Tag: Seawater
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Australia and NZ ferry RO units to Tuvalu
Australia and New Zealand are leading an urgent response to the drought currently afflicting the South Pacific islands of Tuvalu and Tokelau by transporting reverse-osmosis (RO) units to provide a water supply.
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West Australia mine desalination plant review published
A public environmental review (PER) was issued on 26 September 2011 for a 35,000 m³/d seawater desalination plant at Cape Riche in Western Australia, 90 km northeast of Albany.
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GES takes control of Palmachim desalination plant
Global Environmental Solutions Ltd (GES) will take control of Israel’s Palmachim seawater desalination plant after its acquisition of the 28% stake in the plant’s facility company, Via Maris, previously held by Tahal Group International BV.
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Cal Am looking at Monterey desalination fallback plan
At least three other projects involving desalination plants are being looked at by California American Water (Cal Am) to supply water to the Monterey peninsula in case the Regional Desalination Project does not go ahead.
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Koreans devoting R&D cash to gas-hydrate desalination
Korea’s Minister of Land, Transport & Maritime Affairs, Kwon Do-youp, unveiled “a new paradigm” in desalination development when he announced on 4 October 2011 that Korea was pursuing gas-hydrate desalination.
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Metito Overseas appoints senior process engineer
Desalination and water treatment specialist Metito Overseas Ltd, based in Sharjah, UAE, has appointed Sagi Essam El-Din A Ghafour as senior process engineer from September 2011.
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New EIA submitted for Antofagasta desalination plant
A revised environmental impact assessment (EIA) has been submitted by Aguas de Antofagasta for the 86,000 m³/d desalination plant for Antofagasta in Chile’s Region II, according to Business News America on 21 September 2011.
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Minister visits commissioned Spanish desalination plant
Spain’s minister for environment and rural and marine affairs, Rosa Aguilar, visited the 20,000 m³/d Bajo Almanzora seawater desalination plant in Almería province on 20 September 2011 on the occasion of its commissioning.
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Doosan signs 68,000 m³/d MED desalination contract
Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction is to build a 68,000 m³/d multi-effect distillation (MED) desalination plant in the Yanbu region of Saudi Arabia.
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Carlsbad water purchase agreement one step closer
Carlsbad City Council in California voted on 13 September 2011 to approve an agreement with San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) concerning water from the Carlsbad Desalination Project.