Tag: Seawater
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Degremont chooses Dow for green reverse osmosis pilot
Suez Envionnement water treatment subsidiary, Degremont Technologies, has selected Dow Water and Process Solutions to supply ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis membranes for a pilot desalination project in Abu Dhabi, in partnership with renewable energy company Masdar.
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China opens laboratory to drive forward osmosis development
A pairing of leading players in China’s water and petrochemicals industries have launched a venture to develop forward osmosis in seawater desalination that they claim will: “open up a new way for zero liquid discharge (ZLD) in seawater desalination of seawater resources with low energy consumption.”
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Cal Am strikes deal on test well
Utility, California American Water (Cal Am), has struck a deal with cement maker, Cemex, to allow the water firm to drill slant test wells, and possibly production wells, on Cemex’ north Marina sand mining plant site.
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RWL wins contract to build desalination plant in Argentina
RWL Water has won a contact to build what it claims will be Argentina’s largest seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination plant.
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Geosyntec picked to lead subsurface intake study
West Basin Municipal Water District has selected a team led by engineering consultancy, Geosyntec, to study options for subsurface seawater intake for the district’s proposed 75,700-227,100 m³/d seawater reverse osmosis project.
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Oman calls for tenders on desalination plant pair
Oman’s Public Authority for Electricity and Water (PAEW) has unveiled plans to open the construction of two water desalination plants to tender.
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POSCO claims desalination first in Korea
Korean construction company POSCO E&C has completed the construction of what it claims to be the nation’s first commercial seawater desalination plant.
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IDE plans layoffs as it switches focus overseas
Israeli desalination company, IDE Technologies, plans layoffs in its domestic operations and a greater focus on international markets.
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Malaysia’s Malakoff eyes desalination in global advance
Malaysian power and water engineering firm, Malakoff Corporation, is looking to expand its operation and maintenance (O&M) arm, Teknik Janakuasa, beyond its home market with an emphasis that includes desalination.
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California district ups desalination and reuse incentive by 36%
Southern California’s Metropolitan Water District has increased by 36% the financial incentive for water agencies to develop and produce recycled water, recovered groundwater, and desalinated seawater supplies.