Tag: Saudi Arabia
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Sumitomo backs off Ras Azzour desalination bid
A consortium led by Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation has “put on hold” its plans for the Ras Azzour independent water and power project (IWPP) in Saudi Arabia, according to Reuters.
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IDA Fellowship winners from Iran and Japan
This year’s winners of the International Desalination Association’s Fellowship awards come from Iran and Japan, IDA announced on 27 April 2009.
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Saudi government to take back Ras Azzour desalination
The giant Ras Azzour desalination plant in Saudi Arabia, which was to have produced 1 million m³/d, is now unlikely to be built be private enterprise.
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New nanotech company will benefit desalination, says prince
Desalination is likely to be one of the first sectors to benefit from a new nanotechnology company launched in Saudi Arabia.
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Giant pump facility will serve desalination and other sectors
Flowserve Corporation, USA, and Al-Rushaid Group, Saudi Arabia, announced in Dharan on 23 March 2009 the opening of what they claim is the largest pump manufacturing, repair and testing facility in the Middle East.
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Ionizable hydrophobes behind new IBM desalination membrane
US computer giant IBM, Tokyo-based Central Glass and the King Abdul Aziz City for Science & Technology (KACST) unveiled a novel desalination membrane technology at the World Water Forum in Turkey on 16 March 2009.
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King Saud University seeks wastewater-reuse know-how
Dr Gerhard Schories, technical director of the Water, Energy & Land Use Management Department at ttz Bremerhaven, Gemany, has been appointed to the Prince Khalid Bin Sultan Chair for Water Research (PKC) at King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.
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Amy appointed director of KAUST desalination center
The King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, has appointed Dr Gary L Amy as director of the Water Desalination Research Center and professor of environmental engineering, starting in June 2009.
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KAUST seeking post-doc researchers in desalination and reuse
King Abdullah University Of Science & Technology (KAUST) issued an invitation on 7 February 2009 for applications for post-doctoral research associates in the area of water desalination and reuse to fill several positions at the new KAUST campus in Saudi Arabia.
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IDA Fellowship nomination deadline nears
The International Desalination Association has issued a reminder that the deadline for nominations for the IDA 2009 Fellowship Program is only just over a month away.