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$41m to import 350 water desalination stations

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:00:00

Minister of Municipalities Public Works Riad Ghareeb said on Saturday that the sum of $41 million was allocated to import 350 solar-powered water desalination stations in a bid to provide rural areas with drinking
"The ministry has managed…

Landmark Project in Singapore

Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00

The SingSpring Desalination Plant at Tuas is Singapore’s first seawater desalination plant and it meets some 10% of the nation’s water needs, supplying some 136,380 m³ of potable water per day. The plant adopts reverse osmosis technology that uses…

Oasys Water Reports Commercialization of Forward Osmosis Membrane

Thu, 13 May 2010 00:00:00

Oasys Water, Inc. announced the commercialization of a high performance forward osmosis (FO) membrane as a next step towards the introduction of disruptive, lower cost desalination and water reuse
According to a release, forward osmosis…

Water experts back nuclear powered desalination at water summit

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:00:00

Leading water experts have supported the future prospect of co-located nuclear or renewable energy powered desalination facilities this
Imad Makhzoumi, president of the International Desalination Association (IDA), said at the Global Water…

Sur Central Water Desalination Plant is Commissioned

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00

Sur Central Water Desalination Plant and Water Supply Network for the Al-Sharqiyah Region was opened here today during a ceremony held under the auspices of Sayyid Fatik bin Fahr al Said in the presence of their highnesses, ministers, advisers and…

Toray to supply RO membranes for two desalination plants

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 00:00:00

Toray Industries Inc. announced that it has won a series of orders to supply reverse osmosis (RO) membranes for desalination plants in Bahrain and Spain. The combined water production capacity of the two plants will be 316,600 cubic meters per day…

Toray to supply RO membranes for word's largest SWRO desalination plant in Algeria

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00

Toray Industries Inc., with global headquarters in Chuo-ku, Tokyo, today announced it has won an order from Hyflux Ltd to supply reverse osmosis (RO) membranes for the world’s largest membrane-based desalination plant to be, with the actual delivery…

Case Dismissed: Superior Court upholds approval of Carlsbad Desalination Project

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00

Poseidon Resources today announced the San Diego Superior Court has issued a final ruling upholding the State Lands Commission’s approval of the Carlsbad Desalination Project (Project). The Court’s denial of the lawsuit means that every legal…

Energy Recovery Reduces Desalination’s Overall Costs in Mexico

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00

Efficiency and lifecycle costs of a seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination plant’s energy recovery technology are critical to both winning SWRO projects and achieving maximum plant profitably through the lowest operating
An Arid…

State officials pushing for construction of Carlsbad Desalination Project

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00

Poseidon Resources released written testimony to the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Board) from Governor Schwarzenegger and administration officials, and other state and local government officials encouraging the Regional…

IDA to launch Young Leaders Program

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:00:00

The International Desalination Association (IDA) announced that it has established a Young Leaders Program for younger industry professionals and students to promote opportunities in the industry, support career advancement, and provide a forum for…

MWH Americas to develop international desalination database

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 00:00:00

The Awwa Research Foundation (AwwaRF) in cooperation with the California Energy Commission has selected MWH Americas to identify and document international desalination related research and development (R&D) efforts and compile them in an…

GE gains additional commitments for Power, Desalination projects In Saudi Arabia

Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:00:00

GE Energy has announced its second set of commitments in less than two months for major power plant projects in Saudi
GE’s scope of supply for the new projects is expected to total more than $1 billion by the time the projects are…