Tag: Saudi Arabia
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Financial meetings held over Gaza desalination project
The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) announced on 18 January 2012 that a delegation headed by deputy secretary general Rafiq Husseini visited Kuwait and Saudi Arabia during the previous week to present the Gaza water desalination project to financing institutions.
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New Dubai base for Black & Veatch
Engineering company Black & Veatch (B&V) announced on 11 January 2012 that it has moved its Middle East office to a new location in Dubai, UAE.
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Oman desalination workshop to look at red tides
Experts from the Middle East and Australia are organizing a joint expert workshop on the dangers for desalination plants of harmful algal blooms (HABs), commonly called “red tides” in Oman on 8- 9 February 2012.
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IDA chooses Singapore week to launch desalination academy
The International Desalination Association’s (IDA) newly established Desalination Academy is to be formally launched in conjunction with Singapore International Water Week, 1- 5 July 2012.
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Record-breaking MSF desalination unit sails for Saudi
Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction has successfully completed fabrication of the world’s largest multi-stage flash (MSF) evaporator.
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Saudi-Japanese agreement on solar-thermal desalination research
A research cooperation agreement was signed on 30 November 2011 in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, between the Desalination Research Institute, part of the Saline Water Conversion Corporation, and Hitachi Zozen of Japan.
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Saudi forum discount for IDA members
The International Desalination Association (IDA) announced on 17 November 2011 that its members would be eligible for a 10% discount on delegate fees for the 2011 Saudi Water & Power Forum (SWPF 2011), which will be held 4-6 December 2011 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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ClydeUnion pumps for Kindasa desalination expansion
UK-based ClydeUnion Pumps has been awarded a contract by Kindasa Water Services to supply pumps for an additional train for the existing Kindasa seawater reverse-osmosis (SWRO) desalination plant in Saudi Arabia.
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German/Saudi JV to make ceramic membranes for RO pretreatment
German nanotechnology investment company Nanostart announced on 20 October 2011 that one of its holdings, ItN Nanovation AG, had finalised a joint venture (JV) agreement with Saudi Arabian company Jaffali to produce ceramic flat membranes (CFMs) primarily for pretreatment for reverse-osmosis.
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BEL wins Saudi pressure-vessel contract
BEL Composite Ibérica, Spain, has been awarded the supply contract for glass-reinforced plastic pressure-vessels for the 11,000 m³/d water treatment plant at Princess Noura bint Abdul Rahman University for Women, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.