Tag: Seawater
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Ceremony marks Yanbu 2 MED desalination completion
The completion ceremony for the Yanbu Phase 2 Expansion seawater desalination plant was held on 19 December 2012 by Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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More moves on Monterey desalination proposals
The final report on the choice of seawater desalination plants proposed for the Monterey Peninsula in California was presented to the Monterey Peninsula Regional Water Authority on 18 December 2012 by its consultant, Separation Processes Inc.
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University may manage Texas desalination study
The Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) in Texas, USA, is to negotiate an agreement with the Sustainable Energy Research Institute at the University of Texas at San Antonio to manage a feasibility study for a proposed seawater desalination plant.
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Carlsbad desalination construction gets going at last
Poseidon Resources announced on 27 December 2012 that it had secured all necessary funding for the Carlsbad Desalination Project and that its engineering, procurement and construction contractor, Kiewit Shea Desalination, had been given the green light to start construction.
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EU to support saline-aquifer desalination in Djibouti
A 22,500 m³/d brackish-water desalination plant, expandable to double that size and powered by renewable energy, is to be built in the East African state of Djibouti with support from the European Union (EU).
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EDS publishes details of membrane design course
The European Desalination Society (EDS) has published details of its first event in 2013, a three-day intensive course on Membrane Technology Process & System Design.
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Culligan expanding mobile treatment business
Culligan Matrix Solutions, Culligan International’s commercial and industrial division, is expanding its mobile treatment solutions for brackish, surface and sea water in response to increasing demand for this service.
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Melbourne plant reaches full capacity
Suez Environnement announced on 7 December 2012 that the Victorian desalination plant being built in Melbourne, Australia, by its subsidiary Degrémont was officially commissioned on 17 November 2012 and has reached its full drinking water production capacity of 450,000 m³/d (150 million m³/year).
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Major water-sector contractor formed in Dubai
The Leighton Group, which has been involved in the construction of three of Australia’s large seawater desalination plants, has brought two group companies together in Dubai, UAE, to create a strong water and environment contracting company.
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Agreement over failed Monterey desalination plan
Agreement was reached on 4 December 2012 on legal and monetary issues resulting from the failed Monterey Regional Desalination Project, which was abandoned earlier this year.