Tag: Singapore
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Acciona to build Sembcorp’s Fujairah 1 expansion
Singapore’s Sembcorp Industries has signed a 20‑year water purchase agreement with the Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Company (ADWEC) which will enable it to expand its Fujairah 1 Independent Water & Power Plant (IWPP) by 30 MIGD (136,000 m³/d).
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Hyflux looking for Tuaspring desalination finance
Singapore desalination provider Hyflux Ltd announced on 11 January 2013 that it was starting financing discussions for the Sing$ 1.05 billion (US$ 855 million) Tuaspring Desalination Plant in Singapore.
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IDA energy task force meeting in Abu Dhabi
The International Desalination Association (IDA) will convene the first meeting of its global Energy Task Force in conjunction with the International Water Summit, which takes place on 15-17 January 2013 in Abu Dhabi.
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Hitachi signs Indian desalination water purchase accord
Japan’s Hitachi announced on 13 January 2013 that its consortium with Hyflux of Singapore had concluded a water purchase agreement with Dahej SEZ Ltd (DSL), the management company of the Dahej Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Gujarat, India, for water from its proposed desalination plant in the SEZ.
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Singapore offers grants for water-treatment SMEs
An inaugural grant call was launched on 17 December 2012 by SPRING Singapore (SPRING) and PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency, through the Environment & Water Industry Programme Office (EWI), for Singapore enterprises to develop innovative water treatment technologies.
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Another patent for Aquaporin in China
Danish company Aquaporin A/S has received a Notification of Allowance from the Chinese government’s State Intellectual Property Office for its patent application titled Methods for Production of Salinity Power.
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Reynolds to lead CH2M Hill in MENA and India
Chartered engineer Neil Reynolds has been appointed regional managing director for CH2M Hill’s operations in Middle East/North Africa (MENA) and India.
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Siemens to sell its water treatment/desalination business
German giant Siemens is to sell its water treatment business known as Siemens Water Technologies, which is active predominantly in the North American market.
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Americans value water availability over price – GE survey
More than 80% of Americans are more concerned about the availability of water in the future and its quality than they are about its price, origin and treatment.
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Agreement signed for memsys MD use in sugar industry
Memsys of Singapore/Germany has signed an exclusive global agreement with Concord Enviro of India for use of its membrane distillation (MD) system to treat molasses wastewater from the sugar industry.