for CECs, US workshop finds
The need for a new paradigm for water and wastewater treatment, which prioritizes chemicals (or chemical classes) with similar modes/mechanisms of action for further evaluation, was a principal conclusion of a workshop held in California, USA, in April 2009, the results of which have just been published.
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WRF issues requests for two reuse proposals
The WateReuse Foundation (WRF)is seeking responses by 19 November 2009 to two new Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for water-reuse research projects.
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WERF forum goes virtual
On 8 December 2009, the US Water Environment Research Federation’s 5th Research Forum will go virtual, available on your PC or laptop. The event will cover the latest on wastewater, stormwater and water quality research, and is free to WERF subscribers.
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B&V chief named to WERF research council
Dr Terry Johnson, senior vice president for Black & Veatch’s global water business, has been appointed to the US Water Environment Research Foundation’s (WERF) Research Council.
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USEPA unveils nanomaterials research strategy
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched a new research strategy on 29 September 2009 seeking better understanding of how manufactured nanomaterials may harm human health and the environment.