Tag: USA
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US Navy orders another new desalination prototype
A new prototype advanced desalination system is to be built for the US Office of Naval Research (ONR) by Louisiana-based MECO. The ONR coordinates, executes and promotes the science and technology programs of the US Navy and Marine Corps.
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Patent award for Lockheed Martin graphene membrane
A graphene desalination membrane material named Perforene™ has been awarded a patent for its designer Lockheed Martin, the US arms manufacturer.
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Nanotech underscores Chicago/Negev research MoU
A research partnership to create new water production and purification technologies for water-scarce regions has been agreed between the University of Chicago (UChicago), USA, and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), Israel.
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ISO set to widen water reuse brief
A proposal to widen current International Standardization Organisation (ISO) work on water reuse for irrigation to include other forms of water reuse was put forward at the beginning of March by three member states, China, Israel and Japan.
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Desalitech wins US golf-course desalination contract
Reverse-osmosis (RO) developer Desalitech Inc has won a competitive bid to supply a water purification system using its Closed Circuit Desalination (CCD) system to the Kittansett Club golf course in Marion, Massachusetts, USA.
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WRRF launches two new water reuse projects
The WateReuse Research Foundation announced two new research projects at the end of February 2013, one looking at direct and one at indirect water reuse.
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SCMA and AMTA arrange joint workshop in Texas
The South Central Membrane Association and the American Membrane Technology Association have arranged a joint technology transfer workshop for the end of September 2013.
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West Basin looks to hire out its desalination test facility
West Basin Municipal Water District in southern California, which is running towards the end of its seawater desalination testing period, is looking to rent out its Ocean Water Desalination Demonstration Facility to manufacturers and other parties interested in making use of its setup.
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Researchers review low and renewable energy desalination
A comprehensive review of some of the latest thinking in low and renewable energy desalination systems was provided on 25 February 2013 at a workshop staged prior to the AMTA/AWWA Membrane Conference in San Antonio, Texas.
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Registration opens for WateReuse research conference
The WateReuse Research Foundation has opened registration for its 17th Annual Water Reuse & Desalination Research Conference to be held in Phoenix, Arizona, on 6-7 May 2013.