Tag: Singapore
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Sembcorp takes on ZLD water management plant in China
A total water management plant to support a coal-to-diesel project in Wangqiao Industrial Park, located in Changzhi city in China’s Shanxi province, is to be provided by Sembcorp Industries of Singapore, the company announced on 18 October 2013.
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Sembcorp announces successful IPO for Salalah IWPP
Singapore’s Sembcorp Industries announced on 26 September 2013 the successful close of its intial public offering (IPO) for part of its joint venture in Oman, Sembcorp Salalah Power & Water Co.
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Five newcomers voted onto IDA board
Five new faces were elected directly to the board of the International Desalination Association (IDA) for 2013‑15.
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Tuaspring SWRO desalination plant opens in Singapore
Singapore’s second large seawater desalination plant was officially opened on 18 September 2013 by the prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong.
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Nanotube research could lead to point‑of‑use desalination
Membrane filtration using plasma-modified ultralong carbon nanotubes may lead to rechargeable point-of-use potable water purification appliances with superior desalination, disinfection and filtration properties according to a paper published in Nature Communications (4, article number: 2220) on 13 August 2013.
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Registration opened for next IDA Academy courses
The International Desalination Association has opened registration for the next IDA Desalination Academy courses in Singapore on 16‑19 September 2013.
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United Envirotech to acquire Singapore membrane-maker
Singapore’s United Envirotech Ltd (UEL) is to acquire its own membrane manufacturing capability by spending S$ 293.4 million (US$ 231 million) on a 100% stake in Memstar Pte Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Memstar Technology Ltd, also of Singapore, plus certain assets.
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Ion exchange + ceramic MF for UK water treatment plant
A water treatment plant using suspended ion-exchange (SIX) and ceramic microfiltration is to be built by the UK’s South West Water using CeraMac technology from PWN Technologies of the Netherlands.
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Singapore trial proves ceramic-ozone synergy
Since September 2011, PUB, Singapore’s national water agency, has been testing a new ceramic membrane treatment technology as a filter for removal of suspended matter and biological pathogens. After 18 months of testing, PUB is now exploring whether ceramic membrane filtration can be included as an option in the design to upgrade Choa Chu Kang…
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Wastewater reuse in new USEPA-Singapore agreement
The US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has signed an agreement with Singapore’s national water agency, PUB, to collaborate on sustainable urban water management, including water reuse and resource recovery from wastewater.