Tag: Singapore
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Hyflux may build two large desalination plants in Libya
Hyflux Ltd of Singapore and General Desalination Company (GDC) of Libya signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) on 24 June 2009 giving Hyflux the rights to work with GDC to jointly invest into and develop two reverse-osmosis desalination plants in Libya.
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Toray to set up desalination/reuse R&D lab in Singapore
The establishment of Toray Water Technology Laboratory (TWTL) in Singapore to conduct research and development of water treatment technologies was announced by Toray Industries Inc on 24 June 2009. The Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute (NEWRI) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) will be Toray’s partner for its research activities in Singapore.
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New Singapore center will develop desalination/reuse solutions
GE and the National University of Singapore (NUS) are investing US$ 100 million in the Singapore Water Technology Center, which will seek new solutions for low-energy seawater desalination, water reclamation and more efficient water reuse.
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Dutch foundation and Hyflux agree on membrane research
A memorandum of understanding for research on advanced membrane separation technologies was signed on 23 June 2009 in Singapore between the Dutch Technology Foundation (STW) and Hyflux Ltd.
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Second-generation ceramic membrane launched by Hyflux
A second-generation InoCep hollow-fibre ceramic membrane was launched by Hyflux CEPAration Technologies BV at the Singapore International Water Week on 23 June 2009.
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Australia’s desalination centre sited at Murdoch University
Australia’s new National Centre of Excellence in Desalination is to be hosted by Murdoch University’s Rockingham campus as a result of a Aus$ 20 million (US$ 15.5 million) award from the federal government.
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WRF and PUB sign reuse and desalination research agreement
An agreement to cofund up to US$ 5 million worth of research on water reuse and desalination was signed on 18 May 2009 between the WateReuse Foundation (WRF) and PUB, Singapore’s national water agency.
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GE and Singapore university agree to study low-energy desalination
New solutions for low-energy seawater desalination will be one area of research resulting from an agreement announced on 19 March 2009 between the National University of Singapore (NUS) and GE Water.
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UK seawater desalination may become necessary, says IMechE report
Seawater desalination may become necessary in the United Kingdom if precipitation does not provide sufficient water, according to a report Climate change: adapting to the inevitable published in February 2009 by the UK Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
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Hyflux bucks recession with 79% profits jump
Hyflux, the Singapore-based water treatment and desalination company, reported record earnings for the financial year ending December 2008.