Tag: Seawater
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Near-shore naval desalination units to be developed
Alion Science and Technology of Virginia, USA, announced on 24 April 2012 that it had been awarded a US$ 5 million contract to develop an advanced, energy-efficient shipboard desalination system for the Office of Naval Research (ONR).
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New Monterey desalination plan launched by Cal Am
A 5.4-9.0 MGD (20,440-34,000 m³/d) desalination plant located in North Marina employing slant well intake technology remains at the heart of California American Water (Cal Am)’s latest proposal for supplying the Monterey Peninsula.
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BEL supplying RO pressure vessels for Ashdod
More than 5,250 pressure vessels are to be supplied to the 100 million m³/year Ashdod desalination plant in Israel by BEL Group.
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City votes to join California desalination project
The city council of Pacific Grove in California voted on 18 April 2012 to establish a public agency relationship with Nader Agha of Desal America to be lead agency for a seawater desalination plant.
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CDA workshop on desalination management and economics
The Chinese Desalination Association is to hold a workshop on Desalination Management & Economics following the 2012 Qingdao International Conference on Desalination & Water Reuse.
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MECO wins US Navy desalination contracts
Louisiana-based MECO has been awarded the design and development of advanced shipboard desalination units for the US Navy under contracts with the Office of Naval Research.
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RFQ issued for Huntington Beach desalination engineers
Engineering firms have been invited to qualify to serve as the Owner’s Engineer for the Huntington Beach Seawater Desalination Project in California, USA.
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IDA launches Energy Task Force in Marseille
The International Desalination Association (IDA) has formed a global Energy Task Force whose goal is to achieve a 20% reduction in energy consumption in all major seawater desalination processes by 2015.
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Iran ‘starting US$ 1 billion desalination project’
Media in Azerbaijan and Turkey reported on 9 April 2012 that Iran had begun a US$ 1 billion seawater desalination project in Mazandaran province.
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New membrane and desalination leaders in CH2M Hill changes
A number of leadership changes to the top water team of US engineer CH2M Hill were announced on 5 April 2012, including new leaders for membrane and desalination technology.