Tag: Seawater
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WRRF seeks desalination IM&E mitigation methodology
The WateReuse Research Foundation has issued a request for proposals for development of a methodology for mitigating the dangers to aquatic life posed by seawater desalination plant intakes.
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Water Corporation cooperates on wave-energy desalination
Western Australia’s Water Corporation has signed a cooperation agreement to support the wave-powered seawater desalination pilot project proposed by Carnegie Wave Energy Ltd.
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Santa Cruz officials back off desalination project
City officials have pushed back implementation of the proposed Santa Cruz seawater desalination project in California, as a result of public comment on the draft environmental impact report (EIR).
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KfW signs Djerba desalination loan agreement in Tunisia
Tunisia’s Société Nationale d’Exploitation et de Distribution des Eaux (SONEDE) signed an agreement on 22 August 2013 with the German development bank KfW for a loan of around € 60 million for the Djerba seawater desalination plant.
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Chinese seawater desalination membranes by 2015
The Chinese government recently granted Yuan 7.8 million (US$ 1.3 million) to Quindao Hua Xuan Water Company for a seawater desalination equipment production line, China’s first, according to a report in China Daily.
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Consolidated expects more desalination in Mexico and Bali
Desalination supplier Consolidated Water Co, based in the Cayman Islands, says that its Rosarito project in Mexico has presented an opportunity for two other potential Mexican projects similar in size to its larger Caribbean operations.
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Consultants sought for Ajman SWRO desalination
The Federal Electricity and Water Authority (FEWA) in the UAE has issued a tender (19W/2013) for consultancy services for a seawater reverse-osmosis desalination plant at Al Zawra, Ajman.
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Xylem provides DAF pretreatment for Fujairah 1
Xylem Inc has won a contract to provide a dissolved air flotation (DAF) pretreatment system for the Fujairah 1 Independent Water & Power Plant (IWPP) in the UAE to help ensure an uninterrupted potable water supply from the desalination plant to Abu Dhabi emirate and the east coast.
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Fourth IDE Progreen unit to go to Australian resort
IDE Technologies is to install its Progreen™ desalination system – the fourth installation worldwide – at a five‑star island resort on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef to replace an existing thermal desalination plant.
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Perth groundwater replenishment project gets go-ahead
The Western Australia state government announced on 1 August 2013 that it was adopting groundwater replenishment with reused municipal and industrial wastewater to help secure Perth’s water supplies.