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Abu Dhabi to invite bids for new power plant by Sept

Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00

Abu Dhabi will invite bids for a new independent water and power project (IWPP), its ninth facility, by September as the emirate boosts capacity to meet rising demand, two sources said on Wednesday. The emirate’s top decision making body, the…

Israel's Delek eyes sale of desalination holding

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00

Israeli energy and insurance conglomerate Delek Group said it would receive a $150 million loan from UBS and was examining the sale of its 50 percent stake in desalination firm IDE Technologies. The loan would be for 12 months or…

ERI Technology Helps Power Up China with Two Million Gallons of Water Per Day

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00

Energy Recovery Inc. (NASDAQ:ERII), a global leader in the design and development of energy recovery devices for desalination and other industrial processes, today announced that the Company was selected to supply its PX Pressure Exchanger™ (PX) energy recovery devices for…

ERI Awarded PX Technology Contract for Israel's Largest Desalination Expansion Project

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00

Energy Recovery Inc (NASDAQ:ERII), a leader in the design and development of energy recovery devices for desalination and other industrial processes, today announced that Global Environmental Solutions (GES) has selected the company’s industry-leading PX Pressure Exchanger™ (PX) devices for the…

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…

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…

Desalination plant could make Israel water exporter

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00

Israel’s national water company signed a financing agreement to build a desalination plant, which officials said could allow drought-ridden Israel to export water to its neighbors upon completion in 2013. Israel’s ADL, a subsidiary of state-owned Mekorot, will build and…

Israeli firm unveils eco-friendly desalination unit

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:00:00

Israel’s IDE Technologies has unveiled a transportable desalination system that uses traditional reverse osmosis technology but without the need for chemicals, allowing cheaper and more eco-friendly production of drinking water. The unit, the first of its kind, is housed in…

Doosan Heavy wins $80 mln Saudi desalination plant deal

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co Ltd , a South Korean power generation facilities builder, said it signed an $80 million deal on Tuesday to build a seawater desalination plant in Saudi Arabia. Under the contract with Marafiq, a state-run…

Flowserve Receives Contract for Singapore Desalination Plant

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00

Flowserve Corporation (NYSE: FLS), a leading provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets, today announced a contract from Hyflux Ltd. to provide energy recovery devices for the Tuaspring Desalination Plant in Singapore. Under the agreement,…

Israel to build $423 million desalination plant

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 00:00:00

Israel said on Monday it was building a 1.5 billion shekel ($423 million) desalination plant, which upon completion in 2013, will join four other plants in providing the country with three-quarters of its drinking water. The government signed with Mekorot,…

Macquarie, IFM eyeing Sydney desalination bid

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:00:00

Australia’s Macquarie Group has teamed up with investment manager Industry Funds Management to bid in the privatisation of a Sydney desalination plant, in a deal potentially worth $2.1 billion, sources said on Thursday. The sale is also expected to attract…

GDF Suez to sell 30 pct stake in Bahrain plant

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:00:00

French gas and power group GDF Suez has mandated HSBC as an advisor to sell its 30-percent stake in Bahrain’s Al Hidd power and water desalination plant, two banking sources familiar with the matter said. The stake has an enterprise…

Israeli water desalination plant secures funding

Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00

SDL, the group that will build one of the world’s largest desalination plants, has secured financing for the $400 million project in central Israel aimed at alleviating the country’s water shortage. The plant, which will be completed in 2013, will…

Singapore's Hyflux says Libya projects could face delays

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:00:00

Singapore’s water treatment firm Hyflux said on Wednesday that its projects in Libya could be delayed due to the political uncertainty in the country. Hyflux recently won a $100 million engineering, procurement and construction contract for a seawater desalination plant…