Tag: Saudi Arabia
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International projects to feature in NCEDA workshop
Reports from major international projects will form the basis of a Desalination Workshop to be held in Melbourne, Australia, in November 2013 by the National Centre of Excellence in Desalination Australia (NCEDA).
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Mega-ton project symposium set for Tokyo in November
A symposium is to be held in Japan in November 2013 centred on the Mega-Ton Water System, a national research program to develop sustainable water treatment technologies, including large-scale desalination, that have a low environmental load and are energy-saving and low in cost.
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Shuweihat S2 MSF plant celebrates year of successful operation
At the end of 2012, Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction succeeded in winning the contract for the Yanbu 3 multi-effect distillation seawater desalination plant in Saudi Arabia. At the same time, the company was also celebrating a year’s successful operation of the Shuweihat S2 multi-stage flash desalination plant in Abu Dhabi, UAE. This article looks…
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First Degrémont BWRO unit starts up in Saudi Arabia
The first of the 5,000 m³/d modular brackish-water desalination units being supplied to Saudi Arabia’s National Water Company (NWC) by Degrémont began producing water on 7 February 2013.
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SWCC’s Rabigh plant will be largest SWRO desalination
The approval of the world’s largest seawater reverse-osmosis plant in Saudi Arabia was reported by the government-controlled Saudi Press Agency on 11 February 2013.
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Xylem to open Saudi office soon
Water technology manufacturer Xylem Inc announced on 16 January 2013 at the International Water Summit in Abu Dhabi that it will open a new office in Saudi Arabia in the coming months, as well as up to three additional offices in other key regional markets later this year.
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ABB to supply switchgear to Yanbu 3 desalination
ABB has won an order to design and deliver 420 kV high voltage gas insulated switchgear that will facilitate the supply of power to the Yanbu 3 desalination facility in Saudi Arabia and support the grid integration of a new 2.5 GW power generation plant.
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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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Ceremony marks Yanbu 2 MED desalination completion
The completion ceremony for the Yanbu Phase 2 Expansion seawater desalination plant was held on 19 December 2012 by Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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Major water-sector contractor formed in Dubai
The Leighton Group, which has been involved in the construction of three of Australia’s large seawater desalination plants, has brought two group companies together in Dubai, UAE, to create a strong water and environment contracting company.