Tag: Water Treatment
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China’s Tri-Tech acquires Wisconsin desalination provider
Desalination and wastewater treatment provider J&Y International Inc, based in Wisconsin, USA, was acquired by subsidiaries of Tri-Tech Holding Inc of China on 9 June 2011.
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Canada’s largest MBR plant will have GE membranes
A 36,000 m³/d expanded membrane bioreactor will be at the heart of an upgraded wastewater treatment plant for the city of Brandon in Manitoba, Canada.
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Ovivo to be ‘selective’ about desalination projects
Releasing its fourth quarter financial results on 9 June 2011, Canadian water/pulp and paper group GLV Inc reported progress in its Ovivo water treatment group, formed when the company took over Christ Water Technology AG in 2009, but expressed reservations about its desalination operations.
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Oil sands UF water treatment won by H2O Innovation
A Can$ 9.4 million (US$ 9.6 million) contract for a membrane-based water treatment package has been awarded to H2O Innovation Inc by Fort Hills Energy LP for the Fort Hills Oil Sands Project in Alberta, Canada.
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PureSafe signs sales deal with Global Drinking Water
Leslie Kessler, CEO of PureSafe Water Systems Inc, based in New York state, announced on 2 June 2011 that his company had signed a non-exclusive sales representative agreement with Global Drinking Water Services of Virginia.
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Pall’s Cortland plant ships 500th membrane system
Pall Corporation’s plant in Cortland, USA, achieved a milestone on 6 June 2011 by completing and shipping its 500th Pall Aria™ municipal water system. The company is a leading supplier of standardized membrane water treatment systems to municipalities and industry.
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WERF seeking research funding pre-proposals by July
The Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) has invited pre-proposals by 14 July 2011 for funding of up to US$ 530,000 dollars (in total) under its Unsolicited Research Program.
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California advanced treatment projects get Reclamation funding
The US Bureau of Reclamation has selected eight desalination/water reuse construction projects in California for funding under the WaterSMART Title XVI Water Reclamation & Reuse Program.
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Liberatore becomes GE’s main membrane man
Frederick Liberatore, who has been leading GE’s process membrane business for the past two years, has been given an expanded role as commercial domain leader for spiral-wound and flat-sheet membranes – water and process technologies.
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Tri-Tech planning forward-osmosis pilot plants
Chinese water and wastewater treatment company Tri-Tech Holdings announced on 13 May 2011 that its current plans include constructing and operating one or more forward-osmosis (FO) pilot units using technology licensed from Arizona-based Hydration Technology Innovations (HTI).