Tag: Seawater
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Electrochemical desalination MoU signed in Singapore
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Singapore’s national water agency, PUB, and Evoqua Water Technologies to further develop electrochemical desalination technology was one of five MoUs signed during Singapore International Water Week, which ended on 5 June 2014.
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Texas Desalination Association plans September conference
The Texas Desalination Association is hosting its second annual conference Texas Desal 2014: Best Practices and Emerging Technology on 11-12 September 2014 in Austin, Texas.
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Malaysian desalination plant in Tianjin will be ZLD
A groundbreaking ceremony took place on 29 May 2014 for an industrial desalination project in Tianjin, China, which is claimed to be the first zero-liquid discharge seawater desalination project in the world.
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Clear support for desalination in Soquel Water District
Seventy per cent of people in California’s Soquel Creek District support desalination as an “excellent” or “good” option for addressing the water supply needs of the area, according to a survey carried out for the district.
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Abengoa to build SWRO plant in Agadir, Morocco
Spanish contractor Abengoa has been chosen by Morocco’s Office National de l’Electricité et de l’Eau Potable (ONEE) to construct a new desalination plant in Agadir, Morocco.
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Land-purchase brings Consolidated’s Mexican SWRO nearer
The planned Rosarito seawater desalination project in Mexico close to the US border took a step nearer on 22 May 2014 when Consolidated Water Co Ltd announced that it had completed the land purchase for the project.
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Grenada government tries again with RO desalination
The report on the Grenada government’s website on 21 May 2014 that it was building reverse-osmosis (RO) desalination plants on the islands of Carriacou and Petite Martinique might not be quite as good as it sounds.
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Fluor to build Dow’s RO membrane factory in Saudi Arabia
Fluor Corporation has been awarded a contract by the Dow Chemical Company to build Dow’s reverse osmosis (RO) membrane manufacturing facility in Jubail Industrial City II in Saudi Arabia.
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Comparison of three 2013 Caribbean SWRO desalination systems
Florida-based Seven Seas Water commissioned three desalination plants in the Caribbean in 2013. This article looks at the technical differences between the plants and the challenges in commissioning them. This article first appeared in the February/March 2014 issue of Desalination & Water Reuse magazine.
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NanoH2O confirms its acquisition by LG Chem
Desalination membrane manufacturer NanoH2O confirmed on 12 May 2014 the finalization of its sale to Korea’s LG Chem on 30 April 2014.