Tag: Water Treatment
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New RO membranes reduce pretreatment need
Two new spiral-wound reverse-osmosis (RO) elements from Hydranautics will be on show next week at the American Membrane Technology Association’s 2009 conference and exposition in Austin, Texas.
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Desalination and reuse in California/New Mexico get funding
US Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced on 1 July 2009 27 water reclamation and reuse projects in California and New Mexico identified by the Bureau of Reclamation to share in a total of US$ 134.3 million under the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009.
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Singapore’s NEWater reused wastewater passes latest test
The reclaimed wastewater from Singapore’s NEWater plants passed its 12th bi-annual drinking-water test by an independent international audit panel with flying colours during the country’s Water Week.
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Philippe Gervais appointed chairman of H2O Innovation
Canadian membrane water treatment specialist H2O Innovation Inc announced on 30 June 2009 that Guy Goulet was stepping down as chairman and ceasing to be a director of the company.
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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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ABB to power giant Magtaa RO desalination plant
ABB has been awared a US$ 28 million contract to provide power for the Magtaa desalination plant in Algeria, which, at 500,000 m³/d will be the largest reverse-osmosis plant in the world.
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Doosan completes Luggage Point wastewater reuse job
Doosan Hydro Technology announced on 3 June 2009 that it had completed its work on the Luggage Point Advanced Water Treatment Plant in Queensland, Australia, part of the Western Corridor Recycled Water Project, the southern hemisphere’s largest recycled water project.
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No blanket protection against emerging pollutants – report
Reverse-osmosis treatment removes at least 10 of 32 emerging pollutants surveyed by Lux Research in a report advising investors about technologies to remove substances currently not regulated.
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PWT acquired by H2O Innovation
Canadian water-treatment systems manufacturer H2O Innovation Inc announced on 28 May 2009 the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Professional Water Technologies (PWT) in an arms’ length transaction involving H2O subsidiary Membrane Systems Inc.