Tag: Water Scarcity
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Chinese lead water-reuse positivity in GE survey
GE announced on 5 June 2013 the final part of the results from its three-country 3,000-sample consumer water-reuse survey.
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Speakers announced for IDA conference in Banff
Speakers and sessions for the May conference on Water Recycling and Desalination for the Oil & Gas Industry have been announced by the organizers, the International Desalination Association (IDA).
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IDA announces May 2013 oil and gas conference
The International Desalination Association (IDA) is to organize its first technical conference focused on water treatment strategies for the oil & gas industry.
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Pretreatment adaptation for Namibian SWRO plant
A 400 m³/d seawater reverse-osmosis desalination plant in Walvis Bay, Namibia, is to be upgraded under a contract announced at the end of September by Aqua Services & Engineering (ASE).
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Installed desalination growth slowed in 2011‑2012
Installed desalination capacity around the world rose by only 9% last year to reach 78.4 million m³/d, according to the latest data published by the International Desalination Association (IDA) and Global Water Intelligence (GWI).
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Texas moves towards direct potable reuse
The US state of Texas has taken a step towards direct potable water reuse (DPR) with the Texas Water Development Board awarding a study project to Alan Plummer Associates Inc, consultants based in the state.
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South Australia looks at 2050 arid-land water balance
The South Australian (SA) state government is assessing sustainable water supplies for its arid regions up to 2050 and will complete The South Australian Arid Lands Demand & Supply Statement by December 2012.
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NCEDA’s CEO attacks east-coast desalination critics
As Perth, on Australia’s west coast, experiences its driest July on record, the CEO of the National Centre of Excellence in Desalination Australia (NCEDA), Neil Palmer, has taken on the media and politicians on the country’s east coast over the recent spending on desalination.
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Aquatech implementing ZLD for Chinese fertilizer plant
A concentrated brine treatment plant for a Chinese fertilizer is to be provided by Aquatech in the city of Ordos in the Inner Mongolia region.
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Status and Prospects for Seawater Desalination in China
Through more than 50 years of research and development, China has made considerable progress in both desalination technologies and engineering projects. According to statistics from the China Desalination Association, at the end of 2011, 73 seawater desalting plants had been established, with a total seawater desalination output of 643,000 m /d. The capacity of those…