Tag: Seawater
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Energy Recovery: ‘hyper-focused’ on water
The former chief financial director of Energy Recovery has now stepped into the top job as chief executive on a permanent basis. He reveals plans to develop new packaged product for the desalination market, and takes a wry line on the industry’s lively rumour mill.
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Almar Water Solutions signs MoU with ENAPAC project, Chile
Almar Water Solutions has become an equity investor in ENAPAC, a proposed solar-powered desalination project in Atacama, Chile.
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Cyclone Mekunu shuts Sembcorp’s Salalah desalination plant
Sembcorp Salalah Water and Power Co has shut down its desalination plant in Oman due to rough seas whipped up by Cyclone Mekunu, reports Reuters.
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Hyflux exits contract with SWCC amid company reorganisation
Hyflux has quit a contract with Saudi Arabia’s Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) for three seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) plants, amid moves to restructure the company.
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Hitachi and Toray target 20 per cent RO energy reduction in Saudi demo
Hitachi and Toray are to demonstrate a low energy seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) system in Saudi Arabia, in a project that will draw lessons from the Mega-ton Water System.
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DeepWater Desal drives to overturn Monterey County ownership rule
Desalination project developer DeepWater Desal, in California, US, is seeking to overturn the rules of Monterey County that all desalination plants must be publicly owned, reports Monterey Herald.
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Tunisia officially opens its first desalination plant
Tunisia’s first desalination plant was officially opened by prime minister Youssef Chahed on 3 May 2018.
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Piedmont signs new supply and distribution contracts
Piedmont, a producer of corrosion resistant equipment for desalination plants, has signed a roster of new supply and partner distribution agreements globally.
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OPWP signs ACWA Power, Veolia and Dhofar Development for Salalah project
Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP) has signed ACWA Power Saudi Arabia, Veolia Middle East, and Dhofar International Development and Investment, on a build, own and operate contract for Salalah Water Desalination Plant.
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Suez and Middle East plants top 2018 Global Water Awards
Suez has scooped the Desalination Company of the Year Award, and Middle East facilities topped the desal plant categories at this year’s Global Water Awards from Global Water Intelligence (GWI).