Tag: Seawater
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Membranes attract LG Chem investment focus
Korean chemical giant, LG Chem, is focusing its investment on its water treatment operation built on its acquisition of NanoH2O as one of three business strands chosen as “more promising” and showing “growth potential”.
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Fifth project enters the Masdar trial
An ongoing energy efficiency trial, in Abu Dhabi, of four new desalination plant designs is to get a fifth participant.
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Rejected slant well could work
A water intake system previously rejected for a proposed desalination plant at Huntington Beach could be viable if it is used differently, according to environmental organisation, Orange County Coastkeeper.
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CalAm opts for recycling over desalination
In a testimony supporting a major groundwater replenishment project, president of water supplier, California American Water (CalAm), Rob MacLean, has told the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) the proposed project was preferable to building a large desalinated facility.
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Chile mulls desalination for drought-blighted regions
Chile’s chamber of deputies has approved a resolution calling for an investigation into the feasibility of building desalination plants and prioritizing regions hardest hit by drought.
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Black & Veatch picks up deals in Hong Kong and Singapore
Consultant, Black & Veatch, has won contracts to provide key roles in two planned desalination projects in Hong Kong and Singapore. Both projects, according to Black & Veatch, will set new design and energy-use benchmarks for water treatment plants.
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Developer rejects claims that Huntingdon Beach project could face flood risk
The developer behind a proposed desalination project at Huntington Beach, California has rejected claims that high tides over the Christmas weekend could signal a surge in flood protection costs for the plant.
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US water recycling research bodies to merge
US research bodies, Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) and the WateReuse Research Foundation (WRRF), have unveiled plans to merge both organisations.
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California regulators seek less water restriction as Carlsbad kicks in
California regulators have proposed that a 25% state-mandated water conservation target should be eased off on grounds including the start up of major desalination and water reuse programmes.
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Oman’s Sur expansion is 70% complete
Construction of Sharqiyah Desalination Company’s expansion project for water desalination in Sur, Oman, is 70% complete. The extension project is expected to be completed by mid-2016, said project manager, Veolia.