Tag: Seawater
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Intensive short desalination course from UNESCO-IHE
An intensive short course on Membrane Technology in Drinking & Industrial Water Treatment has been announced by UNESCO-IHE).
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Samoa first to draw from Japanese solar/desalination fund
Samoa on 17 June 2011 became the first country to access a Japanese fund set up for solar power generation and seawater desalination or a combination of both.
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China’s Tri-Tech acquires Wisconsin desalination provider
Desalination and wastewater treatment provider J&Y International Inc, based in Wisconsin, USA, was acquired by subsidiaries of Tri-Tech Holding Inc of China on 9 June 2011.
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Dubai amends laws to permit IWPPs
Following its announcement of its first independent power and water project (IWPP) at Hassyan with a 454,000 m³/d desalination plant, Dubai has amended the royal decree that set up the Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) in 1992 to allow more IWPPs.
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MWD move will not affect Carlsbad desalination, says Poseidon
Poseidon Resources on 16 June 2011 denied reports that the current standoff in Southern California between the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) and the San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) will affect the Carlsbad Desalination Project.
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Cape Town action on desalination and water reuse
The City of Cape Town, South Africa, is planning to issue a tender for a feasibility study of a “large‐ scale” seawater desalination plant within the next month. The study will determine the most appropriate location and size for such a plant.
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El Salitral desalination bids to close in July
The Comisión Estatal del Agua (CEA) in the state of Baja California, Mexico, is expecting between five and eight firm offers when tenders close on 22 July 2011 for the El Salitral seawater desalination plant in Ensenada.
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Self-cleaning FRP filters introduced for salty water
A range of self-cleaning filters in fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP) designed for brackish, brine and seawater applications such as desalination has been introduced by Forsta Filters in the USA.
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Aquatech awarded SWRO plant in Ras Al Kaimah
Aquatech is to build a 15 MIGD (68,000 m³/d) seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination facility at Ghalilah for the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, UAE.
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Ovivo to be ‘selective’ about desalination projects
Releasing its fourth quarter financial results on 9 June 2011, Canadian water/pulp and paper group GLV Inc reported progress in its Ovivo water treatment group, formed when the company took over Christ Water Technology AG in 2009, but expressed reservations about its desalination operations.