Tag: Seawater
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‘Challenges are shared across the border’, Mitch Thompson, Otay
Water from NSC Agua’s desalination plant in Rosarito, Baja California, is a critical component of Otay’s diversification efforts.
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Consolidated Water lines up Mexican mega-project
The Playas de Rosarito seawater RO desalination mega-plant project has been six years in the making. It began as a twinkle in Consolidated Water’s eye even before Mexico had introduced its new public-private partnerships law, but the act’s introduction in 2012 gave the project a clear structure for moving ahead.
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Who will buy GE Water & Process Technologies?
The news that GE wants to sell its Water & Process Technologies business sent a ripple of surprise through the global desalination industry last week, with many at first asking: "Why?"
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IDA extends deadline for Congress submissions
The International Desalination Association (IDA) has extended the deadline for submitting abstracts for consideration in the technical programme for the 2017 IDA World Congress in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The new deadline is 11:59pm (EDT) next Tuesday, November 15, 2016.
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New desalination capacity rises by 16 per cent
Desalination capacity of 3.7 million m3/d was added globally in the year to June 30, 2016, representing a 16 per cent rise on 3.2 million m3/d of new capacity added the previous year.
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Sulzer to supply a package of pumps to Sohar plant
Swiss technology and services company Sulzer is to provide a package of 49 pumping units to the new 250,000 m3/d desalination plant in Sohar, Oman.
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Xianda signs BOO deal for desal plant in Tianjin, China
An operating agreement for a proposed desalination plant at Tianjin, the largest port city in northern China, was signed on November 8, 2016, by Xianda Seawater Resources Company of Malaysia, and Tianjin Administrative Commission.
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AquaVenture acquires desalination operation in Peru
AquaVenture subsidiary Seven Seas Water has paid $46 million in cash for Aguas de Bayova (ADB), a supplier of seawater and desalinated water to Compania Minera Miski Mayo (CMMM), the operator of Bayovar phosphate mine in Peru.
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Oman begins tender for first private desalination project
Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWPC) has issued a request for qualifications for developers wanting to compete for Oman’s first privately owned water project, reports Zawya.
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Wave-powered design duo aim to crowd-fund desal pilot
SAROS, a design for a seawater RO desalination system powered by the energy in ocean waves, has kicked off an Indiegogo crowd-funding campaign to raise $25,000.