Desal Data News | Australia

Melbourne desalination problems cost Suez € 237 million

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00

Cyclones and labour problems in 2011 at the Melbourne desalination plant in Victoria, Australia, cost the Suez Environnement group a total of € 237 million, group CEO Jean-Louis Chaussade said when the group’s figures for the year were announced on…

Plans stall for more desal plants in regional SA

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00

A company which supplies desalination systems says a lack of support from SA Water is denying three South Australian towns better quality water. Melbourne-based F Cubed wants to build desalination plants at Ceduna, Hawker and Orroroo, using solar technology. Chief…

Four groups reported vying for Sydney desalination lease

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00

News agency Reuters reported on 1 September 2012 that at least four groups were in line for the long-term lease of the Sydney desalination plant. When bids close in mid-February, a short-list of three bidders will be drawn up. A…

At least 4 bidders line up for Sydney Desalination lease-sources

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00

Indicative bids for the plant, which can supply 15 percent of Sydney’s water needs, are due in mid-February and would lead to a short list of at least three groups. A final decision on the lease of the state-owned plant…

Faulty valves in new desalination delay

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00

The troubled desalination plant at Wonthaggi has hit a roadblock as thousands of valves designed to control water flow have failed. Builders are desperately trying to meet a June 30 deadline before $1.8 million a day in penalty payments begin,…

At least 4 bidders line up for Sydney Desalination lease-sources

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00

At least four groups are lining up to make indicative bids for the long-term lease of the $2 billion Sydney desalination plant, Australia’s largest, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter said. Indicative bids for the plant, which can…

Alltype Engineering to supply RO racks to Australia's desalination plant

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00

Alltype Engineering has been awarded a contract to supply eight first-stage RO racks, four second-stage RO racks and energy recovery units with associated interconnected super duplex pipe spooling for Water Corporation’s Southern Seawater Desalination Plant in Binningup, Australia.

Perth, Australia

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00

Some of the most interesting desal stories of 2011 originated in Western Australia. Not only did Water Corporation complete the successful startup of its second major SWRO facility – the Southern Seawater Desalination Plant (SSDP) at Binningup – it announced…

Australia

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00

South Australia’s Adelaide Desalination Plant was also commissioned in 2011. Although it was delayed a bit ², the project – which was constructed by a consortium including Acciona Agua, Trility, McConnell Dowell and Abigroup Contractors – began making water by…

Super funds to bid for desalination plant

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:00:00

AUSTRALIA’S largest cash-rich superannuation funds are expected to be keen bidders for the sale of the $1.5 billion desalination plant in Sydney and the lease on the Port Botany freight hub. Super funds have been active in most state government…

Greens call for Sydney desalination plant shutdown

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00

Sydney dam levels are continuing to rise, prompting a call from the Greens for the city’s desalination plant to be placed in stand-by mode. The New South Wales Government announced last week it had negotiated with the operator of the…

SWRO won’t increase water rates

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00

Last week, IPART, an independent body that oversees regulation of the water industry in New South Wales (NSW), released a final report on prices that Sydney Water can charge for providing water services to its customers. According to the report,…

Desalination plant commissioned at OneSteel Whyalla

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00

OneSteel will be able to substantially reduce its reliance on mains water following the commissioning of a seawater reverse osmosis desalination plant at its Whyalla manufacturing facility. Provided by Osmoflo, the plant will produce more than four million litres of…

Osmoflo commissions 4,000 m³/d SWRO desalination plant

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00

Provided by Osmoflo, the plant will replace water currently drawn from the over-subscribed river Murray through the Morgan-Whyalla pipeline. Osmoflo has financed, designed and built the desalination plant and will operate it on behalf of OneSteel for a period 10…

Center to fund more desal R&D

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00

Australia’s National Centre of Excellence in Desalination (NCED) has launched a fourth round of funding that will focus on selecting projects that have been under-represented in the Centre’s current research portfolio. Topics of particular interest are: • Operational optimization of…