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On or Off?

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00

Aqualyng’s plans to construct a 20,000 m³/d (5.3 MGD) seawater desalination plant in Nungua, near Accra, Ghana, have apparently been derailed. On Saturday, Ghana Water Company’s (GWCL) managing director Kweku Boatchway (Botwe) told WDR, "We have…

Second BVI water agreement signed

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00

Just two weeks after making a 16-year deal to purchase 2.3 MIGD (2.8 MGD) of desalted seawater from Biwater, the British Virgin Islands (BVI) government has signed a second agreement to purchase 0.5 MIGD (0.6 MGD) of desalted water from Consolidated…

Research center staff in place – EOIs called

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00

Since it was established last year with A$20 million ($18 million) in federal funds and A$5 million ($4.5 million) from the Western Australia state government, Australia’s National Centre of Excellence in Desalination (NCED) has been busy…

Where are they now?

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00

With one more slot left to fill, planning for this year’s Technology Idol event – to be held in Paris the 26th of April (www.watermeetsmoney.com) – is well underway. WDR contacted each of last year’s participants to see what progress they…

Mine drainage to undergo RO then ZLD

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00

CONSOL Energy’s Buchanan Coal Mine in southwest Virginia will be the first mine in North America to use a zero liquid discharge (ZLD) treatment system for treating mine drainage. The integrated system will incorporate treatment processes from all…

Big and bigger

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00

In its last two issues, WDR has tried to explain the discrepancies in production capacities reported for several large-scale seawater desalination plants. In addition to plant expansions, which obviously increase production over the original…

ERI results reflect 2009 financial crisis

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00

One of the first tangible signs of the 2009 financial crisis’ impact on the desalination market was evident in Energy Recovery Inc’s (ERI) earnings report issued last week. ERI reported that its fourth quarter 2009 net revenues were down 28 percent…

UF manufacture moves to Hungary

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00

GE Water will relocate its ZeeWeed UF membrane product manufacturing from Burlington, Canada, to its plant in Oroszlány, Hungary. The facility, which has been producing GE’s ZeeWeed 500 product since 2002, will be expanded to accommodate the…

Desal, reuse focus of water conference

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00

FBR Capital Markets’ Deane Dray told WDR that last week’s water investment conference was a big success, drawing 275 institutional investors. MWD CEO Jeff Kightlinger gave the keynote address and speakers included Osmonics founder Dean Spatz and…

Energy consumption in Gold Coast SWRO plant

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00

After one year of operation, Australia’s 133 ML/d (35 MGD) Gold Coast SWRO Plant reports that its energy consumption is about 15 percent lower than anticipated. Water Secure CEO Keith Davies said that the energy consumption is 3.2 kWh/m³ (12.1…

Bekaert completes pressure vessels for Spain's desalination plant

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00

Bekaert Progressive Composites has finished production of 1,830 PROTEC pressure vessels for the 97,200 m³/d (26 MGD) Campo de Dalias seawater desalination plant in Almeria, Spain. A consortium that included Veolia Water, Grupo Sando, Inypsa and…

Danfoss launch new RO systems

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00

Danfoss Sea Recovery has introduced a new line of seawater RO systems known as the Tasman Sea T-2 aimed at the oil and gas and commercial industries. The skid-mounted system is available in semi-automatic to fully automatic configurations in five…

Victaulic introduce new 'installation-ready' technology

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00

Victaulic has introduced its Style 177 QuickVic flexible coupling to the water and desal markets. The ‘installation-ready’ technology is available in ductile iron construction and can be furnished either painted or hot-dip galvanized. The…

Sabine Lattemann receives PhD award

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00

Sabine Lattemann has completed the public defense of her thesis Development of an Environmental Impact Assessment and Decision Support System for Seawater Desalination Plants and has been awarded a PhD by the UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education…

Osmoflo looks for a General Manager - Projects

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00

Osmoflo is Australia’s leading desalination company. As a result of our 40% per annum growth over the past decade, we are seeking a General Manager – Projects, who will be responsible for project execution including engineering, project management…