Tag: Spain
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Chennai desalination plant delayed again
The Minjur seawater desalination plant in Tamil Nadu, India, which will supply the city of Chennai, has once again exceed the deadline set for its completion.
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Severn Trent Services acquires Spanish partner
Severn Trent Services has acquired PS Apliclor SA, a leading supplier of water and wastewater solutions based in Barcelona, Spain. The acquisition is part of Severn Trent Services’ plan to significantly grow its business in Europe.
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MD developer seeking US powerplant partners
Swedish membrane distillation (MD) manufacturer Scarab AB is seeking US powerplant operators to allow it to demonstrate the technology’s ability to convert waste streams to feedwater using waste heat from turbines and engines.
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Catalunya’s president opens Barcelona desalination plant
The € 230 million El Prat de Llobregat desalination, which will supply Barcelona with 200,000 m³/d of potable water, was officially opened on 22 July 2009 by the president of the Generalitat de Catalunya, José Montilla, and Environment Minister Elena Espinosa.
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Flowserve wins three Calder orders in Spain
Flowserve Corporation announced on 9 July 2009 that it had received three orders for Calder energy-recovery devices for seawater reverse-osmosis desalination projects in Spain including the Campo de Dalais project, which will receive the recently upgraded DWEER units.
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Desalination “part of Reclamation’s toolkit”, AMTA told
Commissioner of the US Bureau of Reclamation Mike Connor believes “desalination has to be part of the toolkit” that the bureau uses to address the issue of shrinking water resources in the western United States.
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Chennai desalination plant ‘will finish in 2009’
The 100,000 m³/d Minjur desalination plant in Chennai, India, will be completed this year, the state government stated on 27 June 2009, despite a warning related to the implementing consortium from the Fitch financial ratings agency.
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State visit signing for Adelaide desalination expansion
The AdelaideAqua consortium, led by Spain’s Acciona Agua, has received a contract from the state government of South Australia to double the production capacity of the Port Stanvac (Adelaide) desalination plant.
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Acciona accrues Gran Canaria desalination plants
In the Canary Islands, the Consejo Insular de Aguas de Gran Canaria has awarded a €4 million contract to Acciona Agua for the operation, conservation and maintenance of the 5,000 m³/d Roque Prieto and 10,000 m³/d Bocabarranco desal plants located on the island of Gran Canaria.
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Siemens seeks bigger Israel desalination role
According to reports from Israel, Siemens is looking to up its stake in the 275,000 m³/d Soreq desalination plant from supplier to equity partner.