Tag: Reverse Osmosis
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Shuqaiq II desalination plant ahead of schedule
The US$ 1.87 billion Shuqaiq II Independent Power and Water Project (IWPP) in Saudi Arabia will be completed before May 2010, the date scheduled for commercial operation.
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Work starts on Salalah desalination and power plant in Oman
The groundbreaking ceremony for the US$ 1 billion Salalah Independent Water and Power Plant (Salalah IWPP) in Oman took place on 10 February 2010.
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El Paso to explore solar power for desalination plant
The City of El Paso Public Service Board voted on 10 February 2010 to explore the possibility of using solar power at the Kay Bailey Hutchison desalination plant in Texas, USA.
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Osmoflo sending desalination units to Gorgon gas field
Australian supplier Osmoflo has begun despatching desalination equipment to the Gorgon gas field project located 130-200km off the north-west coast of Western Australia.
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H2O Innovation sets up Indian joint venture
H2O Innovation Inc of Canada, which supplies water treatment plants, including ultrafiltration and reverse-osmosis systems, announced on 1 February 2010 a joint venture with Chembond Chemicals Limited of Mumbai, India, a leading manufacturer and supplier of specialty performance chemicals.
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New South Wales premier switches on Sydney desalination plant
Sydney’s seawater reverse-osmosis desalination plant was switched on by New South Wales premier Kristina Keneally on 28 January 2008, providing water to meet up to 15% of Sydney’s water needs.
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First indigenous UF plant to open in South Africa in May
The first large drinking water purification demonstration plant in South Africa based on locally manufactured membranes, an 800,000 L/d plant, is currently under construction for Overberg Water in the Western Cape and due to start up in May 2010.
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Integrated membrane design software updated by Hydranautics
The latest version of its IMSDesign membrane projection software was announced by desalination membrane manufacturer Hydranautics of the USA on 26 January 2010.
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New Mexico BWRO seeking waste revenue stream
Processing residual wastes from a proposed brackish-groundwater desalination plant in New Mexico, USA, could provide a revenue of around US$ 4.6 million/year, according to a preliminary engineer report just completed.
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RO units diverted from Bermuda to Haiti
Two reverse-osmosis (RO) desalination units scheduled for a client in Bermuda have been diverted for Haiti earthquake disaster relief by Florida-based Water Treatment Systems Inc (WTS).