Desal Data News | Australia

Desalination plant could attract new industries to Moree district

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00

Moree’s river system is set to be a lot more environmentally friendly with the construction of a desalination The Moree Plains Shire Council has been advised that the water from the Moree Hot Artesian Pool Complex will have to cease from…

Float aims to save water

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00

Water conservation group Aqua Guardian is coming to the market with a $3.75 million initial public The company believes that it is far cheaper to limit evaporation at existing water storages than it is to make water through recycling and…

Bigger, heavier elements easy-to-install

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00

As large-diameter membrane elements are being considered for more projects, questions have been raised about the increased difficulty of handling the larger, heavier units. WDR asked Antonia von Gottberg, Koch Membrane Systems’ technical director…

Rob Heilbronn and Mike Pankratz's new offices

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00

Rob Heilbronn formerly of Acciona and CH2M Hill, has reactivated his consultancy Water & Waste Solutions and is advising one of the potential bidding teams for the Melbourne SWRO project. He is based in Perth and can be contacted at…

Kurnell plant to use outdated technology

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00

Breakthroughs in membrane science can cut the cost and energy needs of desalination plants by up to 20 per cent – but Sydney’s first plant will be built using old Experts at the Singapore International Water Week conference said…

Water Corporation ads misleading: ACCC

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has found that the Water Corporation misled the public in its advertising campaigns and online The Corporation published claims that its Perth Desalination Plant was carbon…

Shortage of water predicted for SW

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00

Climate change and growing demand for water will lead to supply shortages in the South-West by 2030 unless households and businesses cut their water use by 20 per cent, the Department of Water has Releasing its draft water management plan…

Angry Bass Coast council rejects desalination plant plans

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00

Exactly a year since the proposal was unveiled, the Bass Coast Shire Council has voted to formally reject the project, accusing the State Government of being dismissive and disrespectful of community The council, on whose land the $3.1…

Water fight heats up

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00

Opposition Leader Ted Baillieu yesterday accused Water Minister Tim Holding of doing too little, too late and said the $3.1 billion desalination plant would create more problems than it would Mr. Holding yesterday released a 12-month…

Desal plant power line would cut swathe through farmland

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00

A 75-kilometre high-voltage power line would cut through some of Victoria’s best farmland under an option being investigated by the State Government to supply power to the Wonthaggi desalination Farmers at Cora Lynn, about 80 kilometres…

SA signs lease for desalination plant

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00

The South Australian government has signed a lease with oil company Exxon Mobil to put a $10 million pilot desalination plant on the company’s land in Adelaide’s Premier Mike Rann said that setting up the plant on the site of Mobil’s…

Stanvac desal deal struck

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00

Agreement has been reached between the South Australian Government and Exxon Mobil for a $10 million pilot desalination plant to be built on the company’s mothballed oil refinery site at Port Stanvac in Adelaide’s A 2,500-square-metre leased…

Desalination plant means extra $245 a year in water bills

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00

As rising petrol and food prices combine with the credit crunch to hit households, they received a further blow yesterday with the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) increasing its own recommendation for water Just three…

Green power call for desal plant

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00

In a discussion paper released today, Environment Victoria says the best way for the plant to be carbon-neutral is if the Government buys renewable energy through the GreenPower Campaigns director Mark Wakeham said this would ensure the…

Desalination plant advisers share $40 million boon

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:00:00

Victoria’s desalination plant is proving a boon to consultants, with the State Government spending almost $40 million on an army of 50 external The consultants will be paid for by Melbourne water users, who face a 15% increase in water…